Message of 12-11-07
Published: Sat, 12/08/07
MESSAGE OF THE DAY
A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes - and is completely
dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened
from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent"
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
(He should know!)
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SCRIPTURE READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Is 40:1-11; Ps 96:1-2, 3 and 10ac, 11-12, 13; Mt 18:12-14
R. (see Isaiah 40:10ab) The Lord our God comes with power.
Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all you lands.
Sing to the LORD; bless his name;
announce his salvation, day after day.
Tell his glory among the nations;
among all peoples, his wondrous deeds.
Say among the nations: The LORD is king;
he governs the peoples with equity.
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 let all the trees of the forest rejoice.
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.
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ADVENT REFLECTIONS
Second Tuesday of Advent
Isaiah 40:1-11
Matthew 18:12-14
God is always here for us even when as the lost sheep we choose to
be in a distant relationship. God is our Shepherd who lifts us up
in safety when life is so tangled up in busyness and things that
really do not matter. In the hustle and bustle of Advent, we tend
to forget why this special time exists for us. It is the season of
preparation for the coming of the Lord into our midst. It is a time
if we have strayed in our relationship with God to rekindle our
love and accept the presence of God's everlasting and
unconditional love.
The Christmas time preparations can be a positive opportunity if we
are mindful of God's presence. Is it possible for you to be
mindful of this wonderful Presence as you wander from one activity
to another this Advent?
Are you remembering the poor among you in your spirit of gift-giving?
(by Sr. Jolene Geier, OP)
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SAYINGS OF LIGHT AND LOVE
by St. John of the Cross
- jottings from his notebooks
37. Reflect that your guardian angel does not always move your
desire for an action, but he does always enlighten your reason.
Hence, in order to practice virtue do not wait until you feel like
it, for your reason and intellect are sufficient.
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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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