Gospel: Luke 1:67-79
Zechariah his father, filled with the
Holy Spirit, prophesied, saying:
“Blessed be the Lord, the God of
Israel; for he has come to his people and set them free. He has raised up for
us a mighty Savior, born of the house of his servant David. Through his
prophets he promised of old that he would save us from our enemies, from the
hands of all who hate us. He promised to show mercy to our fathers and to
remember his holy covenant. This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hand of our enemies, free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life. You, my child, shall
be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to
prepare his way, to give his people knowledge of salvation by the
forgiveness of their sins. In the tender compassion of our God the dawn from on
high shall break upon us, to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the
shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
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Reflection:
When do you feel the presence of the
Holy Spirit in your life? It’s when you make prayer part of your daily life. It’s
when you have regular time reading your bible. It’s when you always make
yourself available for Holy Mass.
Many of us do not pray often every day
because we think that it takes time to pray, no it doesn’t take time to pray.
We can even pray even for a few seconds because the efficacy of our prayer is
not measured by its length it’s measured by our focus and intensity.
Many of us don’t have anymore time to
read the bible not knowing that the secret to a successful and worthy life in
this world is in the bible. Many of us don’t attend Holy Mass regularly not
knowing that Jesus is always present during Holy Mass.
In our gospel we have Zechariah the
father of John. He is not only a priest he is also a holy man and as such he is
a prayerful man; he prays with focus and passion. Because of his prayerful life
it was already automatic for Zechariah to be filled with God the Holy Spirit.
The canticle of Zechariah was not only
his own making it was also largely influenced by God the Holy Spirit whom he
was always in touch with thru his prayerful life. It was the Holy Spirit who
empowered Zechariah to compose his canticle or song of praise for God.
Try to have an effective and passion
filled prayer life. Try to have a regular time for reading of the bible and be
always present during Holy Mass. Then, you would surely feel the abiding
presence of the Holy Spirit in your life. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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