Meek "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves." (Matt.11:29) Jesus invites us to trade our yoke for His; wait, a 'yoke', like a beast of burden - yes, like it or not we all have one; our human existence in this life demands it, we labor each day to pull our load in one form or another. And by interacting with one another we are bound to get hurt, or hurt someone else with our words or deeds - we'll even hurt Jesus. He...

"If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together." (1 Corinthians 12: 26) How true it is, when one member of the mystical body suffers, we all suffer. If one member is honored, all rejoice. Like Job, we don't understand suffering other than we know it either sanctifies us, or embitters us - it’s about trusting our Heavenly Father! Jesus, to give us example, endured great suffering, His mother, Our Lady of Sorrows, endured great suffering; she never...

Reading 1 Isaiah 7:10-14 The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the netherworld, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, "I will not ask! I will not tempt the LORD!" Then Isaiah said: Listen, O house of David! Is it not enough for you to weary people, must you also weary my God? Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel. REFLECTION “…let it be deep as Sheol, or...