Sunday, January 1, 2017

Sunday, January 1, 2017: Feast of Mary, Mother of God/Naming of Jesus

God's salvation was given to us in the Person of Jesus Christ, born of Mary.  By being born human, He identified Himself so closely with us, bestowing on us His mercy, and freed us from sin so that we may live to glorify God, like the shepherds did who received the announcement from the angels of the Messiah's birth.

There is no other Name by which we are saved, and in the Name of Jesus we come before God's very presence to receive all the blessings of being in relationship with Him.  Following the example of Mary, we hold Him closely in our hearts, that we may let His graces come upon us, and know the blessings of being in a relationship with Him--all of which comes from His Name, revealing the very essence of who our great God is.

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