THE MESSIANIC
CONNECTIONS
The following homilies, based on the
First (and Second Reading for Dec. 19) and Gospel Readings for December 16 to
25, 2004, will try to establish the messianic link of the child who is about to
the born to the different special biblical personages and figures who were
closely related or connected to his later development as the greatly acclaimed
Messiah of Israel, who, during his active ministry as a fully developed person,
tried to address the three basic aspirations of man, which are the longing for
love, the fear of death, and the anguish of loneliness.
Jesus became the Messiah, or Savior,
to many people because he taught them the way to attain divinity (to be like
God); by being good like God, in contrast to the rottenness and corruption that
people experienced in the world.
Jesus Christ did not only remain good
in himself; he chose to struggle and fight the rottenness and corruption in the
world by teaching people the way to be good and remain to be good as a way of
life.
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Day
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Theme
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Dec. 16, 2004
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Connection to John the Baptist Part I
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Dec. 17, 2004
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Connection to Patriarch Abraham and King David
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Dec. 18, 2004
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Connection to Patriarch Joseph, Part I
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Dec. 19, 2004
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Connection to Patriarch Joseph, Part II
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Dec. 20, 2004
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Connection to the Virgin Mary
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Dec. 21, 2004
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Connection to Cousin Elizabeth
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Dec. 22, 2004
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Connection to a Song of Joy (Magnificat)
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Dec. 23, 2004
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Connection to the priest Zachariah
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Dec. 24, 2004
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Connection t a Song of Praise (Benedictus)
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Dec. 24, 2004 (Midnight)
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Connection to the Nativity
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Dec. 25, 2004 (Daytime)
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Connection to the Pre-Incarnate Logos
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