Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. (Mt 7:21, 24-27)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120723.cfm
Tonight we celebrate the Little Candles that light the way for the Virgin Mary, whose feast day is December 8th. She brings us her Son, Christ, the Lord, to be born in us. Saint Ambrose (339-397) brought Christ to birth in Saint Augustine (354-430).
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Saint Ambrose, bishop & doctor, December 7, The Night of the Little Candles
