THE LAST DAY OF THE LITURGICAL YEAR LEADS TO A NEW ADVENT OF THE LORD.........

Today, ThanksGiving Saturday, is also the last day of Liturgical Year 2009. As Catholic-Christian Disciples of Jesus the Lord of All Creation and the Savior of the World, we have completed another year long cycle of the Paschal Mystery of the Christ. Eighteen weeks of the high seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and the Solemnities of the Lord, have again been joined to thirty four weeks of Ordinary Time, and the Feasts and Memorials of the Saints of Light in Glory. On this last Saturday of November, the Sacred Scriptures of today's liturgy speak to us of Daniel's prophetic vision of the ultimate Divine Victory over sin and death and the everlastingly established Kingdom of God for all peoples and nations. Luke's Gospel Chapter 21, has Jesus the Christ, admonishing His Disciples to, "stay awake" and to, "be vigilant and pray". By staying awake and being vigilant, Jesus is speaking of more than merely human slumber. He is alerting all Believers to avoid being lulled by the distractions and diversions of earthly concerns and to remain focused on the realm of God's Coming Kingdom. What better way to end the Church Year, than to recall our eternal destiny is to dwell with the Living and True God Forever in the Light, Love, Joy, and Glory, of Eternal Life. As the holiday season begins and the frenzyness it brings rolls out, our discipleship in Christ the King reminds us to embrace the spirit of generous self giving, in the faith and fellowship of the season, not become absorbed with the grandiosity of the presents given or received. Enjoy your ThanksGiving weekend. And remember to, "stay awake and be vigilant", for the day of the Lord's Coming and the inauguration of God's Kingdom.........Thanks Be To God As We Conclude Liturgical Year 2009, Reverend Father Troy David Powers