Thursday, December 29, 2011 (The Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas)

REFLECTION FOR TODAY
Recall to yourself that our Lord is the beloved Son of the living God; that He is Himself the God of all consolation, the sight of whom forms the beatitude of the angels and elect. And yet, what does He not suffer!
-- St Ignatius Loyola

READINGS FOR TODAY
First Reading: 1 John 2:3-11
(The New Command)
3 If we obey God's commands, then we are sure that we know him.
4 If we say that we know him, but do not obey his commands, we are liars and there is no truth in us.
5 But if we obey his word, we are the ones whose love for God has really been made perfect. This is how we can be sure that we are in union with God: