This week, oh! Jesus, we celebrate Your birth.
You came as an infant, yet You are still all Mighty God.
You came as a poor child, yet You own everything.
Give us the grace to be astonished by Your birth, and help us
to be on fire with love for You.
Let this Christmas be a new beginning into giving You all that we are.
Let us see that if we have You in our hearts, we have everything.
Let us sing to You, all the songs of praise and glory, and let us
fall on our knees in humble adoration.
Thank You, Jesus, for being one of us.
Amen and Amen.
Thank you Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday JOSEPH
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"When Joseph awoke he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him." -Matthew 1:24
Isaiah prophesied: "The virgin shall be with Child, and bear a Son,
and shall name Him Immanuel" (Is 7:14; Mt 1:23). No one had ever
dreamed that this prophecy meant that a virgin would conceive a
child without any sexual relations. Nonetheless, over 700 years
after the prophecy, Joseph did dream of the virgin birth. "Suddenly
the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream and said to him: 'Joseph,
son of David, have no fear about taking Mary as your wife. It is by
the Holy Spirit that she has conceived this Child' " (Mt 1:20). After
Mary, Joseph was probably the first one to understand and believe
Isaiah's ancient prophecy.
After she conceived, Mary no longer had to believe in Isaiah's
prophecy. She knew for a fact that she had conceived without
sexual relations. However, Joseph knew this only by faith.
Throughout his life, only he believed that Isaiah's prophecy was
literally fulfilled in the pregnancy of his wife and the birth of his
Foster Son. Joseph did not have the Church or the New Testament
to confirm his belief. He had only a dream, his relationship with
Mary, and primarily his relationship with the Lord.
Joseph made one of the greatest acts of faith in human history.
Joseph is the man of faith. We need to have faith like his, for "all
depends on faith" (Rm 4:16), especially Christmas.
Monday INCARNATION, CONCEPTION, AND ABORTION
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"You shall conceive and bear a Son." -Luke 1:31
Tuesday ICONS OF CHRISTMAS
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"Let me see you, let me hear your voice." -Song of Songs 2:14
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Advent & Christmas
An Isaiah Advent
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For centuries the Catholic Church has been led by the Spirit to
prepare for Christ's Christmas coming by reading the prophet,
Isaiah. I invite you to ask for the grace to read Isaiah in the
following 22-day format. (22-days is the briefest possible Advent.)
This will help you have the best Advent ever and prepare you to
celebrate Christmas in a life-changing, world-renewing way.
December 19 Isaiah 56-57
December 20 Isaiah 58-60
December 21 Isaiah 61-64
December 22 Isaiah 65-66
Your Christmas Present: The Psalms
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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St. Anthony of Padua, I pray you will help the soul who is
possessed by an evil spirit or has a communist mind set will be
freed from his demons. Amen.
(Anonymous, 12/18/2010 10:22:09 PM)
Dear Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I ask for Your
Intercession for Peace on Earth, exspecially for all the trouble
spots in the world. Amen.
(Anonymous, 12/18/2010 10:01:23 PM)
PLEASE PRAY FOR SAL, JEAN, IDA,DOM, CLAUDA, GERRI,
CHRISTINE, AND MARILYN ALL ARE SICK AND NEED OF YOUR
PRAYERS THANK YOU
(Anonymous, 12/18/2010 7:39:08 PM)
Sick.Need physical and emotional strength
(Steve, Kennesaw, GA, United States, 12/18/2010 6:44:14 PM)
Please pray for Dolores, Frederick, Louise, Robert and Mary Jo,
all deceased. Isabelle, recovers from her stroke and gets her
health back. Jean Marie and Ann Marie, there needs. Private
intention.
(Charles, 12/18/2010 5:58:44 PM)
Please help us pray for my sister Sweet Jane de Casa for wisdom
and knowledge and that she will remember everything she
review for the board exam of nursing this coming dec.19 and 20,
that she will pass the exam this time.
(Darren, Burlingame, CA, United States, 12/18/2010 5:08:50 PM)
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MP3 4 You
The internet ministry for PM is highlighting our downloadable
tapes online. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
are featured as are The Acts of the Apostles Part 1 thru 4, 1
Corinthians Part 1 & 2, and Romans Parts 1-3. Also available,
many MP3 formatted Audio tapes of most epistles in the bible
and numerous 15 minute Bible studies by Fr. Al Lauer.
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Small Christian Community Resources
Introduction to Small Christian Community
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"Unless the Lord Build the House..." - Psalm 127:
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Building Small Christian Communities (Team Manual)
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Pope Benedict XVI, Shepherd of Truth
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Notable quotations from Pope Benedict XVI and official
teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
RESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE
A NEW WAY OF SEEING
Believing in Jesus Christ ... means seeing man in a new way,
with trust and hope ... The human being is a good in himself and
his integral development must always be sought.
CONCERN FOR WEAK AND POOR
Love for all, ... if it is sincere, tends spontaneously to become
preferential attention to the weakest and poorest. This explains
the Church's concern for the unborn, the frailest, those most
threatened by the selfishness of adults and the clouding of
consciences.
GUARD WITH THE GREATEST CARE
The Church continually reasserts what the Second Vatican
Council declared against abortion and every violation of unborn
life: "from the moment of its conception life must be guarded with
the greatest care" ...
(Source: Homily, First Vespers, First Sunday of Advent, 11/27/10)
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