Father Sean's Weekly Message
December 14, 2025
"John the Baptist has lived like a patient farmer awaiting 'the precious fruit of the earth.' From the midst of the 'hardship and patience' that he suffers in prison for being a prophet 'who spoke in the name of the Lord,' John's heart bears only one question: 'Are you the one who is to come?' John's longing for Christ keeps him full of hope in the midst of his suffering. He lives with the expectation that he will 'see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God.' And that is why Christ's reply is so deliberately elaborate. When John hears of the miraculous benefits accorded to the blind, the lame, the leprous, the deaf, and the poor, he will know that the One he has been waiting for all his life has come: the God of mercy. The greatness of John the Baptist is his refusal to settle for anything less." (Magnificat December 2025, pg. 189)
- Continued on the Pastor's Corner