Sunday, January 1, 2017

A Word from Your Pastor January 1, 2017 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Dear Parishioners:

A Blessed New Year to all! 

As we open 2017 with the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, on a Sunday, we see how our Heavenly Mother brings us to her Divine Son.  Our Faith tells us that Mary is the highest honor of our race after her Son.  She ushered in the action of God by her consent and cooperation with grace.  She shows us how to do the will of God.

The title Theotokos, “God Bearer,” which we translate as “Mother of God” is primarily an expression of our Faith in the Divinity of Jesus, the Son of God and Son of Mary.  It is through Mary that God chooses to enter our world and to invite each one of us to a free response to His call.  When we acknowledge Mary as “Mother of God,” at the very same time, we have to realize the potential given to human beings who cooperate with grace.

A New Year is a time to make resolutions and to renew commitments.  Let us at St. Timothy Church renew our own commitment to open our hearts to the grace God is offering to us.  May we be truly one in Faith and in our efforts to be the Body of Christ.  May we continue to strive earnestly to give God all the glory.  And may we open our eyes to see those whom God has entrusted to us as companions on the journey of Faith, welcoming them among us and offering willing service to them as our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Mary, Mother of God and Mother of the Church, form us in the life of grace and help us to live as brothers and sisters to Jesus Christ, your Son!  May the divine life that began to dwell among us in you grow in us and lead us to holiness so that all the world may come to know the glory of God poured out in Jesus, the Lord.

Focolare Word of Life for January 2017

“The love of Christ compels us.” (2 Corinthians 5:14-20)


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