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- Subject: Catholic Calendar, Dec. 24
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- + Catholic Calendar for Thursday, December 24, 1992 +
- Fourth Week of Advent
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- - Scripture readings from the Liturgy of the Word:
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- 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-11, 16
- Psalm 89:2-5, 20-29
- Luke 1:67-79
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- Reflections on Thursday's Liturgy of the Word:
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- "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for He has visited and ransomed His
- people!"
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- Indeed, blessed be the Lord, for He has rescued us, and will continue to
- rescue us from sin!
-
- "He has raised a horn of saving strength for us in the house of David His
- servant, as he promised through the mouth of His holy ones, the prophets of
- ancient times: Salvation from our enemies and the hands of all our foes.
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- Nothing, nothing at all can overcome us, for His love for us is great, and His
- faithfulness knows no bounds.
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- He has dealt mercifully with our fathers and remembered the holy covenant He
- made, the oath He swore to Abraham our father He would grant us: that, rid of
- fear and delivered from the enemy, we should serve Him devoutly, and through
- all our days be holy in His sight.
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- His perfect love casts out all fear, and cleanses and purifies us to love and
- serve Him, and enables us to seek holiness and perfection, confident that they
- are not beyond our grasp.
-
- "And you, O child, shall be called prophet of the Most High; for you shall
- go before the Lord to prepare straight paths for Him, giving His people a
- knowledge of Salvation in freedom from their sins.
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- We are His prophets now, we are to bring Him to others, to not only tell of,
- but also to demonstrate His love, thus preparing the hearts of others to
- receive Him with joy, and to rejoice in being freed from bondage to sin.
-
- All this is the work of the kindness of our God; He, the dayspring, shall
- visit us in His mercy to shine on those who sit in darkness and in the shadow
- of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
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- The Dayspring is taking an active part in our lives, leading us to Himself,
- out of darkness into light, out of hate into love, out of gloom into joy, out
- of despair into hope, out of unrest into peace.
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- Father, we yield to You our lives and our hearts, do with us as You will, for
- your plans for us are for good and not evil, for life and not death. Praise
- You, Father, for the gift of Your Son, whom we certainly do not deserve.
- Praise You for your faithfulness to Your people, collectively and
- individually. Praise You for your never-ending love. Jubilate Deo!
-
- - Rose Atiyeh @>-->--
-
-
- Reprinted with permission from:
- "The Way, The Truth, The Life" - a Catholic BBS at 315-392-2368
-
-
-
- Let us pray...
-
- ...Let us all see the wonderful Messiah that John saw. Come, Lord
- Jesus. We have waited long to see your glory, Come, Lord Jesus.
-
- ...O Father, that your infinite power may heal our grievous illnesses,
- and that we may turn to You, repentant of our sins.
-
- ...for those of us who will die today, O Father, may we be shown your
- mercy, and may our grieving families be comforted in their sorrow.
-
- ...that we may reaffirm the lives of our relatives, friends, associates,
- and forgive those persons for whom our love is lacking.
-
- ...that the loving hand of God may be shown to the suffering people in the
- former Yugoslavian states, Somalia, Chile, Peru and many other troubled
- areas of the world.
-
- ...that all people and governments will respect every unborn life and the
- elderly.
-
- ...for those who live alone or feel that they are alone in the world,
- that God might enlighten them and give them comfort through His
- servants and through His Grace.
-
-
-
- A Special Marian Prayer,
-
-
- Lord,
-
- Thank you for the wonderful blessing of your Holy Mother, spiritual
- mother to the Church. She prays for us unceasingly, with a gentle
- mother's heart. Thank you for the gift that she gave us for all
- eternity, with her resounding "Yes," to you. Thank you for our
- Mother, the Gentle One whose heart is full of your love for all of
- us. We share with her now her time of pain, and her time of joy.
- Thank you for the Son she bore and the blessing she bestowed upon
- all of us through her gentle obedience to your Word. Bless us Lord
- with hearts as loving, giving, and caring as hers. Let our
- Christmas be a celebration of Her Love for you, and of your Love for
- us. Let our families all be a sign to one another of the love and
- caring that you have for each of us.
-
- Hail Mary...
-
- Amen.
-
- +JuandelaCruz+
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-
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- Rosary Mysteries for Thursday: Joyful
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- 1. The Annunciation (Humility)
- 2. The Visitation (Charity)
- 3. The Nativity (Poverty)
- 4. The Presentation (Obedience)
- 5. The Finding in the Temple (Piety)
-