ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS AND FIRST DAY OF NEW YEAR 2014 THE SOLEMNITY OF MARY MOTHER OF GOD..............

On this 8th day of Christmas, the Octave Day of the Holy Nativity of the Messiah of Humankind; as Catholic-Christian Disciples we concentrate our attention on the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Mother of God.  We start the New Year of the Lord 2014 remembering and  honoring the exemplary responsive Discipleship of the Mother of The Christ definitively illustrated by her nine word response to God, "Be it Done unto me according to Your Word".  Thus she accepted the Heavenly Father's invitation to become the ChristBearer and embraced a faith filled and loyal lifetime on earth of Discipleship in Jesus her Saving and Redeeming Son.  The Blessing enunciated in the First Reading from the Mass of today's Christmas-New Year Solemnity Mary Mother of God, from the Book of Numbers speaks to the fruitful of Faith and Fidelity to our own Believing in and Following of Messiah as Blessed Mother Mary did, and is my personal hope and prayer for all as we traverse through 2014 A.D. - "The Lord bless you  and keep you !  The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you !  The Lord look upon you and give you Peace".  
..............fr.tdp