02
Jan
2025
Enter into the divine
"God is on Earth," said Saint Basil the Great—whom we celebrate today along with his friend Saint Gregory Nazianzen—in a fourth-century homily. "God is among us not now as a lawgiver . . . but as one gently and kindly conversing in a human body with his fellow men and women. God is in the flesh." No more amazing thing could be said: God not only created human beings but wanted to be one of them so as to invite them into divine life. That says a lot about the God we believe in—one who loves generously. Shouldn't we do the same?
MEMORIAL OF BASIL THE GREAT AND GREGORY NAZIANZEN, BISHOPS, DOCTORS OF THE CHURCH
Today's readings:
1 John 2:22-28; John 1:19-28 (205).
"There is one among you whom you do not recognize, the one who is coming after me."