On September 16, 2023 (1 Tishri 5784) Rosh haShanah same time I received new Confirmation and new Eucharist into the Presence of Christ is The Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.
This year on December 25, 2024, Christ’s Mass (Christmas) is on December 25th same time Chanukah/Hanukkah also is on December 25th Hanukkah always is on Jewish Calendar 25 of Kislev (November/December).
In 2024, Hanukkah begins at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024 and lasts until sundown on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
Yes, we all read the book of Maccabees 1 and 2 in Old Testament USCCB:
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The rededication of the Jerusalem Temple described in 4:36–59 (see 2 Mac 10:1–8) is the origin of the Jewish feast of Hanukkah.
The Hebrew word Chanukah means “dedication” and is the name of a Jewish holiday that commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem:
Hanukkah Meaning “Dedication” in Hebrew
What it celebrates The rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after a small group of Jewish fighters liberated it from Greek-Syrian oppressors in 164 BC
When it’s celebrated Begins on the 25th day of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar, which usually falls in November or December
How it’s celebrated Lighting the menorah, eating traditional foods, playing games, and giving gifts
The holiday is also known as the Festival of Lights. The name comes from the Hebrew verb חנך, which means “to dedicate”.
From USCCB Responsorial Psalm Ps 96: 1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13. R. (Lk 2:11) Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord. Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all you lands. Sing to the LORD; bless his name. R. Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord. Announce his salvation, day after day. Tell his glory among the nations; among all peoples, his wondrous deeds. R. Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord. Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea and what fills it resound; let the plains be joyful and all that is in them! Then shall all the trees of the forest exult. R. Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord. They shall exult before the LORD, for he comes; for he comes to rule the earth. He shall rule the world with justice and the peoples with his constancy. R. Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord.
Don’t forgot January 6th: The feast of the Epiphany commemorates the arrival of the magi (sometimes referred to as Three Kings or Wise Men) to visit Infant Jesus.
It is a special date for many Christians as it’s when people celebrate how a star led the Magi – also known as the Three kings or the Wise Men – to visit the baby Jesus after he had been born. ‘Epiphany’ comes from the Greek word meaning ‘to reveal’, as it is when the baby Jesus was ‘revealed’ to the world.
Epiphany literally means the word “epiphaneia” is Greek for “appearance” or “manifestation”.
Example: YHWH appeared Adam, ……, Noah, Abraham, Issac, Jacob, ….., Moses, …..David, ….. in Old Testament (Old Covenant).
The USCCB describes the Epiphany simply by saying it “marks the arrival of visitors, identified in Scripture as the magi, to the place where Jesus was born.” The word itself means “divine revelation.”
Matthew 2:10 They [Magi three wise men: Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar] were overjoyed at seeing the star 🙏📿🕯️✨
Approximately 700 years from the Scroll (Book) of Micah 5:1 before the birth of JESUS (YESHUA in Aramaic) as recorded in Matthew’s Gospel in New Covenant (Testament). ❤️🤟🙏📿
According to Catholic understanding, Micah 5:1 (some versions 5:2), which is considered a prophecy about the Messiah’s birthplace in Bethlehem (in Hebrew: “House of Bread”), is believed to be written around 700 years before the events of the New Testament, meaning there is a roughly 700-year gap between the writing of Micah and the New Testament period.
Micah in Hebrew Bible: His name is an abbreviated form of the name Mikayahu which means, “Who is like the Lord?” He prophesied sometime during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah (750-686 BC). His prophecies may have been compiled in this book after his death.
The above we see title the Lord, God reveals His Divine Name: ”Who is like YHWH?”
Key points: Micah 5:1: “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the clans of Judah, out of you shall come for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origins are from old, from ancient days.”
Interpretation: Christians (followers of Christ) interpret this verse as a prophecy about Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem in Hebrew “House of Bread.”
Timeframe: The Book of Micah is believed to have been written during the reigns of Kings Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, which is estimated to be around the 8th century BC.
Today is the Feast of the Visitation, when the Blessed Virgin Mary, while pregnant with Jesus, greeted her cousin, Elizabeth is six months pregnant (Luke 1:36), despite being older and formerly barren (Luke 1:5–7, 13). Her child will come to be known as St. John the Baptist (Luke 3:2–3), an important precursor to the Messiah (Luke 1:14–17). St. John the Baptist (Immerser) and his anointed Holy Ghost role in preparing reaching toward people for the coming of the Messiah (Christ) means Anointed One.
Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her from the Lord. (Luke 1:42-45)
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (n. 495) states,
“Called in the Gospels ‘the mother of Jesus,’ Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Spirit and even before the birth of her son, as ‘the mother of my Lord’.” While we do not know the word used by St. Elizabeth in Aramaic, the word used here by St. Luke, Kurios, is the Greek word chosen by the rabbis to translate the divine name of God, YHWH (I AM) into Greek. Not only is Elizabeth identifying Jesus as God, therefore, but Mary as the Mother of God. 🤟🙏❤️🕊️🔥📿🙏
Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”
And Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he has remembered his promise of mercy, the promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children for ever.”
Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home.
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