Friday, December 19, 2025 Jud 13:2-7, 24-25a; Lk 1:5-25 Today’s Gospel highlights that true faith transcends weak human logic. Zechariah’s encounter with the angel Gabriel contains many lessons for us. 1. When angel Gabriel announces the good news of his fatherhood, Zechariah wonders, ‘How shall I know this?’ If we keenly observe, Zechariah’s question resembles […]
Thursday, December 18, 2025 Jer 23:5-8; Mt 1:18-25 In today’s Gospel, the spotlight falls on Joseph ahead of Christmas. It is interesting to think that the name Joseph, both in the Old Testament (Genesis) and in the New Testament, is connected to dreams. The Joseph of Genesis is an interpreter of dreams. The New Testament
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 Gen 49:2, 8-10; Mt 1:1-17 Today, we read the Matthean genealogy ahead of Christmas. Why is it important to have the genealogy read ahead of Christmas? What significance does it serve to celebrate the nativity of the Lord? What do we learn from it? There are four insights from genealogy. 1.
