Thursday 28th December 2023

A voice was heard in Ramah sobbing and loud lamentation ;Rachel weeping for her children , and she would not be consoled , since they were no more.

The city of Bethlehem, this year has had toned down their Christmas celebrations in solidarity with the war!! It saddens me that history is repeating itself for not the Lord but we are birthing hate and distrust among our brethren.

As I sat in my home with my family and attended the Christmas service under the skies with the most melodious voices of the choir… I did think of all those women who lost their families, the Healthcare workers who died while taking care of the sick or who are still struggling to make ends meet….

It made me realise how grateful I need to be on a daily basis for everything I have and the peace and freedom I enjoy!!!! You enjoy!

As we usher into a new year, and I enlist my usual list of resolutions – being a better doctor and human has been bumped higher in the list and rebuilding my relationship with God is important everyday so I may not stray away into the world of sin any deeper.

Lets say a short thank you for everything and everyone around us and pray we can bring a change with our faith in this world.

Amen.

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Hello! I’m Dr Analise Maria D’ Mello, (MBBS, MS obgyn, DNB) from the beautiful state of Goa in India. I was born and raised in a Roman Catholic family, learning my prayers, catechism and Catholic values from my parents and grandmothers. I am currently practicing as an obstetrician and gynecologist for 3 years since my residency. I often speak on anti-abortion to college students and married couples, and counsel distressed pregnant women with appropriate medical advice. I am part of the St Luke's Medical Guild of Catholic Doctors in my state providing services in prisons, and Lenten and advent retreats for medical professionals and their families.

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12 Comments

  1. Thank you, Analise. You are a great inspiration to us to keep trying to follow Jesus through all the distractions of our daily lives.

  2. Happy New Year! It is happy because he is risen. King Herod had the Holy Innocents killed. We can’t focus on the bad in the world. It was there in Jesus’s time. We can only focus on the good around us. God Bless you in your work to prevent human suffering.

  3. Well written, both Dr. and Bob B. God has us here at this time for a reason. I do shake my head and wonder how humankind struggles in so many parts of our world. Let me help people where I can, and pray for this world. Love to all of you at Catholic Moment✝️🙏🏼🌷

  4. Thank you Analise. The world needs good doctors and good people. You are where God wants you to be. As for the violence and hatred in the world, it has existed from the beginning and Scripture tells us it will increase as it gets closer to the end. We can hold fast to God through it all, and be His love in the world. It is His world after all, not ours. We are just here for a little while. My prayer for the New Year is that He gives me the strength to take up my cross every day, and follow after Him. May God go with you all.

  5. Thank you Dr Analise. The babies were the 1st martyrs for Jesus. It doesn’t make it easier but gives a purpose so Jesus could open a a way for mankind to spend eternity in Heavenly Paradise. Christ our Savior is born!🙌

  6. Thank you Analise. A solemn Gospel in a joyous season. In our world there are so many Holy Innocents. War, injustice, abortion. Never can we diminish God’s gift of human life. Pray for the Holy Innocents. Peace and Happy New year.

  7. Thank you Dr. Analise. Like Cecilia had said, babies were the first martyrs for Christ. Babies continue to be martyred today. Enjoy this peaceful time with family. We are blessed indeed.

  8. Thank you Analise.Unspeakable suffering in today’s gospel.Our hope lies in the risen Lord and the coming of our Saviour.
    A Happy New Year to you.God Bless you and all ACM readers and writers in 2024.

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