Message of 12-4-07
Published: Thu, 11/29/07
MESSAGE OF THE DAY
If I were but sure that I should live to see the coming of the
Lord, it would be the joyfulest tidings in the world. O that I
might see His kingdom come! It is the characteristic of His saints
to love His appearing, and to look for that blessed hope. "The
Spirit and the bride say, 'Come.' "Even so, come, Lord Jesus."
- Richard Baxter
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24
R. (see 7) Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of
peace for ever.
O God, with your judgment endow the king,
and with your justice, the king's son;
He shall govern your people with justice
and your afflicted ones with judgment.
Justice shall flower in his days,
and profound peace, till the moon be no more.
May he rule from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
He shall rescue the poor when he cries out,
and the afflicted when he has no one to help him.
He shall have pity for the lowly and the poor;
the lives of the poor he shall save.
May his name be blessed forever;
as long as the sun his name shall remain.
In him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed;
all the nations shall proclaim his happiness.
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ADVENT MEDITATION
Tuesday , First Week in Advent
Is. 11: 1- 10 (The Messianic Age)
Today's passage from the book of Isaiah presents us with a few
beautiful images of the kind of world the Messiah would bring. As
your prayerfully consider the passages below, note what kinds of
feelings and desires they awaken in you, and pray for the grace to
bring the Messianic reign wherever you go this day.
. . . his delight shall be in the fear of God.
. . . he shall not judge by what is seen or heard.
. . . the earth shall be struck with the rod of truth.
. . . with justice for a waistband, and with faithfulness for a
belt.
. . . for all the earth shall be full of the knowledge of God.
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SAYINGS OF LIGHT AND LOVE
by St. John of the Cross
- jottings from his notebooks
35. One human thought alone is worth more than the entire world,
hence God alone is worthy of it.
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PRAYING WITH SCRIPTURE (Ignatian Method)
A. Preparation: acts of faith and reverence in the presence of God;
asking grace of a good meditation; petition for specific graces
sought in meditation.
B. Reading the Scriptures slowly, prayerfully.
C. Exercise of the memory, imagination, and intellect:
consideration of the material.. What practical applications are
suggested?
D. Expression of feelings and sentiments awakened in meditation.
Conversation with God.
E. Exercise of will and imagination in making resolutions. Prayer
for grace to fulfill resolutions.
F. Vocal prayer (Our Father, Hail Mary, other prayers).
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