Today’s celebration of the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe serves as a focal point on the horizon of the Christian life, reminding us of the end toward which we travel through life. And, as Tony explains, it also provides us with a message of hope, assuring us that despite the chaos and turmoil we experience this side of eternity, one day Christ’s reign of peace and happiness will come definitively. Until then, Christians are called to hand over their lives entirely to Christ the King, and thereby make His Kingdom known and present to the world here and now.
Mass Readings:
Reading 1: Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6
Reading 2: 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28
Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.