Father Csaba's reflections on the gospel......

Thursday 8 December 2016

My Lord , by the light of Your gospel today I admire the herald the angel Gabriel , I look up to him with admiration and I try to follow him !! You entrusted him with a special task and he carried this out  weir successfully ! I would like to learn three things from the angel as the herald of Your good news!!

1. Greet everybody politely, respectfully ! What nice words does the angel Gabriel use , with genuine respect greeting Mary , this teenage girl virtually unknown , without having proven herself ?! How much could the world change if we could dress one another with such honest respect ! After all , my companion , even if a sinner ,is a child of God! It is quite staggering that I look down , condemn , insult by degrading names the one for whom our Lord Jesus Christ has died on the cross and after all this I dare to appear in front of my Creator ? 

2. Passing the message on !! How nicely,patiently  does the angel unravel and explains the message ! Mary does not understand her task , she has questions, she is waiting for answers: The angel is not flustered , does not get nervous but calmly , nicely gives an answer to cover all questions . The angel Gabriel  encourages, explains solves Mary’s doubts, questions , disperses the uncertainty, mystery , the fear! How good it would be if I could pass on with so much wisdom, patience , calmly share the message entrusted to me with the children , my colleagues .

3. There is no superfluous word, prattling on ! A 10 -15 minutes long dialogue is enough for the wonderful work of the redemption of our world to start.

Mary the teenage virgin says “yes” to God, accepts of becoming the mother of our Lord Jesus Christ ! It is awesome this short precise , to the point dialogue , this is not like the sword of Saint Stephen, it is not long and flat but short and effective!! We also should strive for this, the world is not waiting for long deliberations but for dialogues to the point , clear and fruitful teachings!

It is quite certain that besides these three thoughts we could learn much more fro God’s angels  but if through the intercession of our Lady these three beautiful , angelic qualities would light up our faces  the certainly our world would be much nicer , peaceful !

With love,

Father Csaba 

translated by dr k.e. 

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of our Lady

The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”

But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.

Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus.

He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his Kingdom there will be no end.” 

But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?”

And the angel said to her in reply, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.

Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.

And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God.”

Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.

May it be done to me according to your word.”

Then the angel departed from her.

Luke 1, 26-38

photos taken in the church near our home in Kisiratos and in the home after the holy mass..

dr k.e.