December 18 - O Adonai - O Lord

O Leader of the House of Israel, giver of the law to Moses on Sinai: come to rescue us with your mighty power. This is our plea today.

May the Law of Moses and the Law of Jesus, the new Moses , be ever engraved in our hearts and minds.

I had a Canon Law professor in the seminary who always insisted that "Law is for liberty". I have never forgotten that pithy little statement. When you think about it - and I ask you to do just that - think about it, Law does free us. It shows us the way to living a just and upright life.

For a Catholic, a Christian - our laws are not binding and restrictive. They point us in the direction of He who is the Way, the Truth and the Life.

Pax et Bonum.