Lord, now let your servant go in peace; your word has been fulfilled: my own eyes have seen the salvation which you prepared in the sight of every people, a light to reveal you to the nations and the glory of your people Israel. (Lk 2:22-35)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122925.cfm
The Canticle of Simeon is the gospel reading from the Office of Compline in the Liturgy of the Hours and expresses profound praise for the light that God has revealed in the Christ Child. Although many of us have been sick in this Christmas season, we have seen the Lord’s salvation! Thomas Becket was martyred on this day in his own cathedral and still reminds us that our faith is worth it all. https://youtu.be/PtiCLJvyePw?si=TFXJ1v7rWl91KqmT
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 Thomas Becket, bishop & martyr, Octave of Christmas, December 29
