|
|
- preparing for Advent
Advent and Christmas Meditations, by Philip St. Romain. Contemplative Ministries, Inc., 2018.
(Adapted from Praying the Daily Gospels.)
The seasons of Advent and Christmas go together; one does not make sense without the other. During Advent, we ponder the centuries of waiting and longing for the coming of the Christ, God’s promised Messiah; Christmas celebrates the fulfillment of this promise in the birth of Jesus.
Against the backdrop of a culture that can easily draw us into a consumeristic attitude, this little booklet invites us to be true to the spirit of the Advent and Christmas seasons by taking time to pray the Psalms and Gospel readings of the day. A short focusing statement is provided, and questions that invite your own meditation help to stimulate your own engagement with the scriptures. A method for prayer is also included in the Introduction.
How will you give priority to God this Advent and Christmas?
This booklet can help you to prayerfully keep the true spirit of the seasons.
- Book descriptor
Bulk orders for PDF copies available.
Paperback, Kindle, ePub, PDF
|
Make the Christian Spirituality Bookstore your starting point for online shopping at Amazon.com. You can buy books, cds, videotapes, software, appliances and many other products at
discount prices. As Amazon.com affiliate, we are paid a small fee for purchases originating from our web site. Every little bit helps! http://shalomplace.com/psrbks.html
|
|
St. Agnes of Assisi: November 19. 1197 - 1253.
Born Caterina Offreducia, Agnes was the younger sister of Saint Clare, and her first follower. When Caterina left home two weeks after Clare’s departure, their family attempted to bring her back by force. They tried to drag her out of the monastery, but her body suddenly became so heavy that several knights could not budge it. Her uncle Monaldo tried to strike her but was
temporarily paralyzed. The knights then left Caterina and Clare in peace. Saint Francis himself gave Clare’s sister the name Agnes, because she was gentle like a young lamb.
Agnes matched her sister in devotion to prayer and in willingness to endure the strict penances that characterized the Poor Ladies’ lives at San Damiano. In 1221, a group of Benedictine nuns in Monticelli near Florence asked to become Poor Ladies. Saint Clare sent Agnes to become abbess of that monastery. Agnes soon wrote a rather sad letter about how much she missed Clare and the
other nuns at San Damiano. After establishing other monasteries of Poor Ladies in northern Italy, Agnes was recalled to San Damiano in 1253, as Clare lay dying.
Calendar of Saints
|
|
