Jesus, the Good News and Light of the World

12-14-2025Weekly ReflectionFr. Albert

Today's celebration of the Third Sunday of Advent continues to prepare us for the coming of the Lord Jesus among us. During this special time of Advent, we are called to embrace a holy mind so that we may perceive for the benefit of our spiritual growth the true spiritual meaning of the Words of God.

Today's Reading from the Gospel of Matthew related the event when John the Baptist sent messengers to Jesus. No one is really sure as to why John the Baptist sent the messengers. Jesus was asked, " Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another? To this He answered, "Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised and the poor have good news brought to them. " The blind receive their sight." When Jesus spoke of the blind receiving their sight, He was speaking of their enlightenment to spiritual matters. We learn this truth from The Holy Bible when the Apostles asked Jesus how come He spoke parables. To this, Jesus answered, " To you has been given the secret of the Kingdom of God, but for those outside, everything comes in parables: in order that they may indeed look but perceive and may listen but not understand; so that they may not turn again and be forgiven.

The lame walk. Without Jesus, we are lame. we fall in all our undertakings. we walk in the darkness. with Jesus, even though we may suffer for a while, we can still walk because we have a blessed hope. The Lepers are cleansed. leprosy is a symbol of the state of our souls when we live in sin. covered with horrifying stains, we are not worthy of being in the presence of the Lord. but through the sacrament of confession, we can be cleansed. did Jesus not say to His disciples, "Peace be with you. as the Father has sent me, so i send you." When He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, " Receive the Holy Spirit.

The deaf hear. As the blind see. those who have hardened their hearts, they do not hear anything. This is especially truthful of those who reject the grace of God, therefore sinning against the Holy Spirit. The poor have good news brought to them. The poor are the sincere who seek the truth, the way and the life through Jesus Christ. Jesus said to His disciples, "Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. the one who believes and is baptized will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be condemned. Therefore, the poor are also those who are baptized, the sacrament of Baptism being their admission into the Body of Christ.

Jesus is the Good News, the Light of the world. "The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know Him. He came to what was His own, and His own people did not accept him, but to all who received him, who believed in His Name, He gave power to become children of God, who were born, not of blood of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God. These were the teachings of Jesus Those who embrace a spiritual mind, they understand these words. They submit themselves to the Divine Will of the Lord in obedience and servitude. They are among the blind who have received their sight. For they know the promise of the Lord for those who persevere to the end.