{"id":185592,"date":"2025-12-14T15:21:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T20:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=185592&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=185592"},"modified":"2025-12-19T17:18:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:18:47","slug":"weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-dec-14-21-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-dec-14-21-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Digest of the Regnum Christi Daily Meditations: Dec 14 &#8211; 21, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"185592\" class=\"elementor elementor-185592\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfc0b80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfc0b80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eecdb71\" data-id=\"eecdb71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7fd1f animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af7fd1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><B>THE WEEKLY DIGEST<\/B><br>OF REGNUM CHRISTI <BR>DAILY MEDITATIONS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff4b06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eff4b06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8492a02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8492a02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5353e87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5353e87\" 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-da66621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da66621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Week of Dec 14 - Dec 21, 2025<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed2187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ed2187\" 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><a href=\"#sunday\">Sunday, December 14, 2025 \u2013 Our Struggle of Faith<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#monday\">Monday, December 15, 2025 \u2013 Grace and Nature<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#tuesday\">Tuesday, December 16, 2025 \u2013 The Will of the Father<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#wednesday\">Wednesday, December 17, 2025 \u2013 A Name and a Family<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#thursday\">Thursday, December 18, 2025 \u2013 God\u2019s Fidelity Enables Joseph to Do the Same<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#friday\">Friday, December 19, 2025 \u2013 Miracles\u2014Seen and Unseen<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#saturday\">Saturday, December 20, 2025 \u2013 God\u2019s Quiet Revolution<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#sunday2\">Sunday, December 21, 2025 &#8211; Choosing Righteousness<br \/><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e368a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e368a6\" 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-bd8cedb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bd8cedb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"sunday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06dc30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b06dc30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">December 14, 2025 \u2013 Our Struggle of Faith<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587390a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"587390a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-14-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-14-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-14-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-14-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-184798 lazyload\" alt=\"25-12-14-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-14-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-184798\" alt=\"25-12-14-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-14-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-14-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-14-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a52fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a52fd2\" 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\/2372964?theme=light&amp;v=2\" title=\"December 14, 2025 - Our Struggle of Faith\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2372964\/\">December 14, 2025 &#8211; Our Struggle of Faith | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3bae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be3bae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Third Sunday of Advent<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e641a06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e641a06\" 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>Matthew 11:2-11<\/p>\n<p>When John the Baptist heard in prison of the works of the Christ,\u00a0he sent his disciples to Jesus with this question,\u00a0\u201cAre you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?\u201d Jesus said to them in reply, \u201cGo and tell John what you hear and see:\u00a0the blind regain their sight,\u00a0the lame walk, lepers are cleansed,\u00a0the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them. And blessed is the one who takes no offense at me.\u201d As they were going off, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John,\u00a0\u201cWhat did you go out to the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind? Then what did you go out to see? Someone dressed in fine clothing? Those who wear fine clothing are in royal palaces. Then why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written: <em>Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way before you.<\/em> Amen, I say to you, among those born of women\u00a0there has been none greater than John the Baptist;\u00a0yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, as I begin this prayer, I ask for the grace of an increased faith. You know that I believe, but help my unbelief. You know that I love you. Help me to grow in my love for you and for my neighbor. Open my heart to receive the graces you wish to give me during this meditation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>\u201cAre You the One Who Is to Come?\u201d:<\/strong> The perennial question directed towards Jesus is one of identity: \u201cWho are you?\u201d The Pharisees asked the question at various times and in various ways. Pilate asked during Jesus\u2019s trial. The Apostles asked each other after he calmed the storm on the sea. Jesus himself posed the question to his Apostles: \u201cWho do you say that I am?\u201d Now John the Baptist is encouraging his disciples to ask the same question. As Bishop Fulton Sheen wrote in his <em>Life of Christ<\/em>, \u201cOur Blessed Lord left the world without leaving any written message. His doctrine was Himself.\u201d Christianity is not so much about doctrine as about knowing the person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why Is John Asking the Question?:<\/strong> John the Baptist was the precursor. He had prepared the people for the coming of the Messiah. He had seen the Holy Spirit descend upon Jesus as a dove, and he declared Jesus to be the \u201cLamb of God.\u201d So why does John now send his disciples to ask if Jesus is the one to come? Does he not know? Is it a pedagogical tool to get his disciples to discover firsthand what he already knows? Alternatively, could it be that John is struggling and questioning his faith while imprisoned? While we may not know the answer regarding John, it is important to realize that to question and to struggle can be a common human experience.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Challenges Are Opportunities to Grow in Faith:<\/strong> At some point, everyone will wrestle with their faith. As Cardinal Ratzinger said, \u201cOne never achieves complete faith. It must be lived again and again in life and suffering.\u201d Why is this so? Faith, like love, is lived concretely, not merely professed, and in our fallen world, we will have struggles and temptations to disbelief. If God, however, permits circumstances to try our faith, it is because he wishes to draw a greater good from them. Our faith grows to the degree to which we exercise it amidst the challenges of daily life. Fortunately, our gracious God will never allow us to be tempted beyond our ability to resist. When sorely tried, we must rely upon his grace and remember that he is giving us an opportunity to mature in our faith. It was precisely through his struggles that John the Baptist\u2019s testimony became all the more resplendent.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ: <\/strong>Dear Jesus, I recognize you as my Lord, God, and Savior. Give me the grace to acknowledge you in word and in action before men. Let me not be afraid of the challenges that arise on this day; rather, let me take them as opportunities to grow in faith, hope, and love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution: <\/strong>Lord, today by your grace I will embrace the small difficulties and inconveniences as an opportunity to grow in faith.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> \u201cIs It a Sin to Doubt God\u2019s Existence?\u201d by Matt Nelson, <em>Catholic Answers<\/em>, 9\/13\/17, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholic.com\/magazine\/online-edition\/is-it-a-sin-to-doubt-gods-existence\">https:\/\/www.catholic.com\/magazine\/online-edition\/is-it-a-sin-to-doubt-gods-existence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fr John Bullock, LC, was ordained in 2002 and works with Regnum Christi in Houston, Texas, his hometown. He has worked in youthwork, college campus ministry, and as a chaplain to the Regnum Christi movement. He loves his faith, enjoys working with people, and loves riding his bike.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b2c93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1b2c93\" 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-af43373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"af43373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"monday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d20da2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d20da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4b06b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b4b06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">December 15, 2025 \u2013 Grace and Nature<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e21f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e21f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-15-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-15-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-15-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-15-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185521 lazyload\" alt=\"25-12-15-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-15-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185521\" alt=\"25-12-15-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-15-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-15-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-15-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd1e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dd1e5f\" 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<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2389262?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"December 15, 2024 - Preparing the Way of the Lord\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Was it of heavenly or of human origin?\u201d\u00a0They discussed this among themselves and said, \u201cIf we say \u2018Of heavenly origin,\u2019 he will say to us, \u2018Then why did you not believe him?\u2019\u00a0But if we say, \u2018Of human origin,\u2019 we fear the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet.\u201d\u00a0So they said to Jesus in reply, \u201cWe do not know.\u201d\u00a0He himself said to them, \u201cNeither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, open my heart and mind to your Word in Scripture, and in hearing you, let me follow you more closely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>We Often Look at Things From a Merely Human Perspective:<\/strong> Was John\u2019s Baptism of heavenly or human origin? The chief priests and the elders were unwilling to acknowledge John\u2019s mission as heavenly inspired. We too are often tempted to overlook heaven\u2019s impact in our daily life. We frequently see both the causes and our solutions to situations in our lives from a practical standpoint. For example, we might blame a job loss on the economy or the company\u2019s policies and begin immediately browsing the internet for new job opportunities. None of this is bad, <em>per se<\/em>, but what should be the first reaction of a Christian? Should we, rather, first ask Our Lord, \u201cWhat are you doing here? What do you want to show me?\u201d\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grace Builds Upon Nature:<\/strong> Christianity does not juxtapose nature and grace. God is the source of both our natural and supernatural gifts. Therefore, in principle, God\u2019s gifts should not be in competition with each other. If they are, it is a consequence of our misunderstanding or simply our fallen nature at play. Nature and grace are meant to go hand in hand. The more human virtues we possess, such as sincerity and perseverance, the more fruit grace can bear in our lives. This connection between grace and nature is similar to the relationship between faith and works; one builds upon the other. We respond with our works to the gift of faith. Let\u2019s pray for the grace to live greater virtue and thus give even more glory to God by our works.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>We Must Be Open to Receive Grace:<\/strong> The chief priest were more concerned with entrapping Jesus than with learning the truth. Their lack of openness is why Jesus did not directly answer their question. He basically asked them, \u201cAre you willing to acknowledge the hand of God in John\u2019s and my ministries?\u201d When they were evasive, he responded in kind. God wants to give us his grace, but he will not force it upon us. To receive grace, we first have to be open to it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for all the gifts you have given me, both natural and supernatural. Help me grow in human virtues and let those same virtues prepare me to receive your grace and do your will. Let me grow ever more into the person I am called to be, and so better reflect your image to those around me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will respond to any new situation by first asking, \u201cWhat are you showing me? What would you have me do?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> \u201cGrace: What It Is and What It Does,\u201d <em>Catholic Answers<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholic.com\/tract\/grace-what-it-is-and-what-it-does\">https:\/\/www.catholic.com\/tract\/grace-what-it-is-and-what-it-does<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fr. John Bullock, LC, works with Regnum Christi in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can read his blog at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.headandheartcatholic.com\/\">https:\/\/headandheartcatholic.tumblr.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b9860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"61b9860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"tuesday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48faba6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48faba6\" 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-71a0cab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"71a0cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c91ca1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c91ca1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">December 16, 2025 \u2013 The Will of the Father<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b553fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b553fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-16-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-16-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-16-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-16-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185527 lazyload\" alt=\"25-12-16-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-16-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185527\" alt=\"25-12-16-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-16-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-16-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-16-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96d8cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e96d8cf\" 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<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2389264?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"December 16, 2024 - Who\u2019s the Boss?\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2389264\/\">December 16, 2024 &#8211; Who\u2019s the Boss? | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce94d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ce94d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc7749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abc7749\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-174932\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"174932\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-175423\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"175423\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/matthew\/21?28\">Matthew 21:28-32<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: \u201cWhat is your opinion?\u00a0A man had two sons.\u00a0He came to the first and said, \u2018Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.\u2019\u00a0The son said in reply, \u2018I will not,\u2019 but afterwards he changed his mind and went.\u00a0The man came to the other son and gave the same order.\u00a0He said in reply, \u2018Yes, sir,\u2019 but did not go.\u00a0Which of the two did his father\u2019s will?\u201d\u00a0They answered, \u201cThe first.\u201d\u00a0 Jesus said to them, \u201cAmen, I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the Kingdom of God before you.\u00a0When John came to you in the way of righteousness, you did not believe him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did.\u00a0Yet even when you saw that, you did not later change your minds and believe him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord, adjust my thinking about the work you ask of me. As I sit before you in these moments of prayer, work in my heart. When you ask me to go out and \u201cwork in the vineyard,\u201d help my response to be a heartfelt yes! Teach me to lean on you and seek your direction as I go about my day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Not Me!: <\/strong>The first son refused his father\u2019s request. When asked to go out and work in the vineyard, he answered, \u201cI will not.\u201d Although his initial answer was probably displeasing to his father, he ended up doing what his father wanted. We can take great comfort in Jesus\u2019 meaning here: God will always give us a second chance. The reality is that we are all sinners. Despite our best intentions, we will sometimes tell God \u201cno.\u201d We do this not only by our actions, but sometimes by our failure to act. His mercy is infinite; he will always give us another chance to turn back to him and to do his will.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sure, Dad!: <\/strong>The second son had the answer every parent wants to hear. When his father requested that he go out and work in the vineyard, he gave a quick \u201cYes, sir\u201d as his reply. However, after thinking about it or maybe just becoming distracted with a more pleasurable activity, he did not follow through. His \u201cyes\u201d was meaningless because it was not backed up by his actions. We can be sure that Jesus was thinking of the times we are quick to pay lip service to living a holy life but do not want to do the hard work of discerning and following God\u2019s will.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Acts of Faith: <\/strong>When we were little children, we followed our parents\u2019 orders because, on some level, we had faith that they had our best interests at heart. When we rebelled as older children or teenagers, we thought we knew better than our parents. We had lost faith in their \u201comnipotence.\u201d In relationship to our heavenly Father, obedience is the ultimate act of trust. What gets us to Mass on those Sundays when we are busy or tired? What drives us to choose the right thing when we would rather not act or possibly do the wrong thing? It is faith that our heavenly Father knows what is best. Doing his will is an act of faith; it is trust in his perfect plan and goodness.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ: <\/strong>Still my heart at this moment. Turn my gaze towards you, my heavenly Father. Fill my soul with the knowledge that you are the perfect Father. Let me come to you like a child, seeking your will. Through the Holy Spirit, strengthen me to do your will today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution: <\/strong>Lord, today by your grace I will spend time in prayer today meditating on Jeremiah 29:11: \u201cFor I know well the plans I have in mind for you\u2014oracle of the Lord\u2014plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection: <\/strong>Watch a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WPWcMkGLPc8\">short video<\/a> about St. John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church.<\/p>\n<p>Cathy Stamper lives in Maryland with her husband, Mike. They have been partners in marriage and business for thirty-one years. Together they have been blessed with five young adult children. She is a lay member of Regnum Christi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029c734 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"029c734\" 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-1dfddd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1dfddd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"wednesday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f6685 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31f6685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636be69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"636be69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">December 17, 2025 \u2013 A Name and a Family<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7894725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7894725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-17-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-17-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-17-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-17-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185528 lazyload\" alt=\"25-12-17-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-17-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185528\" alt=\"25-12-17-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-17-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-17-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-17-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0b0dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd0b0dc\" 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<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2395269?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"December 17, 2024 - Family Tree\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2395269\/\">December 17, 2024 &#8211; Family Tree | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952afc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"952afc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb74f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb74f4b\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-173369\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"173369\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-174884\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"174884\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-175299\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"175299\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-175369\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"175369\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Matthew 1:1-17<\/p>\n<p>The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.\u00a0 Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar.\u00a0Perez became the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab.\u00a0Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab.\u00a0Boaz became the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth.\u00a0Obed became the father of Jesse, Jesse the father of David the king. David became the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah.\u00a0Solomon became the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asaph.\u00a0Asaph became the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah.\u00a0Uzziah became the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.\u00a0Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amos, Amos the father of Josiah. Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the Babylonian exile. After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel the father of Abiud.\u00a0Abiud became the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, Azor the father of Zadok.\u00a0Zadok became the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud, Eliud the father of Eleazar.\u00a0Eleazar became the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ. Thus the total number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen generations; from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; from the Babylonian exile to the Christ, fourteen generations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, I thank you for the gift of faith. In this time of Advent, help me to increase my faith, my hope, and my love in a deeper and more personal relationship with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>A Name Means Something:<\/strong> To the contemporary reader a genealogy in Scripture may seem both pointless and boring. To identify a person today, it is usually sufficient to give both your first and last names. If more precision is needed, a birthdate or a social security number may be added. While a functioning administrative system to identify people is helpful, an assigned number tells me nothing about the person. A name does. In the Old Testament, someone\u2019s name revealed something of the person. To know a person\u2019s name gave you a certain power over that person. We still sense the importance of names even today. Who doesn\u2019t like it when others remember his or her name? When we use someone\u2019s name, the interaction becomes personal. God calls us by name.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Person Is Rooted in a Family:<\/strong> Family ushers the individual into relationship. Man, made in the image and likeness of God, primarily reflects the Trinity through familial relationships. I am the son of my parents. For us to be isolated individualists, independent from other people, was never part of God\u2019s plan. When we are isolated from community, we are the most susceptible to Satan\u2019s attacks. Genealogy, then, is that connection with one\u2019s identity in a very profound way: it is your relationship with named persons from your past. You share their genetics, their familial culture, and, often, their values. Naturally, changes occur through the generations, but your past is a vitally important part of who you are. It is indicative that the Church considers the family, and not merely the individual, the primary unit of society. This is not contrary to an individual\u2019s dignity; the family is the context in which that dignity is best expressed and protected.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jesus Joined Our Human Family:<\/strong> It is a tremendous truth to realize that God wanted to become a part of our flawed human family. As Cardinal Van Thuan wrote in <em>Testimony of Hope<\/em>, many listed in Jesus\u2019s genealogy were \u201cidolaters, assassins, and people without morals.\u201d He wanted to become one of us so that he could convert us from within (cf. 2 Cor 5:21). An ancient homily from Holy Saturday depicts Christ addressing Adam in the netherworld: \u201cI am your God, who for your sake became your son, who for you and your descendants now speak and command with authority those in prison: Come forth\u2026 Rise.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ: <\/strong>Jesus, welcome to my imperfect human family. Enter into the life of my immediate, extended, and ecclesial families and sanctify us. Help us to place you at the center of our daily lives. Convert our hearts so that we may better prepare for the celebration of your birth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution: <\/strong>Lord, today by your grace, I will tell my children or younger family members one family story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Family remains \u2018fundamental unit of human society,\u2019 says archbishop, by Beth Griffin, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnews.com\/\">Catholic News Service<\/a>, 2\/19\/13, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnews.com\/services\/englishnews\/2013\/family-remains-fundamental-unit-of-human-society-says-archbishop.cfm\">https:\/\/www.catholicnews.com\/services\/englishnews\/2013\/family-remains-fundamental-unit-of-human-society-says-archbishop.cfm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fr. John Bullock, LC, works with Regnum Christi in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can read his blog at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.headandheartcatholic.com\/\">https:\/\/headandheartcatholic.tumblr.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716d19a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"716d19a\" 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-a1f4de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a1f4de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"thursday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e01ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0e01ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5adcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa5adcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">December 18, 2025 \u2013 God\u2019s Fidelity Enables Joseph to Do the Same<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a09371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a09371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-18-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-18-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-18-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-18-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185529 lazyload\" alt=\"25-12-18-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-18-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185529\" alt=\"25-12-18-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-18-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-18-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-18-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b6f52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4b6f52\" 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<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2395270?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"December 18, 2024 - Gentle Righteousness and Quiet\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.\u00a0Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly.\u00a0Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,\u00a0\u201cJoseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.\u00a0For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her.\u00a0She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.\u201d\u00a0All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: <em>Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,<\/em>which means \u201cGod is with us.\u201d\u00a0When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home.\u00a0He had no relations with her until she bore a son, and he named him Jesus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord increase my faith in your presence in Scripture and in my daily life. Give me eyes to discover you in all things. May my awareness of your goodness increase my love for you, and may my love strengthen my hope in your promise. May I, and all my loved ones, one day be with you in heaven.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>God Comes to Joseph\u2019s Aid:<\/strong> Faced with a difficult situation, Joseph was unsure how to proceed with his betrothal to Mary. Yet his love for God\u2019s law and his love for Mary made him think that the best course of action was a quiet divorce. Seeking to do the Lord\u2019s will in such singular circumstances, Joseph needed guidance. Therefore, the Lord sent his angel to Joseph in a dream. God showed Joseph the big picture, \u201c\u2026 the virgin shall be with child\u2026 and they shall name him Emmanuel,\u201d and he gave Joseph the next practical step, \u201cDo not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.\u201d God will always give us the grace to discern his will if we sincerely seek it, whether by using our reason aided by grace, or by more supernatural means.\u00a0\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Mystery Remains:<\/strong> As husband to Mary and foster father to Jesus, Joseph was immersed in a profound mystery. While God assists us in knowing his will, he does not always fill in all the blanks. Rather, God seems to inform us on an \u201cas needed\u201d basis. This approach reminds us that we are not in control. We make decisions using our freedom, but we control neither the outcome of those decisions nor the response of others. God remains Lord of history and asks us to place our trust in him. He invites us to be his disciples, and let God be God. When we allow ourselves to be led into the mystery, we are free to marvel at the grandeur of God and his providential will in our lives, often seen only in retrospect.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joseph Is Obedient to the Lord:<\/strong> Scripture does not record a single word of Joseph\u2019s, but it does enumerate several actions, each in obedience to the Lord: taking Mary into his home, naming the child \u201cJesus,\u201d and bringing Mary and Jesus to Egypt and then back again. His docility to God\u2019s inspirations is what enables him to fulfill his mission as head of the Holy Family. He expresses his faith and love through his actions. The ready obedience of both Joseph and Mary are models for Christ in his obedience to the Father.\u00a0\u00a0 Additionally, Joseph showed his foster son that a man\u2019s strength is ultimately rooted in reliance upon God\u2019s grace.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, thank you for sharing your foster father, Saint Joseph, with us in the Church. Encouraged by his example and confident in his intercession, may we, like him, abandon ourselves to God\u2019s providential will in our lives. Help us to fulfill our duties with prompt and joyful obedience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will complete one of my responsibilities at work or at home with a spirit of joy and self-offering to the Lord.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> \u201cThe Christmas Mysteries through Jewish Eyes,\u201d by Joe Heschmeyer, <em>Catholic Answers<\/em>, 1\/1\/19, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholic.com\/magazine\/online-edition\/the-christmas-mysteries-through-jewish-eyes\">https:\/\/www.catholic.com\/magazine\/online-edition\/the-christmas-mysteries-through-jewish-eyes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fr. John Bullock, LC, works with Regnum Christi in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can read his blog at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.headandheartcatholic.com\/\">https:\/\/headandheartcatholic.tumblr.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736ebbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"736ebbc\" 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-e80374f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e80374f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"friday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8738306 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8738306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd4cd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abd4cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">December 19, 2025 \u2013 Miracles\u2014Seen and Unseen<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c532e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c532e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-19-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-19-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-19-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-19-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185530 lazyload\" alt=\"25-12-19-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-19-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185530\" alt=\"25-12-19-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-19-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-19-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-19-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7608e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb7608e\" 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<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2395271?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"December 19, 2024 - Miracles \u2013 Seen and Unseen\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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his wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.\u00a0Both were righteous in the eyes of God, observing all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly. But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren and both were advanced in years.\u00a0Once when he was serving as priest in his division\u2019s turn before God, according to the practice of the priestly service, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord to burn incense. Then, when the whole assembly of the people was praying outside at the hour of the incense offering, the angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right of the altar of incense.\u00a0Zechariah was troubled by what he saw, and fear came upon him.\u00a0But the angel said to him, \u201cDo not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard.\u00a0Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him John.\u00a0And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great in the sight of the Lord.\u00a0He will drink neither wine nor strong drink.\u00a0He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother\u2019s womb, and he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.\u00a0He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers toward children and the disobedient to the understanding of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.\u201d\u00a0Then Zechariah said to the angel, \u201cHow shall I know this?\u00a0For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.\u201d And the angel said to him in reply, \u201cI am Gabriel, who stand before God. I was sent to speak to you and to announce to you this good news. But now you will be speechless and unable to talk until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.\u201d Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zechariah and were amazed that he stayed so long in the sanctuary.\u00a0But when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary.\u00a0He was gesturing to them but remained mute.\u00a0 Then, when his days of ministry were completed, he went home.\u00a0After this time his wife Elizabeth conceived, and she went into seclusion for five months, saying, \u201cSo has the Lord done for me at a time when he has seen fit to take away my disgrace before others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, I ask for the grace to grow in faith, hope, and love. Let this prayer open my heart and mind to be receptive to what you want to tell me today. Ask me what you want, and give me the grace to do it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>An Enduring Suffering:<\/strong> Zechariah and Elizabeth were Godly people who served the Lord faithfully. However, they bore the profound sorrow of not having children. Saint Augustine wrote that many people live quiet lives of despair. In our fallen world, it is reasonable to conclude that everyone is carrying some burden. Many feel overwhelmed and seek an escape such as substance abuse or worse. Others feel numb, as if their daily routine is simply going through the motions. \u201cI keep going, but to what end?\u201d they say. There is a reason why from the Cross our Savior, united to all human suffering, cried out, \u201cMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?\u201d (Mt 27:46). Just like Zechariah and Elizabeth, believers are not spared this struggle.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Doubting the Miracle:<\/strong> While Zechariah was fulfilling his priestly duty in the temple, the angel Gabriel appeared to him, saying \u201cyour wife will bear you a son.\u201d Zechariah\u2019s response was incredulity. How could his wife conceive at such an old age? At times, our lack of belief denies God the space to do something wonderful in us. We are tempted to project onto God our discouragement and limitations: \u201cIt won\u2019t work. We have already tried.\u201d Now that God offered Zechariah a miracle, he almost lets it slip away. Jesus teaches, \u201cIf you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, \u2018Move from here to there,\u2019 and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you\u201d (Mt 17:20).\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>When the Miracle Does Not Come: <\/strong>What do we do when, after a faith-filled prayer, or numerous ones, God does not grant the desired miracle? We may wonder, \u201cIs it simply my lack of faith?\u201d While our faith can always grow, there is often something greater at work. First, faith does not eradicate the cross from our lives; it enables us to carry it. Second, when a miracle we requested does not come to pass, we need to ask the Lord to reveal, in his time, the greater miracle he is working in our lives. Our faith reminds us that God\u2019s ways are always greater than our ways, and even our greatest cross is meant to lead to a resurrection.\u00a0\u00a0 When we abandon ourselves to his providence and try to live fully each moment in which we find ourselves, our faith grows. We become convinced that God has us there for a reason, and that reason is motivated by his love.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, help me to grow in faith. Allow me to understand that your love and your grace is ever-present in my life. I have only to entrust myself to it. You have created me to reveal your goodness and your glory to the world. As such, there are many miracles of grace that you want to work through me. In my moments of struggle, remind me that your providence is always gently guiding me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will say a prayer entrusting a particular difficulty to your care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection: <\/strong>\u201cWhat Is the Answer to Suffering?\u201d by Matt Nelson, <em>Catholic Answers<\/em>, 2\/14\/18, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholic.com\/magazine\/online-edition\/what-is-the-answer-to-suffering\">https:\/\/www.catholic.com\/magazine\/online-edition\/what-is-the-answer-to-suffering<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fr. John Bullock, LC, works with Regnum Christi in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can read his blog at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.headandheartcatholic.com\/\">https:\/\/headandheartcatholic.tumblr.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1782c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d1782c\" 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-becf45f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"becf45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"saturday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ae6ee elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d7ae6ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a51820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a51820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">December 20, 2025 \u2013 God\u2019s Quiet Revolution<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2218e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2218e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-20-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-20-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-20-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-20-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185531 lazyload\" alt=\"25-12-20-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-20-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185531\" alt=\"25-12-20-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-20-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-20-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-20-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764bd07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"764bd07\" 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<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2395272?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"December 20, 2024 - Pondering the Mystery\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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And coming to her, he said, \u201cHail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.\u201d But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, \u201cDo not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.\u201d But Mary said to the angel, \u201cHow can this be, since I have no relations with a man?\u201d And the angel said to her in reply, \u201cThe Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren; for nothing will be impossible for God.\u201d Mary said, \u201cBehold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.\u201d Then the angel departed from her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord, I believe that you are here with me now. May this prayer increase my faith and my love. Through the intercession of the Blessed Mother, let me draw ever closer to you, my God.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>A Quiet Revolution:<\/strong> God often starts his greatest works in secret and in small ways. To establish the People of Israel, he simply called Abram to leave his home, yet his descendants would be as numerous as the stars in the sky (cf. Genesis 15:5). To bring Israel out of Egypt, he spoke to Moses from the burning bush (cf. Exodus 3:5). The miraculous wonders in Egypt followed. Now, what was perhaps the greatest moment in all of human history, God becoming man, was initially communicated to only one person, Mary. If we could somehow visualize the spiritual impact of the Incarnation, it would be like a burst of light emanating from the Blessed Mother and enveloping the whole earth. Later, angels would praise the Emmanuel, demons would fear him, and men would both vilify and follow him. For now, however, at the Annunciation, all remained quiet, unnoticed.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>God\u2019s Humility:<\/strong> We can take God\u2019s respect of human liberty for granted and, at times, even complain about it: \u201cWhy does he let people do such things?\u201d It is an act of humility of staggering proportion for the Creator to care about, much less respect, the free choices of his creatures. As he reminded an impertinent Job, \u201cWhere were you when I founded the earth?\u00a0 Tell me, if you have understanding\u201d (Job 38:4). What does God owe us? Nevertheless, he listens attentively to us, and solicits a free response to his invitations. Now he approaches a young girl to ask her to be the mother of his Son. The humility of God the Son becoming man was preceded by the humility of God the Father requesting a favor from his creature, Mary.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mary\u2019s Humble Response:<\/strong> In response to God\u2019s invitation, man may either harden his heart, as did many of the Pharisees, or humbly obey, as Mary did. However, indifference to a clear call from God is not possible. A person must choose. That choice sets us on a path either with or against God (cf. Mt 12:30). As the example of the rich young man shows us, an enthusiastic inquiry and a respectful demeanor does not change the essence of a refusal to do God\u2019s will (cf. Mk 10:22). Thankfully, in this life God gives us more than one chance. However, what is a conversion if not changing your \u201cno\u201d to a \u201cyes\u201d? Here, Mary in all simplicity and humility responds with a \u201cyes.\u201d Her \u201cyes\u201d remains constant throughout her life. How pleasing to God her unconditional surrender must have been.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, grant me the grace to be both perceptive and docile, like Mary, so that I may respond like her with loving obedience to your will. May your grace work the revolution in and through me that you have planned. I thank you for the honor of being able to collaborate with such an awesome God and Savior.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution: <\/strong>Lord, today by your grace I will try to notice, appreciate, and collaborate with your grace in a small way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection: <\/strong>\u201cAnnunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary,\u201d <em>Catholic Answers<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholic.com\/encyclopedia\/annunciation-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary\">https:\/\/www.catholic.com\/encyclopedia\/annunciation-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fr. John Bullock, LC, works with Regnum Christi in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can read his blog at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.headandheartcatholic.com\/\">https:\/\/headandheartcatholic.tumblr.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c39b76 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c39b76\" 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-48489d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"48489d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"sunday2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d0529 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"79d0529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3b883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c3b883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">December 21, 2025 - Choosing Righteousness\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2446b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2446b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-21-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-21-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-21-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-21-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185532 lazyload\" alt=\"25-12-21-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-21-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185532\" alt=\"25-12-21-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-21-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-21-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/25-12-21-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d7982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9d7982\" 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<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>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f06d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f06d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fourth Sunday of Advent<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f6f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f6f79\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\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<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<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<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<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<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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