Monthly Archives: December 2024

And here we are. We are at the end of Advent, reading the last prophetic book of the Old Testament and soon entering the New Testament. At this critical moment, the prophet Malachi uses the image of a craftsman working … Continue reading →

Do you feel like you are in the middle of a romance novel with this passage? Song of Songs is a collection of love poems. And God is mentioned in them only once, and even then only indirectly (see Pies … Continue reading →

King Ahaz of Judah and Mary, a poor girl from Nazareth, are separated by seven centuries, but they have something in common: both come from the dynasty of David, are heirs to God’s great promises, and must pass the test … Continue reading →

Even the Israelites, around 1070 BC, turned away from God, for which God punished them. The Philistines undertook destructive military expeditions against them. God sent his people a liberator, a judge. Before the creation of the kingdom of Israel, judges … Continue reading →

We need moments for ourselves, sitting in silence and the dim light of candles like salt.  The most significant Christian holiday, Easter, was preceded by a preparation period called Lent. A similar model was considered before the feast of the … Continue reading →

In this passage, we hear the words of patriarch Jacob, who, before his death, calls together his dearest ones—his twelve sons—and prophesies their future to them and their descendants. This passage, given below, is supplemented by those sons skipped in … Continue reading →

Already in the books of the Old Testament, the arrival of the Savior who will come out of the chosen nation was heralded. It is already mentioned in one of the books of Moses, where we hear a word from … Continue reading →

  John of the Cross, Presb and the doctor Eccl. December 14, commemoration Position: Priest and church teacher, OCD mystic Death: 1591 Attributes: Carmelite, book, cross, pen CURRICULUM VITAE He came from a poor Spanish family. At 21, he entered … Continue reading →

 Whether God fulfilled his promises to the chosen people arose during the Babylonian captivity. The answer to this question is today’s first reading. The Old Testament prophet presents God as the Redeemer who will defeat the Babylonians. God speaks to … Continue reading →