Child Jesus
Solemnity of the Divine Child
The Church considers every Sunday as a Solemn Feast Day, particularly in memory of the day that the Lord is risen from the dead.
Today in this Temple of God, we're celebrating the Solemnity of the Divine Child Jesus. This is not in the Universal Calendar of the Church, but because this House of God is dedicated to the Divine Child Jesus, the Church provides for us the opportunity to celebrate this solemnity as a higher priority over the usual Sunday liturgy.
The Divine Child Jesus loves you. He is your Best Friend. Do pray to Him frequently. Do your best not to hurt Him by your sins. If you hurt Him, be quick in saying sorry to Him and He will always, always, always forgive you. You are very important in His eyes! The world may not treat you so... but you are very important in the eyes of the Divine Child Jesus. For some of you, He may ask you to accept His invitation to follow Him as His future priests or as religious brothers or sisters.
Our beloved late John Paul II wrote a letter to you. He said: Jesus is pointing to you, children, as models even for us grown-ups. He said: unless we become like children, we will not enter the kingdom of Heaven. He also said: In you children, there is something that must never be missing in people who want to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. People who are destined to go to Heaven are simple like children, and like children, they are full of trust. They are full of rich in goodness and pure. So befriend the Divine Child Jesus the rest of your life. He shall lead you to the Father's House.
Divine Child Jesus, raise your tiny hand and bless these young friends of yours, bless the children of all the earth, and bless all of us here in your beautiful Temple.
Mother Mary, bless us with your Divine Child.