Anthony of Padua Fr. Jude's Daily Reflection Click here for more! A Note from Fr. Gary January Dear Companion of St. The 8th day of Christmas, in fact. This day is also especially honored as the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. It is thus, rooted in these great aspects and figures of salvation history, that we are prepared this year to move forward more Intentionally into the Jubilee Year of Hope.
This is a confluence of major importance as our world begins this new calendar year. If we take these three virtues in their traditional order, we can acknowledge that Faith in Jesus leads us to being disciples of Hope. And Faith and Hope lead us then to more honestly Love. That sounds like a great New Years resolution. Lord, in all that I will encounter and experience this year, might I more honestly love.
Hope is a person, and it is encountering Jesus our Hope in a personal way, that we grow to become tangible expressions of that same virtue to those that we encounter. Anthony of Padua, to cheer us on and encourage us in our effort to strengthen our personal encounter with the Lord Jesus.
In the face of anything that might tempt us to hopelessness, may we turn to Jesus, God with us, and then share our Hope as the necessary antidote, as a light amid any darkness. Blessings to you and to all your loved ones this New Year, Peace, Friar Gary W. Johnson, OFM Conv. Extraordinary, but not out of the ordinary! January Dear Companion of St.
