{"id":185520,"date":"2025-12-21T00:01:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T05:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=185520&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=185520"},"modified":"2025-12-19T17:17:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:17:31","slug":"december-21-2025-choosing-righteousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/december-21-2025-choosing-righteousness\/","title":{"rendered":"December 21, 2025 &#8211; Choosing Righteousness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"185520\" class=\"elementor elementor-185520\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2401712?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"December 21, 2025 - Choosing Righteousness\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2401712\/\">December 21, 2025 &#8211; Choosing Righteousness | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Fourth Sunday of Advent<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew 1:18-24<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, \u201cJoseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.\u201d All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: <em>Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, <\/em>which means \u201cGod is with us.\u201d When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, I want to be humble, righteous, and merciful like Joseph. I see that you chose him in advance to do your will in order to fulfill your plan of salvation. Help me to see that I have a part to play as well, and may my \u201cyes\u201d bring you much glory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n\t<li><strong>God Is in the Details:<\/strong> We read: \u201cThis is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.\u201d Then unfolds the story of Joseph\u2019s role in the birth of Christ. He is called \u201cJoseph, son of David\u201d by the angel in the dream because it is through his lineage that Jesus will be the rightful heir to David\u2019s throne. It was no coincidence that Joseph was of the house of Judah. Although this small detail may seem insignificant, it was of utmost importance in order to fulfill the Old Testament prophecies. Even today, God uses the smallest details of our lives to continue to bring about salvation. Who I am, the timing of my birth, my family of origin, my unique giftedness are all part of God\u2019s plan to bring Christ into the world today. Only we can fulfil the role he has ordained for us, now, at this very moment in time.\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\t<li><strong>We Must Choose to Be Righteous Even If\u2026:<\/strong> \u201cJoseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention\u2026\u201d Did Joseph felt betrayed and hurt by what everyone perceived as Mary\u2019s infidelity? How commendable it was of him to do the right thing (divorce Mary quietly) instead of having her stoned, which was permitted by law at that time. What a role model for Jesus he must have been! We, too, must choose to be \u201crighteous\u201d even when we are wronged (or so we think) and leave the restitution up to God.\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\t<li><strong>God Rewards Good Intentions:<\/strong> What the angel told Joseph must have brought him great relief: \u201cFor it is through the <em>Holy Spirit <\/em>that this child has been conceived in her\u2026\u201d And then Joseph did something that may have seemed very odd to anyone who knew of Mary\u2019s pregnancy: \u201cHe took his wife into his home.\u201d Our good intentions cannot stop at good intentions! We must follow through\u2014all the way to the end. Like Joseph, God says to us, \u201cDo not be afraid\u2026\u201d We can count on God\u2019s help to finish whatever God calls us to do.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> O Jesus, help me to be open to your plans, even if they look completely different from my own. Give me the grace to choose to be righteous, to act on my good intentions, and to be merciful because Lord, on my own, I will surely fail. Help me to look and act more and more like you, who I now see learned righteousness not only from God the Father, but from your earthly father, Joseph, as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will choose to do \u201cthe right thing\u201d in big and small ways, even when it hurts, even if it means my plans are interrupted to fulfill your plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Check out <em>An Invitation to Faith: An A to Z Primer on the Thought of Pope Benedict XVI<\/em>, Ignatius Press, Page 40-42 (J is for Joseph\u2014The way of humility).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melissaovermyer.com\/about\">Melissa Overmyer<\/a> is a convert to Catholicism; founder of the Georgetown Women\u2019s Bible Study and Something Greater Ministries; and vlogger and author of four books. 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