ADVENT LANTERN (daily meditations)

December 4

Dr. Kerekes László auxiliary bishop

How good it would be if we saw what was controlling our world, what was the truth in so many difficult cases, when—according to our human logic—everything was so obvious. In many cases we are similar to the two blind people in the Gospel reading of today. The one thing they are sure about is that Jesus can heal them. On the day when our Saviour arrives, tyranny, slander, injustice will disappear, we will listen to God’s word, the word that we did not hear until that day. We will see things that were hidden from us until that day.

Photo: Geréd Zsolt

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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).