Today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. The Lord of the universe, who revealed the star of Bethlehem to the Gentiles of the East so they could come and worship Jesus, the Prince of Peace and King of Kings, gives each one of us the same light of revelation to recognize and accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Faith is an entirely free gift that God makes to us. Pray to the Lord to increase our faith more and more. To know and to encounter Jesus Christ is to know Jesus personally. The Lord Jesus came that both Jew and Gentile might find true and lasting peace with God. When Jesus was born, only the lowly shepherds recognized him at his birth. Some wise men also found their way to Bethlehem to pay homage to the newborn King of Israel. These men were not Israelites, but foreigners. God led them by means of an extraordinary star across the desert to the little town of Bethlehem where Jesus was born.

Today we also follow Jesus with another “star” which we have in our day-to-day lives—that is The Bible—the word of God. It tells us where to go, where to look and where to seek, and also tells us what is good in our lives. Everything is very well explained in the Word of God, which can give us real joy and happiness and satisfaction in our lives. Not only that, whenever we are in trouble or have problems in our daily lives, there are always the solutions to get out of it. Everything
has an answer in the Bible. Keep the word of God always alive in our hearts. For that we have to pray to the Holy Spirit to inspire us and keep us in His way, not our ways. Let His will be done in our lives. Because Jesus Christ is the Answer to all the problems of this world, only He can find the answer and solution for everything. Therefore put our trust in Jesus Christ, the Word who became flesh. Walk together with Him always, keep the Bible with us, and read it every day.

Consecration to the Holy Family

O Jesus, our most loving Redeemer, who having come to enlighten the world with Thy teaching and example, didst will to pass the greater part of Thy life in humility and subjection to Mary and Joseph in the poor home of Nazareth, thus sanctifying the Family that was to be an example for all Christian families, graciously receive our family as it dedicates and consecrates itself to Thee this day.
Do thou protect us, guard us and establish amongst us Thy holy fear, true peace and concord in Christian love: in order that by living according to the divine pattern of Thy family we may be able, all of us without exception, to attain to eternal happiness.
Mary, dear Mother of Jesus and Mother of us all, by thy kindly intercession make this our humble offering acceptable in the sight of Jesus, and obtain for us His graces and blessings.
O Saint Joseph, most holy Guardian of Jesus and Mary, help us by thy prayers in all our spiritual and temporal needs; that we may be enabled to praise our divine Savior Jesus, together with Mary and thee, for all eternity. Amen.

With love and prayers,

Fr. Charley