Then let all the trees of the forest exult
before the LORD, who comes. (1 Chronicles 16:33a NABRE)
All creation celebrates the arrival of the Lord! All of it, every last bit expresses exultation, is joyful and jubilant, even overjoyed and ecstatic at the coming of the Lord! Even the trees of the forest show elation in their own way! The life of today's saint, Peter Canisius, reminds us to give all we have in service and sacrifice to God, even as his son Jesus, the Lord, served and sacrificed.
Today is winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. By contrast, we have the O Antiphon for today which is "O Radiant Dawn," a musical reminder of Isaiah's prophesy:
The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
Upon those who lived in a land of gloom
a light has shone.*
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| The Dawn Breaking, the Light of the World |
Today, I will look to the light that shatters the darkness, I will sing with the trees of the forest, I will give all I have to step out of the gloom into the joy of God's service.
Saint Peter Canisius, patron of Germany, pray for us.
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