Superior Priest

25Dec24 (24Christmas). Family traditions are important to form what is important about the season. My Grandmother also gave our family this beautiful poem about Jesus to meditate. Lastly was born in a manger (feeding trough), born in Bethlehem (House of Bread), He declares He is the Bread of Life, and says that we much eat His Flesh. He came to be present to us and he continues to do so in the Most Holy Eucharist.

JESUS

Manifest Infirmity, wondrous Humility,

in which all the greatness of God lay hidden:

He is both great in the nature of God

and small in the form of a servant.

But His greatness is not diminished by His smallness,

nor His smallness overwhelmed by His greatness.

He Himself with the Father and the Holy Spirit precedes all spans of time,

but on this day, issuing from His mother,

He stepped into the tide of the years.

* * * * *

He who made man, was made Man;

He was given existence by a mother whom

He brought into existence.

He finds no room in the inn, but

He builds a temple for Himself

in the hearts of those who believe.

Unspeakably wise, He is wisely speechless;

filling the world, He lies in a manger.

He is wrapped in swaddling clothes,

but He gives us a garment of immortality.

John the Baptist baptized Christ, the Giver of Baptism,

in waters made holy by the One Who was baptized.

* * * * *

In Him we see our God made visible,

and so are caught up in the love of the God we cannot see.

He came to pay a debt He didn’t owe

because we owed a debt we couldn’t pay.

Such is the love of our God!

Then let us be kindled with love,

that we may come to His eternity!

By Marie E. Barfknecht (1926-2019)

22Dec24 (24cA4). God wants Obedience out of love and not fear. Mary’s obedience of love brought about salvation to the world. Use the great gift of the Rosary this Christmas time to meditate on Jesus’ life with Mary and learn to love obedience to God with Mary.

15Dec24 (24cA3). We prepare for Christmas and coming of Jesus. The most important preparation is the transformation of our life. We are living in the in between time of already but not yet. Jesus came, He is coming, and He will be coming.

24Nov24 (24bKing). Jesus Christ is Lord of the Universe. Whoever listens to truth listens to Jesus. Let us listen to truth and follow Jesus. The world does not have the truth because God is truth. Jesus Christ endures beyond all these passing things of this world. Viva Christo Rey!!!

17Nov24 (24bO33). We need to prepare for the end of our life. This is not the worst time in history. History is always a bad time. He has a bigger plan that is not overcome by evil in this world, but brings about good in spite of it. He is coming and we need to be ready. Are you ready to die and meet your maker?

27Oct24 (24bO30). We want physical goodness; God wants spiritual goodness. Our physical health can sometimes be a crutch that prevents us from having faith and trust in God. Let us remember the most important things of knowing Jesus Christ and seeing him through the eyes of faith. He just wants me to be with Him.

13Oct24 (24bO28). The rich young man is doing well, but he knows there is more. Hopefully we are doing well, but we want more and God wants more. We want to thrive not just survive. Living all for Jesus allows us to thrive in love which is what we are made for. The rich young man’s wealth is holding him back. What is holding us back?

6Oct24 (24bO27). In the beginning it was not so. God created us to thrive in a specific way but the broken messiness makes us jaded like teenagers. We should be like children who trust our Heavenly Father and seek to live the way God made us. Marriage of one male and one female that is for life. Husbands love your spouses as Jesus loved the Church and gave Himself up for her. If you are married, your spouse is the most important relationship in your life outside of God.

29Sep24 (24bO26). Disunity is often the fruit of self-righteousness and insecurity. Unity is the fruit of security in Our Father in Heaven. May we be instruments of unity in security of our Heavenly Father.

18Aug24. Sunday Homily at the Men’s Silent Retreat at Sacred Heart Retreat House in Alhambra. I haven’t been this nervous for a homily in many hears. With all the good and holy Religious Sisters in attendance of the Mass it made me want to do a good job. Jesus is the way, there is no other.