Childlike Humility

    

  Feast of the Santo Niño

15 January 2023

 

First Reading: Is 9:1-6

Responsorial Psalm: 96:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6

Second Reading: Eph 1:3-6, 15-18

Gospel: Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14

 

Reflection

By: Anabelle Balla

 

Despite the angry voice and stern look from his mother, a crying child with outstretched hand is trying to draw closer to his mother. Upon reaching, the child immediately hugged and kissed her mother as if trying to defuse her mother's anger. He stopped crying then and contently laid his head on his mother's shoulder.

I guess this is what "childlike" is. In meekness, reach out to bridge the distance with love, hope, and trust that you will be welcomed and forgiven. Nothing unpleasant in the heart. No retaliation, no inhibitions, no doubts, no sense of entitlement, no expectations. Only the desire to reconcile and draw closer to the people you love. There's humility, childlike humility-pure, honest, simple, spontaneous. It can lead us to inner peace, forgiveness, healing and ultimately, joy.

Happe Feast of SANTO NIÑO!

May this celebration brinf out and affirm the humble "child" in us.

Prayer

DAILY PRAYER TO SANTO NIÑO

(HOLY CHILD JESUS)

Taken from: catholicsstrivingforholiness.org

Holy Child Jesus, You shed Your blessings on whoever invokes Your name, look kindly on us who kneel humbly before Your holy Image, and hear our prayers. We commend to Your mercy the many poor and needy people who trust in Your Divine Heart. Lay Your all powerful hand upon them and help them in their needs.

Lay Your hand upon the sick, to cure them and sanctify their suffering; upon those in distress, to console them; upon sinners, to draw them into the light of Your divine grace; upon all those who, sticken with grief and suffering, turn trustingly to You for loving help.

Lay Your hand also upon all of us and give us Your blessing. O littke King, grant the treasures of Your divine mercy to all the world, and keep us now and always in the grace of Your love! Amen.