Cristy Li

The Angel of the Lord stood before them and the glory of the Lord shone around them — saying, “I am bringing you Good News of Great Joy for all the people: To you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord!”  –Luke 2:9-11  Image Courtesy: St. Paul Street Evangelization

Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord!
(Cf, Luke 2:11)

O sing to the Lord a new song;

Sing to the Lord, all the earth!

Sing to the Lord, bless His name!

Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord!
(Cf. Luke 2:11)

Tell of His Salvation from day to day.

Declare His glory among the nations,

His marvelous works among all the peoples.

Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord!
(Cf. Luke 2:11)

For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;

He is to be revered above all gods.

For all the gods of the peoples are idols

but the Lord made the Heavens.

Honor and majesty are before Him;

Strength and beauty are in His Sanctuary.

Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name;

Bring an offering and come into His courts.

Worship the Lord in Holy Splendor;

Tremble before Him, all the earth.

Say among the nations,

“The Lord Is King!

The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved.

He will judge the peoples with equity.”

Let the Heavens be glad and let the earth rejoice;

Let the sea roar and all that fills it;

Let the field exult and everything in it.

Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy

before the Lord;

Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord!
(Cf. Luke 2:11)

For He is coming,

for He is coming to judge the earth.

He will judge the world with righteousness

and the peoples with His truth.  –Psalm 96:1-13

• You May Experience the Joy of Salvation Today
  Through The Good News of Jesus Christ!

Beloved, For the grace of God has appeared, bringing Salvation to all, training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright and godly, while we wait for the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of our Great God and Savior, Jesus Christ! He it is who gave Himself for us that He might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for Himself a people of His own who are zealous for good deeds.

Declare these things; Exhort and reprove with all authority.
Let no one look down on you.  –Titus 2:11-15

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“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He has looked favorably on His people and redeemed them.
He has raised up a Mighty Savior for us in the House of His servant David!” – Luke 1:68-69
Image Courtesy: EWTN

Zechariah (Father of John the Baptist) Prophecy

Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke this prophecy:

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He has looked favorably on His people and redeemed

them. He has raised up a Mighty Savior for us in the House of His servant David, as He spoke

through the mouth of His Holy Prophets from of old, (See: Jeremiah 23:5-6; Daniel 9:21-24)

that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us. Thus He has

shown the mercy promised to our ancestors and has remembered His Holy Covenant, the oath

that he swore to our ancestor Abraham to grant us that we, being rescued from the hands of

our enemies might serve Him without fear, in Holiness and Righteousness before Him all our

days and you, child, will be called the Prophet of the Most High; For you will go before the Lord

to prepare His ways, to give knowledge of salvation to His people by the forgiveness of their

sins. By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to

those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” 

Luke 1:67-79

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To ALL who received Him (Jesus) who believed in His name, He gave power to become children of God; The Word became Flesh and lived among us and we have seen His glory as of a Father’s only Son, full of Grace and Truth!  –John 1:12;14  -Image Courtesy: Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word

Christ Our Advocate

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin but if anyone does

sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous and He is the atoning

sacrifice for our sins and not for ours only but also the sins of the whole world!

Now by this we may be sure that we know Him, if we obey His Commandments. Whoever says,

“I have come to know Him” but does not obey His Commandments, is a liar and in such a

person the truth does not exist but whoever obeys His Word, truly in this person the love of

God has reached perfection. By this we may be sure that we are in Him: Whoever says, “I abide

in Him,” ought to walk as He walked.

A New Commandment

Beloved, I am writing you no new Commandment but an old Commandment that you have had

from the beginning; the old Commandment is the Word you have heard. Yet I am writing you a

new Commandment that is true in Him and in you because the darkness is passing away and

the true light is already shining. Whoever says, “I am the light,” while hating a brother or

sister, is still in darkness. Whoever loves a brother or sister lives in the light and in such a

person there is no cause for stumbling but whoever hates another Believer is in the darkness,

walks in the darkness and does not know the way to go because the

darkness has brought blindness.

I am writing to you little children

because your sins are forgiven on account of His name.

I am writing to you fathers

because you know Him who is from the beginning.

I am writing to you, young people

because you have conquered the evil one.

I write to you, children

because you know the Father.

I write to you, fathers

because you know Him who is from the beginning.

I write to you, young people

because you are strong

and the Word of God abides in you

and you have overcome the evil one.

Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love

the world; For all that is in the world — the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride

in riches — comes not from the Father but from the world and the world and its desire are

passing away (See also: James 4:14) but those who do the Will of God live forever!

Warning Against Antichrists

Children, it is the last hour! As you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many

antichrists have come. From this we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us but

they did not belong to us; for if they belonged to us, they would have remained with us but by

going out they made it plain that none of them belongs to us.

You have been anointed by the Holy One and all of you have knowledge. I write to you not

because you do not know the Truth but because you know it and you know that no lie comes

from the Truth. Who is the liar but the one that denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the

antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. No one who denies the Son has the

Father; Everyone who confesses the Son has the Father also. Let what you heard from the

beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you will abide

in the Son and in the Father and this is what He has promised us, Eternal Life!

I write these things to you concerning those who would deceive you. As for you, the anointing

that you received from Him abides in you and so you do not need anyone to teach you but as

His anointing teaches you about all things and is true and is not a lie and just as it has taught

you, abide in Him.

Now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He is revealed we may have confidence and not

be put to shame before Him at His coming.

Children of God

If you know that He is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who does right

has been born of Him.  –1 John 2:1-29

• You May Know the Joy of Salvation and Eternal Life Today
  Through The Good News of Jesus Christ

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