Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel 18 December 2017
"Joseph, son of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
For it is through the Holy Spirit
that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1,20
I admire God’s humility ! Into the historic event of the redemption our Creator includes with infinite trust, great patience His angels, Mary , Joseph , the shepherds , and we could continue to list the names starting from the apostles through to Veronica helping with her shawl, or to contrite Mary Magdalene hurrying with the ointment to His grave ! And to no avail do the years , the millenniums pass Jesus even today calls us with the same trust , to take part in the building of His wonderful Kingdom, in the new world order of love ! And people , young and old , with determined steps or shuffling scared , but get going accepting smaller or bigger tasks , to take forth further and further the triumphant flag of Christ’s love ! How great it would be to learn from our Lord Jesus Christ ! Observing the way God works we suddenly realise , that how differently do we accomplish our goals ! We are flustered , we don’t trust each other , we want to do everything and unfortunately for this reason the fruits of our labours are short-lived !
Let dare to call on each other with trust , lets share our tasks with each other , lets make our requests clear , understandable and with brotherly love lets encourage , hearten our companions who are hesitant, scared to take part in the realisation of the common dream , with enduring work ! Lets learn from the events of Christmas and together lets take to victory those holy goals that God entrusted us with !!
With love ,
Father Csaba
translated by dr k.e.
Photo : In the home for the elderly in Szécsén the cared for and the carer together are singing the beautiful Advent carols .
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.
When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,
but before they lived together,
she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,
yet unwilling to expose her to shame,
decided to divorce her quietly.
Such was his intention when, behold,
the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
"Joseph, son of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
For it is through the Holy Spirit
that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins."
All this took place to fulfill
what the Lord had said through the prophet:
Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,
which means "God is with us."
When Joseph awoke,
he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him
and took his wife into his home.
Matthew 1, 18-24
Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel 18 December 2017