Sunday, December 15, 2024
This weekend’s Gospel continues the narrative of John the Baptist's ministry as part of the larger fulfill-ment of God's promise of salvation. While the crowds come to him for baptism, John offers them practi-cal guidance on repentance and what it means to live a transformed life in preparation for the coming of the Lord. He reminds them that repentance is not only merely feeling remorseful, confessing sins, or do-ing some verbal act of contrition, but also an active, outward, and sincere commitment to righteousness, justice, and charity. It involves their love to God in action, their compassionate care to others, and their spiritual growth in the daily life In his message, John the Baptist also challenges the crowds to live with integrity, discipline, and love before receiving some eternal consequences because of their wrong free choices and sinful actions. Though his message contains a warning, it is ultimately filled with hope when John points toward the greater work that Jesus will accomplish. As both Judge and Savior, Jesus will bap-tize His people with the Holy Spirit and give them the power to live righteously. Through Him, divine grace and forgiveness will be made available to all, strengthening all and transforming all to become in-struments of His love in the world.
My brothers and sisters in Christ,
In his reflection on Advent, Pope John Paul II used to say, “The liturgy of Advent… helps us to under-stand fully the value and meaning of the mystery of Christmas. It is not just about commemorating the historical event which occurred some 2,000 years ago in a little village of Judea. Instead, it is necessary to understand that the whole of our life must be an ‘advent,’ a vigilant awaiting of the final coming of Christ. To predispose our mind to welcome the Lord who, as we say in the Creed, one day will come to judge the living and the dead, we must learn to recognize him as present in the events of daily life. Therefore, Ad-vent is, so to speak, an intense training that directs us decisively toward him who already came, who will come, and who comes continuously.” Therefore, as John the Baptist calls us to live our faith through tan-gible actions, we must ask ourselves whether we are willing to put our faith into practice in ways that re-flect the values of God's Kingdom. In a world marked by inequality and injustice, we must reflect on whether we are committed to building healthier families, nurturing stronger communities, and transform-ing better society through love, unity, justice, and righteousness. As we await the coming of Jesus, we must consider if we are truly ready to embrace the need for repentance, renewal, and reconciliation with God. Baptized with the Holy Spirit, we are called to ask ourselves if we are willing to become God's in-struments of justice, peace, and love not just during this Advent season, but for the rest of our lives.
Sincerely yours in Jesus Christ and Our Lady of La Vang!
Reverend Kiet Anh Ta.
List of bulletins 2024
December
- December 15, 2024 Third Sunday of Advent Year C
- December 8, 2024 Second Sunday of Advent Year C
- December 1, 2024 First Sunday of Advent Year C
November
- November 24, 2024 The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe - Year B
- November 17, 2024 Thirty-third Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
- November 10, 2024 Thirty-second Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
- November 3, 2024 Thirty-first Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
October
- October 27, 2024 Thirtieth Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
- October 20, 2024 Twenty-ninth Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
- October 13, 2024 Twenty-eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
- October 6, 2024 Twenty-seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
September
- September 29, 2024 Twenty-sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
- September 22, 2024 Twenty-fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
- September 15, 2024 Twenty-fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
- September 8, 2024 Twenty-third Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
- September 1, 2024 Twenty-second Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
August
- August 25, 2024 Twenty-first Sunday In Ordinary Time Year B
- August 18, 2024 Twenty Sunday of Easter Year B
- August 11, 2024 Nineteenth Sunday of Easter Year B
- August 4, 2024 Eighteenth Sunday of Easter Year B
July
- July 28, 2024 Seventeenth Sunday of Easter Year B
- July 21, 2024 Sixteenth Sunday of Easter Year B
- July 14, 2024 Fifteenth Sunday of Easter Year B
- July 07, 2024 Fourteenth Sunday of Easter Year B
June
- June 26, 2024 Thirteenth Sunday of Easter Year B
- June 23, 2024 Twelfth Sunday of Easter Year B
- June 16, 2024 Eleventh Sunday of Easter Year B
- June 9, 2024 Tenth Sunday of Easter Year B
- June 2, 2024 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Year B
May
- May 26, 2024 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Year B
- May 19, 2024 Pentecost Sunday of Easter Year B
- May 12, 2024 Seventh Sunday of Easter Year B
- May 5, 2024 Fifth Sunday of Easter Year B
April
- April 28, 2024 Fifth Sunday of Easter Year B
- April 21, 2024 Fourth Sunday of Easter Year B
- April 14, 2024 Third Sunday of Easter Year B
- April 7, 2024 Second Sunday of Easter Sunday of Divine Mercy Year B
March
- March 31, 2024 Easter Sunday Resurrection of the Lord Year B
- March 24, 2024 Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
- March 17, 2024 Fourth Sunday of Lent Year B
- March 10, 2024 Third Sunday of Lent Year B
- March 3, 2024 Third Sunday of Lent Year B
February
- February 25, 2024 Second Sunday of Lent Year B
- February 18, 2024 First Sunday of Lent Year B
- February 11, 2024 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
- February 4, 2024 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
January
- January 28, 2024 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
- January 21, 2024 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
- January 14, 2024 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
- January 7, 2024 The Epiphany of The Lord Year B