The occasional, often ill-considered thoughts of a Roman Catholic permanent deacon who is ever grateful to God for his existence. Despite the strangeness we encounter in this life, all the suffering we witness and endure, being is good, so good I am sometimes unable to contain my joy. Deo gratias!


Although I am an ordained deacon of the Catholic Church, the opinions expressed in this blog are my personal opinions. In offering these personal opinions I am not acting as a representative of the Church or any Church organization.

Friday, December 27, 2024

Friday Daily Mass

In the sacristy this morning, a few minutes before Mass, my dear friend, Fr. Glen, in his normal kindly way pretty much insisted I preach. I was not assigned to preach and I’m one of those preachers who likes to be prepared, so this was a challenge. And as I age it’s become a growing challenge.

Years ago, after a similar experience, I decided always to prepare a homily whenever I assist at Mass. I usually make detailed notes even when I’m not expected to preach.  But last night I slept horribly and really didn’t get to sleep until almost 2 am. When I awoke, as usual at 5 am, I was simply too tired even to consider my regular homily preparation. I consumed huge amounts of coffee and just looked over the readings and took a couple of minutes to jot down a few notes. I then trusted in the Spirit — usually the best approach.

I’ve embedded the video of this morning’s Mass below. The Gospel and Homily are a little over 18 minutes into the video if you have a hankering to check it out. Even though unprepared, I hope it might spark a glimmer of hope as we look forward to the new year.

(Note: probably best to view the YouTube version.)

Blessings and God’s peace.


 



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