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ADVENT Some random content [from
the site editor], on this time of joyful anticipation as
we prepare to celebrate the coming of the Lord as foretold centuries
before by the
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1st Sunday of Advent: Before the 9am Mass, the candles on the traditional Advent Wreath will be blessed, symbolising the light and love that Jesus brought into the world, the three purple candles symbolising the time of preparation and the rose candle symbolising joy and rejoicing (Gaudete). The Advent Wreath is round having no beginning and no end, made of evergreens, symbolising God's everlasting love and also that those who love God will have everlasting life with him. An Advent prayer: As we light the Advent candles in preparation for our celebration of the Birth of Your son, may the fire of Your love burn away the dusts of our complacency. May we be able to see the world as it really is, with so many of Your people living in poverty. We ask You to light anew the flame of our passion for justice, so that the Jubilee spirit still lives on in us. Amen The season of Advent
celebrates two comings in the life of Christ:
one future and one
past. Advent prepares our hearts for the second coming of Christ <:))))<>< An Advent Reflection (contributed from Canada, December 2007)
While
a novena is normally a nine-day prayer, the term is sometimes used for any
prayer that is repeated over a series of days. The Saint Andrew
Christmas Novena is often called simply the "Christmas Novena"
or the "Christmas Anticipation Prayer," because it is prayed
15 times every day from the Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle (November
30) until Christmas. The First Sunday of Advent is the Sunday closest to
the Feast of Saint Andrew.
The novena is not actually addressed to Saint Andrew but to God Himself,
asking Him to grant our request in the honour of the birth of His Son at
Christmas. You can say the prayer all 15 times, all at once; or divide up
the recitation as necessary (perhaps five times at each meal). <:))))<>< Monday
of the First Week of Advent; Reading 1, Is 2:1-5 This is what Isaiah,
son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to come, The
mountain of the LORD's house shall be established as the highest mountain
and raised above the hills. All nations shall stream toward it; many
peoples shall come and say: Tuesday of the First Week of Advent; Reading 1, Is 11:1-10
On that day, A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. Friday
of the First Week of Advent (First Friday - 2011) Reading 1, Is 29:17-24
Thus says the Lord GOD: But a very little while, and Lebanon shall be
changed into an orchard, and the orchard be regarded as a forest! On that
day the deaf shall hear the words of a book; And out of gloom and
darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see. The lowly will ever find joy in
the LORD, and the poor rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. For the tyrant
will be no more and the arrogant will have gone; Saturday
December 3, 2011; Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, priest (First Saturday)
Reading 1, Is 30:19-21, 23-26 Thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel:
O people of Zion, who dwell in Jerusalem, no more will you weep; He will be gracious to you when you cry out,
as soon as he hears he will answer you. The Lord will give you the bread you need
and the water for which you thirst. No longer will your Teacher hide himself,
but with your own eyes you shall see your Teacher, While from behind, a voice shall sound in your ears:
"This is the way; walk in it," when you would turn to the right or to the left.
He will give rain for the seed that you sow in the ground, And the wheat that the soil produces
will be rich and abundant. On that day your flock will be given pasture and the lamb will graze in spacious meadows;
The oxen and the asses that till the ground will eat silage tossed to them
with shovel and pitchfork. Upon every high mountain and lofty hill <:))))<>< The Advent ‘O’ Antiphons: Titles of our Lord Jesus
<:))))<>< Our Lady (Medjugorje), past messages:- December 13, 1984 "Dear children! You know that the season of joy is getting closer, but without love you will achieve nothing. So first of all, begin to love your own family, everyone in the parish, and then you'll be able to love and accept all who are coming over here. Now let these seven days be a week when you need to learn to love. Thank you for having responded to my call." November 25, 1996 "Dear children! Today, again, I invite you to pray, so that through prayer, fasting and small sacrifices you may prepare yourselves for the coming of Jesus. May this time, little children, be a time of grace for you. Use every moment and do good, for only in this way will you feel the birth of Jesus in your hearts. If with your life you give an example and become a sign of God's love, joy will prevail in the hearts of men. Thank you for having responded to my call." December 02, 2009 "Dear children, At this time of preparation and joyful expectation I, as a mother, desire to point you to what is the most important, to your soul. Can my Son be born in it? Is it cleansed by love from lies, arrogance, hatred and malice? Above all else does your soul love God as your Father and does it love your fellow brother in Christ? I am pointing you to the way which will raise your soul to a complete union with my Son. I desire for my Son to be born in you. What a joy that would be for me as mother. Thank you." LINKS (external links open in a new window)
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