Christ, Our Light

Christ, Our Light
candlemas 2026

We see the world today getting darker and darker. In fact the current global moral climate is one of mocking God, with all the wickedness going on. We never imagined that today Sodomy and infanticide are legalized in many Nations; that God who created man to be male and female will be mocked by the multiplication of genders and transgenderism. Back in the 80's or so these craziness were unthinkable. Worse is that people seem to have gotten numb and dumb, so used to this wicked new normal. People are no longer scandalized by the degree of evil in our world, so that when you react in opposition to these, you are canceled, ridiculed or branded as a conspiracy theorist.

It is indeed a darkening world we're living in– that needs more than ever the light of Christ. How then can we help bring the light of Christ, our only hope, to this dimming world?

First we must allow Christ to be the light of our individual minds and hearts. The very Person of Jesus, His countenance, His actions, even His silences, His teachings, all taken together is one bright Light that will enlighten our individual minds and hearts.

The way He can shine in us is by letting his words and teachings in Scripture and Tradition be the atmosphere in which we breathe. Regular steeping in God's Word is a sure guarantee of living under His light. Amidst the information overload in social media, many of which are trash, and will simply take us away from the Light—-sensuality, self proclamation, ranging from announcing the littlest detail of our day to the most petty issues, all vying for our attention, God's Word should take center stage.

Along with regular Bible reading should be the daily praying of the HOLY ROSARY. Continual meditation on the mysteries of the life of Jesus and Mary in the Rosary will little by little “form a luminous atmosphere, pure, strengthening, and fragrant, which will penetrate our understanding, our will, our heart, our memory, our imagination, our whole being” (from a prayer to our Lady of the Holy Rosary). Indeed Our Lady is the surest, easiest, and shortest way to Jesus, Our Light.

Then there ought to be an intense prayer life–an ever growing deep communion with God, fostered by regular formal acts of prayer, (including mental prayer), especially the Mass, aided by a regular heart to heart talk with Jesus, strengthened by periodic ejaculatory prayers throughout the day, such as “Jesus I love you, save souls, etc., even while driving, or doing some menial tasks. All these amount to creating a bright atmosphere enveloping our whole being and that of our immediate community.

Most of all soaking in the presence of our Lord in front of the Blessed Sacrament (Eucharistic Adoration) is that ‘1000 kilowatt’ supercharger that will surely enlighten and empower our souls towards love of God and neighbor, so much needed in this world inundated by sin and hatred. “A holy hour in front of the Blessed Sacrament is worth more than a thousand years of human glory” (St. Padre Pio).

If more and more Christians live in the Light of Christ, thereby themselves becoming a light in their small world, what a brighter world this will be. This cumulative bright light shining forth from more and more Christian families will surely blind Satan, so active in our world today. This reminds us of the beautiful song: “One little candle”. 
“It is better to light just one little candle, ...all you need is a tiny spark…. and if everyone lit just one little candle, what a bright world this would be.
WE HAVE HOPE.