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reading of the book of the prophet
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Isaiah how beautiful are the feet of
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those who Proclaim and preach peace who
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Proclaim good and preach salvation and
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who say to Zion Reign your God the voice
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of your Watchmen is heard they lift up
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their voices they are rejoicing with joy
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they know that they will see with their
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own eyes the Lord returning to Zion
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rejoice and be glad at the same time oh
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ruins of Jerusalem the Lord has
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comforted his people and rescued
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Jerusalem the lord has laid bare his
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holy arm in the eyes of all the nations
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all the ends of the Earth will see the
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Salvation that comes from our God word
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God reading of the letter to the Hebrews
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many times in in many ways God spoke in
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times past to our fathers through the
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prophets in these days which are the
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last he spoke to us through the son whom
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he appointed heir of all things and
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through whom he also created the
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universe this is the Splendor of the
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father's Glory the expression of his
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being he sustains the universe with the
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power of His word having purged his sins
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he sat down at the right hand of the
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Divine Majesty on high he was placed as
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much above the angels as the name he
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inherited surpasses their name indeed to
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which of the Angels did God ever say you
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are my son today I have begotten you or
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even I will be a father to him and he
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will be a son to me but when he brings
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the firstborn into the world God says
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all the Angels must worship Him word of
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proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus
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Christ according to St John Glory To You
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Lord in the beginning was the word and
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the Word was with God and the Word was
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God in the beginning she was with God
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everything was done by her and without
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her nothing was done of everything that
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was done in her was life and the life
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was the light of men and the light
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shines in the Darkness and the Darkness
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could not dominate it a man sent by God
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appeared his name was John he came as a
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witness to Bear witness to the light so
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that all might come to Faith through him
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he was not the light but he came to bear
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witness to the light to the one who was
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the True Light Who coming into the world
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illuminates every human being the word
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was in the world and the world was made
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through it but the world did not want to
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know it she came to what was hers and
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her people did not welcome her but to
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all who received it he gave them the
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ability to become children of God that
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is to those who believe in his name for
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these were born not of blood nor of the
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will of the flesh nor of the will of man
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but of God himself and the word became
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flesh and dwelt among us and we
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contemplate his glory the glory he
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receives from the father as the only
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begotten son full of grace and truth of
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him John Bears witness crying this is he
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of whom I said he that cometh after me
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hath passed before me because he was
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before me from his fullness we have all
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received Grace for grace for through
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Moses the law was given but Grace and
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Truth came to us through Jesus Christ no
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one has ever seen God but the only
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begotten of God who is in the intimacy
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of the father he has made known to us
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word of Sal ation Glory To You
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Lord my brothers and sisters in Christ
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it is with great joy that we gather
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today to reflect on the readings of
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God's word today's passages invite us to
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look at the beginning and end of our
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faith at the profound mystery of the
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Incarnation and at the wonderful
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invitation that God gives us to be part
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of his Redemptive work let's start with
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with a question that perhaps many of us
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have already asked ourselves what would
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the world be like without light without
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the light of the sun without the stars
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that guide our walk at night and most
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importantly without the light of God
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without his constant presence in our
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lives in the first reading from the book
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of the prophet Isaiah we find a message
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of Hope consolation and Revelation
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Isaiah speaks of a messenger who arrives
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at the foot of the mountains bringing
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good news proclaiming peace and
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happiness he sees the arrival of the
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Lord who comes to save his people
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healing and restoring he proclaims God's
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victory over suffering and oppression
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saying how beautiful on the mountains
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are the feet of the messenger who
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announces peace who brings good news who
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announces salvation imagine for a moment
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the relief of a person who has been
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waiting for news for a long time perhaps
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a soldier waiting for news from home or
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a friend waiting for a loved one to
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return the messenger with his good news
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brings not only words but the promise of
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transformation restoration and a new
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beginning this is the gospel it is the
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message of God entering our world
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healing the wounds restoring what was
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lost and giving us the hope of a new
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life when Isaiah talks about the feet of
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the messenger he reminds us that God's
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good news is not just words but concrete
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actions that transform the world and the
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lives of each of us but this good news
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is not just for those who were there in
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Isaiah's time they are for all of us at
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all times because as Isaiah himself says
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the Lord has made his voice heard and
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this voice is heard in a special way in
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Jesus Christ the word who became flesh
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and dwelt among us as we will see in
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today's Gospel in the second reading
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from the letter to the Hebrews we hear
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that God speaking to our fathers many
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times and in various ways has spoken to
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us in these last times through his son
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the author of Hebrews reminds us that
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throughout history God has communicated
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with his people in different ways
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through the prophets through the law and
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through powerful signs however in this
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last time God has spoken to us in a
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definitive and incomparable way through
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his son Jesus Christ the son is the
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maximum expression of God God he is the
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full revelation of who God is he is not
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just a prophet but the word itself
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incarnate in the Gospel of John we find
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the heart of the Christian mystery in
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the beginning was the word and the Word
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was with God and the Word was God these
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opening words of John's gospel transport
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us to the first moments of Creation in
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the beginning reminds us of Genesis
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where God created the world and
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everything in it by his word word the
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word of God is not a mere spoken word
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but a creative force that brings
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everything that exists into existence
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however John's gospel goes further and
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reveals to us something even deeper the
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word is not just an impersonal Force but
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a person Jesus Christ who was with God
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from the beginning and who in turn was
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God imagine the grandure of that moment
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the word that created the universe the
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light that illuminates all creation
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became flesh dwelling Among Us God was
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not content with just speaking from afar
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he came to be with us to live our
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reality to teach us the true way of
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living and it is through Jesus Christ
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that we receive the True Light that
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dispels the darkness of sin and death
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John tells us the light shines in the
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darkness and the Darkness is not
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overcome it this is the mystery of the
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Incarnation the light of God entering
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the world bringing life and salvation to
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us all Jesus the Incarnate Word is the
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true light that illuminates human hearts
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in a world so marked by the darkness of
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sin selfishness and violence Christ
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comes as the light that reveals God's
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love to us and calls us to follow in his
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footsteps he is not just the light that
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illuminates our paths but the light that
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purifies our hearts making us capable of
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seeing the world as God sees it and
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loving as he loves but as John reminds
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us not everyone welcomes this light he
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came to his own and his own did not
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receive him the great tragedy of
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humanity is that despite the light
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having come into the world many prefer
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to live in darkness moving away from the
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truth justice and love that Christ
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offers us however to those who receive
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him he gives the power to become
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children of God to those who received
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him he gave power to become children of
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God this is an invitation to all of us
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receiving Jesus means being transformed
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being recreated in the image and
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likeness of God these readings my
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brothers and sisters call us to reflect
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on what it means to live in the Light of
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Christ they challenge us to examine our
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ourselves are we embracing the Light of
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Christ or are we choosing the darkness
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are we allowing him to transform our
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hearts or are we resisting his grace if
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Christ is the light that illuminates our
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path then we are called to reflect that
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light in the world we cannot keep this
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light to ourselves as the prophet Isaiah
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reminds us we are called to be
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messengers of the good news to bring
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peace and salvation wherever we go and
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as the letter to the Hebrews tells us we
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must pay attention to this message for
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it was given to us through the Son of
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God himself he is the living world word
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the word that speaks to us not only
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about God but about ourselves our
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vocation and our destiny in Christ now
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brothers and sisters I invite you all to
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reflect on how we can be more faithful
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to this light in our daily lives how can
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we in our choices and actions reflect
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the love of Christ how can we welcome
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his light into our hearts and share that
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light with others in a world that often
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seems dark we are called to be beacons
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of hope to announce with joy the good
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news of Salvation that has come to us
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Jesus the word made flesh calls us to
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live according to the truth of the
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gospel and to convey that truth to
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everyone around us let's end this
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reflection with a prayer asking God to
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give us the grace to welcome his light
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in our hearts and to be faithful
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Witnesses of the Gospel Lord Jesus we
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thank you for your Living Word and for
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your light that illuminates Our Lives we
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ask that you help us to welcome this
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light and live it in our daily actions
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may we be messengers of good news
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bringing peace and salvation to everyone
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around us amen May the peace of Christ
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amen s Michael the Archangel defend Us
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in battle be our protection against the
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wickedness and snares of the devil may
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God rebuke him we humbly pray and do
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thou o Prince of the Heavenly Host by
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the power of God cast into hell Satan
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and all the evil spirits who prowl
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throughout the world seeking the ruin of
