Commentary: Wayback Machine.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Margherita Colonna, Abbess, O.S.C. (circa 1255-1284, Anglicized as Margaret Colonna): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
'Tis also the festival of Blessed Eugenia Maria Ravasco, Religious (1845-1900), foundress of the Ravasco Institute, formally the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary: Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.
Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord
The First Letter of John, chapter two, verses twelve thru seventeen;
Psalm Ninety-six, verses seven thru ten;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter two, verses thirty-six thru forty.
Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):
Friends, today the Gospel continues the account of the presentation of the Lord in the Temple. Why was the Temple so important for ancient Israel? In the Temple, divinity and humanity embraced, and the human race was brought back online with God.Video reflection by Greta Stokes Tucker: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
There is more to the presentation story than the return of the Lord to his Temple, for he comes to his Temple precisely in human form, indeed in the form of a little baby. The Son of God, having taken to himself a human nature, is presented to the Father as a sacrifice, and thereby the human race is set right.
God himself is forming us in the right worship of God. Ponder the significance of that truth. This little baby is the reconciliation of divinity and humanity. He is the very essence of Temple worship.
Saint Quote o' the Day
From "Heroes' Words" in 54-Day Basic Training in Holiness by Father Richard Heilman:
"Temperance is a disposition that restrains our desires for things which it is base to desire."
—St. Augustine of Hippo, Doctor of the Church (354-430, feast day: 28 August)
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