Guest House Daily Reflections
Friday of the Second Week of Advent, December 12, 2025 Luke 1:26-38Our Lady of Guadalupe Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son. Today, we celebrate and ponder the Annunciation and the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is not hard to see the parallels between the two stories. God asks […]
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Thursday of the Second Week of Advent, December 11, 2025 Matthew 11:11-15 The least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than he. Who or what do I consider great? How do I measure success? Jesus is saying that nothing matters more than our inclusion in the kingdom of God where all are equally valued […]
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Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent, December 10, 2025 Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me, all you who labor. Can we take on someone else’s burdens so that their load will be light? As Jesus says in the gospel reading, “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me.” Jesus is offering us to take […]
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Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent, December 9, 2025 Matthew 18:12-14 God does not will that the little ones be lost. Advent is primarily about asking, seeking, waiting, and longing for Christ to be born once again. Is it not true that if we lose one thing and find it, will there not be […]
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Monday of the Second Week of Advent, December 8, 2025 Luke 1:26-38 Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you. The angel appeared to Mary to announce her as the Mother of Jesus. Mary was taken aback by this greeting and pondered what it would mean for […]
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Second Sunday of Advent, December 7, 2025 Matthew 3:1-12 Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. John the Baptist announces that the Messiah is imminent. He is coming and already is in our midst. His prophetic moment is different from Isaiah’s in the first reading. As we continue our Advent journey, drawing […]
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Saturday of the First Week of Advent, December 6, 2025 Matthew 9:35-10:1, 5a. 6-8 At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them. In our readings today, Jesus sends his disciples to heal the sick and cure them. He also asks them to proclaim that the Kingdom of God is […]
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Friday of the First Week of Advent, December 5, 2025 Matthew 9:27-31 Believing in Jesus, two who were blind are cured. In our readings today, we hear Isaiah and Matthew’s stories of Jesus healing two blind men and giving them sight. Advent is a time to dispel darkness and turn to the light of Christ. […]
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Thursday of the First Week of Advent, December 4, 2025 Whoever does the will of my Father will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 7:21, 24-27 Advent is a time of preparing our hearts to welcome Jesus again in our lives. We will need a firm foundation of faith to meet the challenges that lie […]
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Wednesday of the First Week of Advent, December 3, 2025 Matthew 15:29-37 St. Francis Xavier Jesus heals many and multiplies the bread. Today, we celebrate the Lord as he heals many people and feeds thousands of people with only seven loaves and a few fish. He heals the people in need of healing and feeds […]