Day: January 2, 2026

January 2, 2026
SEEK Conference
Grapevine, Texas

1 John 2:22-28
Psalm 98:1-2-3ab, 3cd-4
John 1:19-28

So many of us have come here to SEEK in order to renew old friendships from last year and to establish new friendships among all of us who are gathered here this week. It is truly an opportunity for Christian friendship as we start a new year and as we continue our celebration of the liturgical season of Christmas. It is therefore providential that on this day the Church offers us the liturgical Memorial of Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory Nazianzen, because they were not only monks, not only bishops, not only doctors of the Church, but above all — they were truly close Christian friends since the time of their youth during which they studied together at what would be the equivalent of their college years.