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ADVENT: A JOURNEY OF TWO LOVES
(A reflection from today’s Euchalette, p.4.)
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(A reflection from today’s Euchalette, p.4.)
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December 11, 2013 - Wednesday, 2nd Week of Advent:
Collect (opening Prayer):
“Almighty God, who command us
to prepare the way for Christ the Lord,
grant in your kindness, we pray,
that no infirmity may weary us
as we long for the comforting presence
of our heavenly physician.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
December 11- Saint Damasus I, Pope (Optional Memorial):
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that we may constantly exalt the merits of your Martyrs,
whom Pope Saint Damasus so venerated and loved.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
“Of Spanish descent, St. Damasus I (305 - 384) summoned the First Ecumenical Council of Constantinople to defend the Church against schismatics and heretics. He promoted the veneration of martyrs; he commissioned St. Jerome’s translation of the Bible, and he changed the liturgical language of the Western Church to Latin.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
For more on St. Damasus I, click links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-11
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/D/stdamasusi.asp
Collect (opening Prayer):
“Almighty God, who command us
to prepare the way for Christ the Lord,
grant in your kindness, we pray,
that no infirmity may weary us
as we long for the comforting presence
of our heavenly physician.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
December 11- Saint Damasus I, Pope (Optional Memorial):
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that we may constantly exalt the merits of your Martyrs,
whom Pope Saint Damasus so venerated and loved.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
“Of Spanish descent, St. Damasus I (305 - 384) summoned the First Ecumenical Council of Constantinople to defend the Church against schismatics and heretics. He promoted the veneration of martyrs; he commissioned St. Jerome’s translation of the Bible, and he changed the liturgical language of the Western Church to Latin.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
For more on St. Damasus I, click links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-11
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/D/stdamasusi.asp
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December 12 - Our Lady of Guadalupe, (Feast in the Dioceses of the United States, the Philippines & some other countries):
Collect:
“O God, Father of mercies,
who placed your people under the singular protection
of your Son’s most holy Mother,
grant that all who invoke the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe,
may seek with ever more lively faith
the progress of peoples in the ways of justice and of peace.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
“The image of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the tilma of St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (Decemer 9) is kept, miraculously preserved, in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, in Mexico City. It is an object of great devotion.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
“Today’s memorial recalls the apparitions of Mary at the hill of Tepeyac from 9 - 12 Dec. 1531 to the native convert, Juan Diego; known to the Aztecs as Tecoatlaxope (or de Guadalupe in Spanish), meaning ‘she will crush the serpent of stone’; declared Patroness of the Americas and the Philippines by Pope Pius XI in 1935.” (ORDO.)
For more on Our Lady of Guadalupe, click links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-12
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/O/ourladyofguadalupe.asp
Collect:
“O God, Father of mercies,
who placed your people under the singular protection
of your Son’s most holy Mother,
grant that all who invoke the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe,
may seek with ever more lively faith
the progress of peoples in the ways of justice and of peace.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
“The image of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the tilma of St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (Decemer 9) is kept, miraculously preserved, in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, in Mexico City. It is an object of great devotion.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
“Today’s memorial recalls the apparitions of Mary at the hill of Tepeyac from 9 - 12 Dec. 1531 to the native convert, Juan Diego; known to the Aztecs as Tecoatlaxope (or de Guadalupe in Spanish), meaning ‘she will crush the serpent of stone’; declared Patroness of the Americas and the Philippines by Pope Pius XI in 1935.” (ORDO.)
For more on Our Lady of Guadalupe, click links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-12
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/O/ourladyofguadalupe.asp
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grateful_child
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Today’s Scripture Readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
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grateful_child
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December 13 - St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr (Memorial):
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May the glorious intercession
of the Virgin and Martyr Saint Lucy
give us new heart, we pray, O Lord,
so that we may celebrate her heavenly birthday
in this present age
and so behold things eternal.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
“St. Lucy (d. 304) died in Syracuse, Sicily, under the persecution of Diocletian. She has been venerated by the Church from antiquity, and her name is mentioned in the Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I).” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
For more on St. Lucy, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/L/stlucy.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-13
December 13, 2013 - Friday, 2nd Week of Advent:
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant that your people, we pray, almighty God,
may be ever watchful
for the coming of your Only Begotten Son,
that, as the author of our salvation himself has taught us,
we may hasten, alert and with lighted lamps,
to meet him when he comes.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May the glorious intercession
of the Virgin and Martyr Saint Lucy
give us new heart, we pray, O Lord,
so that we may celebrate her heavenly birthday
in this present age
and so behold things eternal.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
“St. Lucy (d. 304) died in Syracuse, Sicily, under the persecution of Diocletian. She has been venerated by the Church from antiquity, and her name is mentioned in the Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I).” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
For more on St. Lucy, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/L/stlucy.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-13
December 13, 2013 - Friday, 2nd Week of Advent:
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant that your people, we pray, almighty God,
may be ever watchful
for the coming of your Only Begotten Son,
that, as the author of our salvation himself has taught us,
we may hasten, alert and with lighted lamps,
to meet him when he comes.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
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December 14 - St. John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church (Memorial):
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who gave the Priest Saint John
an outstanding dedication to perfect self-denial
and love of the Cross,
grant that, by imitating him closely at all times,
we may come to contemplate eternally your glory.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
“Born in a town near Avila, Spain, the Carmelite St. John (1542-1591) was persuaded by St. Teresa of Avila to join her in reforming the Carmelites, and as a result he suffered many tribulations, including imprisonment. During his incarceration he wrote Dark Night of the Soul, a profound work of mysticism. He is a Doctor of the Church.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
For more on St. John of the Cross, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjohnofthecross.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-14
December 14, 2013 - Saturday, 2nd Week of Advent:
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May the splendor of your glory dawn in our hearts,
we pray, almighty God,
that all shadows of the night may be scattered
and we may be shown to be children of light
by the advent of your Only Begotten Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who gave the Priest Saint John
an outstanding dedication to perfect self-denial
and love of the Cross,
grant that, by imitating him closely at all times,
we may come to contemplate eternally your glory.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
“Born in a town near Avila, Spain, the Carmelite St. John (1542-1591) was persuaded by St. Teresa of Avila to join her in reforming the Carmelites, and as a result he suffered many tribulations, including imprisonment. During his incarceration he wrote Dark Night of the Soul, a profound work of mysticism. He is a Doctor of the Church.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
For more on St. John of the Cross, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjohnofthecross.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-14
December 14, 2013 - Saturday, 2nd Week of Advent:
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May the splendor of your glory dawn in our hearts,
we pray, almighty God,
that all shadows of the night may be scattered
and we may be shown to be children of light
by the advent of your Only Begotten Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
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December 15, 2013 - 3rd Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday):
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who see how your people
faithfully await the feast of the Lord’s Nativity,
enable us, we pray,
to attain the joys of so great a salvation
and to celebrate them always
with solemn worship and glad rejoicing.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, you Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-15
"The Third Sunday of Advent is also known as Gaudete Sunday. The name is derived from the first word of the Latin Entrance Antiphon of the Mass, i.e., Gaudete, or rejoice!
Gaudete Sunday serves as a breaker during Advent (similar to Laetare Sunday in Lent). Halfway through an otherwise penitential season, it calls the faithful to rejoice because the Lord is now near.
More on Gaudete Sunday:
www.newadvent.org/cathen/06394b.htm
www.ewtn.com/library/Theology/domgaudete.htm "
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who see how your people
faithfully await the feast of the Lord’s Nativity,
enable us, we pray,
to attain the joys of so great a salvation
and to celebrate them always
with solemn worship and glad rejoicing.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, you Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-15
"The Third Sunday of Advent is also known as Gaudete Sunday. The name is derived from the first word of the Latin Entrance Antiphon of the Mass, i.e., Gaudete, or rejoice!
Gaudete Sunday serves as a breaker during Advent (similar to Laetare Sunday in Lent). Halfway through an otherwise penitential season, it calls the faithful to rejoice because the Lord is now near.
More on Gaudete Sunday:
www.newadvent.org/cathen/06394b.htm
www.ewtn.com/library/Theology/domgaudete.htm "
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grateful_child
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December 16, 2013 - Monday, 3rd Week of Advent:
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Incline a merciful ear to our cry, we pray, O Lord,
and, casting light on the darkness of our hearts,
visit us with the grace of your Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
For information on St. Adelaide, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-16
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Incline a merciful ear to our cry, we pray, O Lord,
and, casting light on the darkness of our hearts,
visit us with the grace of your Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
For information on St. Adelaide, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-16
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grateful_child
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From the ORDO, on the Liturgical Meaning of December 17 - 24:
“FROM DECEMBER 17 on, liturgical texts of Advent are more directly concerned with the immediate preparation for the Christmas feast. The mystery of God’s love, the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God (Eph 3:9), is the foreground. God realized it in the Lord’s ancestors and proximately in the infancy of John the Baptist and in the persons of Our Lady and St. Joseph.”
“FROM DECEMBER 17 on, liturgical texts of Advent are more directly concerned with the immediate preparation for the Christmas feast. The mystery of God’s love, the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God (Eph 3:9), is the foreground. God realized it in the Lord’s ancestors and proximately in the infancy of John the Baptist and in the persons of Our Lady and St. Joseph.”
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December 17, 2013 - Tuesday, 3rd Week of Advent:
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, Creator and Redeemer of human nature,
who willed that your Word should take flesh
in an ever-virgin womb,
look with favor on our prayers,
that your Only Begotten Son,
having taken to himself our humanity,
may be pleased to grant us a share in his divinity.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-17
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, Creator and Redeemer of human nature,
who willed that your Word should take flesh
in an ever-virgin womb,
look with favor on our prayers,
that your Only Begotten Son,
having taken to himself our humanity,
may be pleased to grant us a share in his divinity.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-17
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December 18, 2013 - Wednesday, 3rd Week of Advent:
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who are weighed down from of old
by slavery beneath the yoke of sin,
may be set free by the newness
of the long-awaited Nativity
of your Only Begotten Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-18
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who are weighed down from of old
by slavery beneath the yoke of sin,
may be set free by the newness
of the long-awaited Nativity
of your Only Begotten Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-18
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December 19, 2013 - Thursday, 3rd Week of Advent:
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through the child-bearing of the holy Virgin
graciously revealed the radiance of your glory to the world,
grant, we pray,
that we may venerate with integrity of faith
the mystery of so wondrous an Incarnation
and always celebrate it with due reverence.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-19
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through the child-bearing of the holy Virgin
graciously revealed the radiance of your glory to the world,
grant, we pray,
that we may venerate with integrity of faith
the mystery of so wondrous an Incarnation
and always celebrate it with due reverence.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-19
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December 20, 2013 - Friday, 3rd Week of Advent:
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, eternal majesty, whose ineffable Word
the immaculate Virgin received through the message of an Angel
and so became the dwelling-place of divinity,
filled with the light of the Holy Spirit,
grant, we pray, that by her example
we may in humility hold fast to your will.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-20
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, eternal majesty, whose ineffable Word
the immaculate Virgin received through the message of an Angel
and so became the dwelling-place of divinity,
filled with the light of the Holy Spirit,
grant, we pray, that by her example
we may in humility hold fast to your will.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-20
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December 21, 2013 - Saturday, 3rd Week of Advent:
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Hear in kindness, O Lord,
the prayers of your people, that those who rejoice
at the coming of your Only Begotten Son in our flesh
may, when at last he comes in glory,
gain the reward of eternal life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
December 21 - St. Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church (Optional Memorial):
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who for the defense of the Catholic faith
made the Priest Saint Peter Canisius
strong in virtue and in learning,
grant, through his intercession,
that those who seek the truth
may joyfully find you, their God,
and that your faithful people
may persevere in confessing you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
“Born in Holland, the Jesuit St. Peter (1521-1597) lived for many years in Germany, where he defended the Faith by writing and teaching. He founded several Catholic colleges, and his Catechism was published in nine languages and fifty-five editions.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
For more on St. Peter Canisius, click links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-21
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpetercanisius.asp
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Hear in kindness, O Lord,
the prayers of your people, that those who rejoice
at the coming of your Only Begotten Son in our flesh
may, when at last he comes in glory,
gain the reward of eternal life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
December 21 - St. Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church (Optional Memorial):
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who for the defense of the Catholic faith
made the Priest Saint Peter Canisius
strong in virtue and in learning,
grant, through his intercession,
that those who seek the truth
may joyfully find you, their God,
and that your faithful people
may persevere in confessing you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
“Born in Holland, the Jesuit St. Peter (1521-1597) lived for many years in Germany, where he defended the Faith by writing and teaching. He founded several Catholic colleges, and his Catechism was published in nine languages and fifty-five editions.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
For more on St. Peter Canisius, click links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-21
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpetercanisius.asp
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December 22, 2013 - 4th Sunday of Advent:
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord,
your grace into our hearts,
that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ your Son
was made known by the message of an Angel,
may by his Passion and Cross
be brought to the glory of his Resurrection.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-22
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord,
your grace into our hearts,
that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ your Son
was made known by the message of an Angel,
may by his Passion and Cross
be brought to the glory of his Resurrection.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-22
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December 23, 2013 - Monday, 4th Week of Advent:
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
as we see how the Nativity of your Son
according to the flesh draws near,
we pray that to us, your unworthy servants,
mercy may flow from your Word,
who chose to become flesh of the Virgin Mary
and establish among us his dwelling,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
December 23 - Saint John of Kanty, Priest (Optional Memorial):
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that by the example of the Priest Saint John of Kanty
we may advance in the knowledge of holy things
and, by showing compassion to all,
may gain forgiveness in your sight.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
For more on St. John of Kanty, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjohnofkanty.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-23
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
as we see how the Nativity of your Son
according to the flesh draws near,
we pray that to us, your unworthy servants,
mercy may flow from your Word,
who chose to become flesh of the Virgin Mary
and establish among us his dwelling,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
December 23 - Saint John of Kanty, Priest (Optional Memorial):
Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that by the example of the Priest Saint John of Kanty
we may advance in the knowledge of holy things
and, by showing compassion to all,
may gain forgiveness in your sight.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
For more on St. John of Kanty, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjohnofkanty.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-23
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As we near the end of the Advent season and approach Christmas and the New Year, we hear ourselves praying louder: Maranatha! O Lord! Come!
Some of us may ask: But where is He? Where can He be found? The answer lies in silent prayer.
Venerable Fr. Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus, Carmelite, writes in his booklet '15 Days of Prayer’:
"Silent prayer has us seek God in the center of our soul. Where could we find Him more intimately than in our inner depths where He communicates His divine life, making each one of us personally His Child?
God, Who is present and acting within me, is truly my Father, for He begets me unceasingly by the outpouring of His life; I can embrace Him myself with a filial embrace in these regions where He is giving Himself. My Lord and my God truly dwells within me; and when my soul is purified enough to receive the power to see God as He is, I will discover Him penetrating, enveloping my soul in those intimate regions where I now seek Him in faith.
… By keeping me in the company of the Holy Trinity who dwells there, silent prayer is more than a preparation for eternal life; it is a real beginining of that very life beneath the veil of faith." (p.17).
“Where is He? Within me. At the well-spring of my being; in that deepest of places wherein He begets me; in … the secret place from whence the Father calls me; where I can trust, where I can answer in complete freedom: in my soul.” (p. 19).
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Some of us may ask: But where is He? Where can He be found? The answer lies in silent prayer.
Venerable Fr. Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus, Carmelite, writes in his booklet '15 Days of Prayer’:
"Silent prayer has us seek God in the center of our soul. Where could we find Him more intimately than in our inner depths where He communicates His divine life, making each one of us personally His Child?
God, Who is present and acting within me, is truly my Father, for He begets me unceasingly by the outpouring of His life; I can embrace Him myself with a filial embrace in these regions where He is giving Himself. My Lord and my God truly dwells within me; and when my soul is purified enough to receive the power to see God as He is, I will discover Him penetrating, enveloping my soul in those intimate regions where I now seek Him in faith.
… By keeping me in the company of the Holy Trinity who dwells there, silent prayer is more than a preparation for eternal life; it is a real beginining of that very life beneath the veil of faith." (p.17).
“Where is He? Within me. At the well-spring of my being; in that deepest of places wherein He begets me; in … the secret place from whence the Father calls me; where I can trust, where I can answer in complete freedom: in my soul.” (p. 19).
(Read on for continuation of thought.)
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(Part 2.)
So, where is He? He is in the center of my soul. He is in my inner depths - me, as His child; and He, as my Father.
Yes. God is within me, always present within me … Often however, I am the one absent, pre-occupied, distracted and at times caught in a stupor by the overwhelming trials of life which I try to handle alone …
During these remaining days of Advent, let us ask our Blessed Mother to help us make sure that we, too, are ever present to the Lord. With all the rush and preparations for our Christmas celebration, let us make sure we are truly present to meet the Lord Jesus on Christmas Day. Then we can thank Him for becoming one of us, for identifying Himself with us, so that He can atone for our sins and restore friendship once again between us and the Almighty. Let us thank the Almighty Father and the Holy Spirit for initiating this restoration of our ruptured relationship with the Almighty.
And then, after the celebrations are over, let us always be present to the Lord in our soul - loving, praising and thanking Him as the Source of our being, and for Whose sake we continue to handle the daily duties of our state in life as faithfully as we can.
May we all have a wonderful Christmas encounter with the Lord Jesus on His birthday; and may this Christmas encounter spur us on towards a higher and more delicate level of relationship with Our Lord - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
So, where is He? He is in the center of my soul. He is in my inner depths - me, as His child; and He, as my Father.
Yes. God is within me, always present within me … Often however, I am the one absent, pre-occupied, distracted and at times caught in a stupor by the overwhelming trials of life which I try to handle alone …
During these remaining days of Advent, let us ask our Blessed Mother to help us make sure that we, too, are ever present to the Lord. With all the rush and preparations for our Christmas celebration, let us make sure we are truly present to meet the Lord Jesus on Christmas Day. Then we can thank Him for becoming one of us, for identifying Himself with us, so that He can atone for our sins and restore friendship once again between us and the Almighty. Let us thank the Almighty Father and the Holy Spirit for initiating this restoration of our ruptured relationship with the Almighty.
And then, after the celebrations are over, let us always be present to the Lord in our soul - loving, praising and thanking Him as the Source of our being, and for Whose sake we continue to handle the daily duties of our state in life as faithfully as we can.
May we all have a wonderful Christmas encounter with the Lord Jesus on His birthday; and may this Christmas encounter spur us on towards a higher and more delicate level of relationship with Our Lord - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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December 24, 2013 - Tuesday, 4th Week of Advent:
Collect:
“Come quickly, we pray, Lord Jesus,
and do not delay,
that those who trust in your compassion
may find solace and relief in your coming.
Who live and reign with God the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-24
Note: This evening, we have the Vigil Mass of the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas).
Collect:
“Come quickly, we pray, Lord Jesus,
and do not delay,
that those who trust in your compassion
may find solace and relief in your coming.
Who live and reign with God the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-24
Note: This evening, we have the Vigil Mass of the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas).
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grateful_child
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December 25 - Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas):
Collect (Opening Prayer At the Vigil Mass):
“O God, who gladden us year by year
as we wait in hope for our redemption,
grant that, just as we joyfully welcome
your Only Begotten Son as our Redeemer,
we may also merit to face him confidently
when he comes again as our Judge.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-25
Collect (Opening Prayer At the Vigil Mass):
“O God, who gladden us year by year
as we wait in hope for our redemption,
grant that, just as we joyfully welcome
your Only Begotten Son as our Redeemer,
we may also merit to face him confidently
when he comes again as our Judge.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-25
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