Gospel: John 1:1-18
In the beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the
beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing
came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light
of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not
overcome it. A man named John was sent from God. He came for testimony, to
testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the
light, but came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens
everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world came to
be through him, but the world did not know him. He came to what was his own,
but his own people did not accept him.
But to those who did
accept him he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his
name, who were born not by natural generation nor by human choice nor by a
man’s decision but of God. And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling
among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of
grace and truth. John testified to him and cried out, saying, “This was he of
whom I said, ‘The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he
existed before me.’ From his fullness we have all received, grace in place of
grace, because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came
through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at
the Father’s side, has revealed him.
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Reflection:
A pregnant young
woman was given a choice by her doctor: Her life or the life of her child. The
young woman was not able to immediately answer. The next day she was again
asked the same question by her doctor.
She replied that she
would choose her life over her child’s life. The love of God for us is not like
the selfish love of the young woman; the love of God is immeasurable. God gave
to us His only begotten son so that we may live and have life.
A family to bond
together needs immeasurable love and the secret to a long and lasting marriage
is immense love between the husband and wife. Without this immeasurable and
immense love this family is bound to disintegrate same with the union of
husband and wife.
The birth of Jesus
the word made flesh which we celebrate today is the result of God’s immeasurable and immense love for us. What
have we done with this gift of love by the birth of Jesus through the Blessed
Mother? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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