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hazcompat
posted in Personal Reflections
on December 22nd, 2024 at 19:59
Together we form one person, and we cannot be separated!
I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all…
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on December 22nd, 2024 at 19:18
Christ, come quickly
Christ, come quickly!There's clamour round the corner. With rumour as their armour,they hunger for a hammer..Christ, come quickly!There's anger up the street.With the turbulence that they reek,violence is what they seek..Christ,…
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Barbara Y.
posted in Personal Reflections
on December 22nd, 2024 at 17:16
Barbara Yoder on About Today for Fourth Sunday of Advent on December 22nd, 2024 at 17:08
Asking for God's special grace and support for all those who are alone during the holidays, for all those who are grieving the loss of loved ones, for any who…
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Jolanta K.
posted in Personal Reflections
on December 22nd, 2024 at 13:00
Joy
The only joy of human kind may touch the hearts of leaders and all peacemakers so that Christmas may shine in all homes of our brothers and sisters.
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spoonerC
replied to My manger
on December 22nd, 2024 at 10:57
For those who are so afraid of the coming violence, God has said, "Be not Afraid...I have conquered the World." The gap tells of many difficulties and tribulations that will come upon us, but to never stop believing that He will give us the courage we need to face them. Perhaps many will be called to be martyred for the faith; all of us are called to martyr our passions daily. We must only pray that God's will be done as we are too much like newborn babies whose eyes are not well adjusted to the light and only see dimly. What we think is good may instead by trickery by Satan and lead to our destruction. Mother Teresa said to accept God's will in all things as Christ did even though it meant His death.
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Ralph
posted in Personal Reflections
on December 22nd, 2024 at 10:18
Ralph on Morning Prayer for Fourth Sunday of Advent on December 22nd, 2024 at 9:58
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…
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hschuyler
posted in Personal Reflections
on December 22nd, 2024 at 9:12
4th Sunday of Advent Homily First: Mic 5:1-4; Second: Heb 10:5-10; Gospel: Lk 1:39-48 The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth December 22, 2024 given at St. Joseph Catholic Church by Deacon Schuyler based on the writings of St. Pope John Paul II
 Dear Brothers and Sisters, There are two thoughts that I hope you will take away from this week’s homily: First is a deeper understanding of the divine motherhood of the…
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hazcompat
posted in Personal Reflections
on December 22nd, 2024 at 8:32
Hurry The Lord is near!
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in…
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Ashe
posted in Personal Reflections
on December 22nd, 2024 at 7:24
Thanksgiving
Thank you, Lord Jesus Christ, for all you have done for me and my husband. Thank you for saving him from death. Thank you for coming to us on earth…
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Mary
replied to Lord, hear my voice…
on December 21st, 2024 at 22:40
Not easy in this bustling world. Silence, yes
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on December 21st, 2024 at 22:36
Thank you. Sounds like St Therese little way.
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hazcompat
posted in Personal Reflections
on December 21st, 2024 at 20:09
The protagonist in prayer is The Holy Spirit -Pope St. John Paul II
The whole Christian edifice is built on this simple but awe-inspiring reality. The Catechism highlights it in its very first numbers: “At every time and in every place, God draws…
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