End of the year

               
Today officially ends the Liturgical Year for us Christians. Since last November we walked together over a spiritual journey through Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter, besides the other solemnities and celebrations and lives of saints we commemorated on their respective feast days. For some people it was a safe journey, reaching our destination to start another year of grace. For others who lost loved ones, it was a sad experience, seeing them transition hopefully into heaven, their new eternal home. Yet another journey is ahead of us, and we hope to tackle this new landscape with joy and enthusiasm. May we stay close to the message of our churches, do our duties methodically and respectfully, while inspiring other people to join us in our journey of faith. For Malta, this year ended with the storm of the decade as lots of rain fell in a short period in the morning, besides hail the size of grapes. And during this month in preparation for Christmas, may we find some time to prepare ourselves for the birth of Jesus in our hearts and homes. But the only way to do this is to eliminate the unnecessary stuff that has replaced him over the past year. And I’m sure if you look deep down into the last 365 days, you can find many little scenarios that you would like to change. Thank you to all my friends and visitors of this Blog, moving soon into my 11th year. I wish you all a very healthy and spiritually uplifting new Liturgical Year. Incidentally tomorrow will be my 2,400th post on this blog.