St. Basil and St. Gregory, Bishops and Doctors of the Church

Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Saint of the Day: St. Basil and St. Gregory, Bishops and Doctors of the Church Liturgical Color: White Gospel of the day: Saint John 1, 19-28 First Reading: John 2, 22-28 Reading from the First Letter of John: Dear: 22Quem is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? The Antichrist is he who denies the Father and the Son. 23Todo one who denies the Son does not have the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also. 24Permaneça within you what you heard from the beginning. . If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you will abide in the Son and the Father 25And this is the promise which he promised us, even eternal life. 26Escrevo this about those who are trying to mislead you. 27Quanto yourselves, the anointing which you received from Jesus remains with you, and you have no need that anyone teach you. His anointing teaches you everything, and it is true and not a liar. Therefore, as the anointing of Jesus has taught you, abide in him. 28Então now, little children, abide in him. So we have full confidence, when he shall appear, and we will not be shamefully away from him, upon his coming. - Word of the Lord - Thank God Ps 97 (98) - Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done wonders! His hand and his strong arm and holy reached him victory. A: The end of the universe contemplated the salvation of our God. - The Lord has made known salvation, and to the nations, his righteousness; He recalled his love always faithful by Isarel house. A: The end of the universe contemplated the salvation of our God. - The ends of the universe contemplated the salvation of our God. Shout the Lord, O whole earth, rejoice and exult! A: The end of the universe contemplated the salvation of our God. Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 1: 19-28 - Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah! - Once you have spoken in the past to the fathers by the prophets, often in our days God has spoken to us by his Son (Heb 1,1s). Proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John: 19Este is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask, "Who are you?" 20João confessed and did not deny. He confessed: "I am not the Messiah." 21Eles asked, "Who are you, then? ? Are you Elijah "John answered," I am. " They asked: "Are you the Prophet?" He answered: "No". 22Perguntaram then: "Who are you, anyway? We have to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say to yourself "23João said:" I am the voice crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord' "- as the prophet Isaiah said. 24Ora, who had been sent belonged to the Pharisees 25e asked, "Why then thou baptize, if you are not the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet" 26João replied, "I baptize with water; but among you it is one that you do not know, 27e coming after me. I do not deserve to untie the strap of his sandals. " 28Isso happened in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. - Word of Salvation - Praise to you, Lord Comment of the day by St. Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor of the Church Catechesis on the Gospel, paragraph 7 "In the midst of you is someone you do not know: He who comes after me» "I baptize in water; but among you is someone you do not know. "It is the Spirit, but the water that John baptizes. Unable to forgive sins, wash with water the body of the baptized, but do not wash the spirit for forgiveness. So why baptize him, does not forgive our sins with His baptism? Why, except to remain in its precursor role? Such as being born, preceded the Lord to be born, so, baptizing precedes the Lord was going to baptize. Precursor of Christ by his preaching, it was also giving a baptism that was an image of the sacrament what was to come. John announced a mystery when he declared that Christ was in the midst of men and they did not know Him, for the Lord, when He revealed in the flesh, was at once visible on her body and invisible in his majesty. And John adds: "He who comes after me ranks before me" (Jn 1:15) [...]; and explains the causes of the superiority of Christ when you need it, "Why was before me," as if to say clearly: "If it's superior to me, having been born after me, is because the time of his birth not The restricted within the its limits. Born of a mother at the time, it was generated by the Father out of time. " John expresses humble respect him must, continuing: ". I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals" It was customary among the ancients that if someone refused to marry a young man who was betrothed to him, untie the sandal to come to be her husband. Now Christ revealed himself as the Spouse of the Holy Church. [...] But because men thought John was the Christ - which John himself denied - he declares himself unworthy to untie the strap of his sandal. It is as if to say clearly [...]: "I do not incorrectly adopt the husband's name" (Jn 3.29).