Wala sing Imposible sa Ginoo

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Lucas 1:67-79)

Martes (Disyembre 24)

Si Zacarias nga iya amay napun-an sang Espiritu Santo kag nagtagna sang masunod: "Dayawon ta ang Ginoo, Ang Dios sang Israel! Kay iya ginduaw kag gintubos Ang iya mga tawo.

Ginbangon niya Ang isa ka gamhanan nga Manlulowas Para sa aton, Ang isa nga kaliwat ni David Nga iya alagad.

Amo ini ang iya ginsiling sang una Paagi sa iya balaan nga mga propeta: Nagsaad sia sa pagluwas sa aton Gikan sa aton mga kaaway, Kag sa gahom sang tanan Nga nagadumot sa aton.

Nagsiling sia nga kaluoyan niya Ang aton mga ginikanan, Kag dumdomon niya Ang iya balaan nga kasugtanan. 

Nagsaad sia sa aton amay Nga si Abraham, Kag nagsumpa nga luwason niya kita Sa aton mga kaaway, Kag tugotan kita sa pag-alagad sa iya Nga walay kahadlok, Nga manginbalaan kag matarong Sa iya atubangan, Sa tanan nga mga inadlaw Sang aton kabuhi.

Ikaw, anak ko, Pagatawgon nga propeta Sang Labing Makagagahom nga Dios, Magauna ka sa Ginoo Sa pag-aman sang iya dalanon, sa pagsugid sa iya mga tawo Nga maluwas sila, Paagi sa pagpatawad Sang ila mga sala.

Kay ang aton Dios Maluloy-on kag malulo. Pabutlakon niya Ang adlaw sang kaluwasan sa aton, kag pasilakon niya ini Gikan sa langit Sa tanan nga nagapuyo sa madulom Nga landong sang kamatayon, Sa pagtuytoy sang aton mga tikang Sa dalanon sang paghidait."

Prayers:

"Lord, you have been gracious and merciful towards your people. Fill me with your Holy Spirit that I may bear witness to the joy of the gospel to those around me."

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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:

Does the proclamation of the gospel fill you with joy and hope? When the Lord comes to redeem us he fills us with his Holy Spirit, the source of our joy and hope in the promises of God. John the Baptist was born shortly before Mary delivered her son, Jesus. When John was circumcised on the eighth day according to the Jewish rite, his father Zechariah was "filled with the Holy Spirit" and with great joy. Inspired by the Holy Spirit he spoke out a prophetic word and hymn of blessing for the work of redemption which God was about to accomplish in Christ. He forsaw the fulfillment of God's promise to David and his descendants that David's dynasty would endure forever through the coming of the Messianic King (2 Samuel 7:16). This King would establish peace and security for his people. We often think of peace as the absence of trouble. The peace which the Messiah brings cancels the debt of sin and restores our broken relationship with God.

The Holy Spirit gave Zechariah a vision for his own son as a prophet and forerunner who would prepare the way for the Messiah. Every devout Jew longed for the day when the Messiah would come. Now Zechariah knows beyond a doubt that that day is very near. Like Zechariah, the Holy Spirit wants to give us vision, joy, and confidence in the knowledge of God's merciful love, protection, and care which he offers us through his Son Jesus Christ. Like the Baptist, we too are called to prepare the way that leads to Christ. Life is a journey and we are either moving towards the Lord or away from the Lord. The Lord comes to visit us each day with his life-giving Word and Spirit. Those who hunger for the Lord will not be disappointed. He will draw them to himself and show them his love and mercy.

In sending the Messiah God has made a gracious visit to his people to redeem them. This was the mission for which Jesus Christ was sent into the world — to redeem those sold for sin and sold under sin. In the feast of the Incarnation we celebrate the gracious gift of God in sending his only begotten Son to redeem us. Let us pray that the Holy Spirit may inspire us and fill us with joy and boldness to proclaim the message of the Lord's visitation and redemption.