18/12/2025

Today, exactly one week, before the Church celebrates the beginning in worldly time of the life, death, resurrection of  Eternal Reality whose NAME is INCARNATION she prepares for  the Sacramental Reality that is the Liturgical Consecration when bread and wine become the Real Presence of Our Saviour, by again asking with Mary;

 "How can this be?" 

The answer is still found only in Scripture.

St Paul was not the only "Scribe or Pharisee"  whom the Resurrection had blasted into a complete reset of the intellectual and spiritual foundations which secured his beliefs and sense of reality. These were the ones who although forced into belief in Jesus by the witness of their own worldly experience were also able to find  scriptural evidence that Jesus was  in "Accordance with the Scriptures", the Promised One, The Holy One of Israel, The Messiah.

Today we read revelation made through Jeremiah and have to contrast this with our knowledge of how the Zionist return to Palestine has never been "In accordance with the Scriptures" even those of the Old Testament". It is the persecuted and  crucified Saviour who is the only "Lord of Righteousness".

The Psalmist is overcome by  his awareness of the presence of IAMIAM and and loses himself in this joy. 

Blest be the Lord, the God of Israel

who alone works wonders,

ever blest his glorious name.

Let is glory fill the earth, Amen, Amen

In St Matthew, however, we read the plain facts of how St Joseph reacted to the Annunciation. Believing in God and doing his will is always a simple matter of "yeah or nay" but  its consequences are immeasurable and visible in every one of our deeds.

We too have to hear  the WORD that is in Scripture. We have to take HIM into our hearts and listen to HIM constantly for HIS is the only true narrative that can guarantee we are living towards the human holiness that can respond to the Immensity of Reality with "Be it done unto me according to Your Will."

May Mary, the Mother whom you gave to the whole world, from the unimaginable agony of the cross on Calvary continue to care for all her children and may her prayers bring your forgiveness to all sinners on earth and in Purgatory for you chose her before time began to be the source of the humanity with which you saved us from our own sins. Amen