Advent latern - 2021

The thoughts of Bishop Emeritus Tamás József

Wednesday, 22 December
Those who can appreciate a gift and through it the love of the one who prepared that gift, will be filled with joy and gratitude. Our Lady is also overjoyed and full of gratitude. In the presence of her relative, Elizabeth, she begins a song of praise which our Church has prayed every day since then. In the evening prayer said by priests, monks and fervent faithful, we praise the Lord together with the Virgin for all that He has done for us in the work of redemption. This exaltation should especially sound at Christmas. Until Christmas let us live these days with the joy, gratitude and exaltation of Our Lady.

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For World Mission Day 2026, which marks the centenary of a celebration established by Pius XI that is very dear to the Church, I have chosen the theme “One in Christ, united in mission.” Following the Jubilee Year, I wish to encourage the whole Church to continue its missionary journey with joy and zeal in the Holy Spirit.
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Each year the World Day of Migrants and Refugees invites us to turn our attention to different aspects of the complex phenomenon of migration. For this 112th World Day, the theme, “Even just one of these children,” draws our attention to the minors directly involved in the experience of migration and flight, to the care owed to them, and to the Lord’s promise that “whoever receives one such child in my name receives me” (Mk 9:37).
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Dear brothers and sisters, the path before us is clear, though it is not easy. We are called to allow our hearts to be renewed, so that we might seek peace and care for creation. Scripture tells us to guard our hearts, for everything we do flows from them (cf. Prov 4:23).