Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God. (Is 40:1-11)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120925.cfm
The reading today speaks of comfort. This is fitting on the feast of Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474-1548), the indigenous man who received the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe and brought comfort to captive peoples and conquered nations. After he shared the story of his encounter with his Loving Mother, over 11 million indigenous people were baptized and began the journey on the Way of Christ. "Beloved Juan Diego, 'the eagle that speaks!' Teach us the Way that leads to the Brown Virgin of Tepeyac, so that she may receive us in the deepest part of her heart." Saint John Paul II (2002). https://youtu.be/KZJvRU4JJak?si=WkOY-8-X9tR8TMEO
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, December 9
