December 22nd Fourth Sunday of Advent
Oh! Christ, You are about to come again as the babe in the manger.
Please help us to realize that You, as a baby, are all loving and all
forgiving.
That all of our sins can and should be washed away, so that this
year we can end on a note of praise and peace.
We can never truly have peace unless we are truly washed clean
in Your Blood.
Jesus, thank You so much for Your becoming like us in everything
but sin.
Let us be excited that You love us so much that You died that we
might have eternal life.
Let us, this joyous season, lift our voices in praise and glory to You.
Let us be freed from the bondage of sin and soar like the angels
in loving You.
Amen and Amen.
Thank you Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday SILENT NIGHT
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"Joseph, son of David, have no fear about taking Mary as your wife." -Matthew 1:20
With all the noise and hype of Christmas, Jesus the Christ has a hard time being noticed.
A baby, however, usually can attract some attention, even if overshadowed by Madison Avenue
and Santa Claus. Even Mary having a baby in a stable will at least get an honorable mention.
Additionally, the shepherds and the kings quaintly fit our desire for fantasy.
However, Joseph just doesn't rate. For one thing, he's quiet. In fact, we don't have even
one word of Joseph recorded in Scriptures. He's described as "an upright man" (Mt 1:19).
That's certainly not a newsworthy story. He just doesn't fit into a commercialized
Christmas. That's just the person we need: someone to quiet us down and make us realize
we've been chosen out of this world (Jn 15:19).
Therefore we too shouldn't fit so easily into the world's commercialized Christmas. We
live in a culture which has everything but quiet peace and uncompromised commitment. Jesus
wants to give us a "Joseph-Christmas" present. "For when peaceful stillness compassed
everything and the night in its swift course was half spent, Your all-powerful Word from
heaven's royal throne bounded" (Wis 18:14-15). Maybe if Christmas became more of a "silent
night," it might become a more holy one.
Prayer: Lord, quiet my soul like a weaned child on its mother's lap (Ps 131:2).
Promise: "...the gospel concerning His Son, Who was descended from David according to the
flesh but was made Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness, by His
resurrection from the dead." -Rm 1:3-4
Praise: "O King of all the nations, the only Joy of every human heart; O Keystone of the
mighty arch of man, come and save the creature You fashioned from the dust."
Monday PURIFIED, PRAISING PRIESTS
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"He will purify the sons of Levi." -Malachi 3:3
Tuesday "LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT"(Cardinal John Henry Newman)
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"He, the Dayspring, shall visit us." -Luke 1:78
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Advent & Christmas
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An Isaiah Advent
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December 1 Isaiah 1-5
December 2 Isaiah 6-8
December 3 Isaiah 9-12
December 4 Isaiah 13-17
December 5 Isaiah 18-21
December 6 Isaiah 22-23
December 7 Isaiah 24-25
December 8 Isaiah 26-27
December 9 Isaiah 28-29
December 10 Isaiah 30-33
December 11 Isaiah 34-35
December 12 Isaiah 36-39
December 13 Isaiah 40-42
December 14 Isaiah 43-45
December 15 Isaiah 46-48
December 16 Isaiah 49-51
December 17 Isaiah 52-53
December 18 Isaiah 54-55
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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Day 1 Psalms 1 - 10
Day 2 Psalms 11 - 21
Day 3 Psalms 22 - 31
Day 4 Psalms 32 - 41
Day 5 Psalms 42 - 51
Day 6 Psalms 52 - 61
Day 7 Psalms 62 - 72
Day 8 Psalms 73 - 79
Day 9 Psalms 80 - 89
Day 10 Psalms 90 - 100
Day 11 Psalms 101 - 106
Day 12 Psalms 107 - 119
Day 13 Psalms 120 - 134
Day 14 Psalms 135 - 145
Day 15 Psalms 146 - 150
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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HalleluJah !! Please pray that my left knee pain stop and healing take place !! left knee
has been replaced in Sept. and hurts more recently...could be the weather !! Please also
pray that I be filled with Joy and the *Light* of Christ, shining brightly !! Pray with
Jim, in Wisconsin !! Very Good Request !
(Br. Phil B., 12/21/2013 5:15:12 PM)
Please pray for Mom who extremely unwell from fever and breathing problem. Please lord cure
her and get back her to normal. I beg Lord for my wife to have healthy, normal pregnancy.
May her medical reports be good and well under control. Also pray that you bless the baby
growing in her womb. I beg this time everything goes well with my wife's pregnancy. I
surrender my job, please guide, guard and protect me from all my job. I beg to you to show
me the way for a new job. I surrender my entire family i.e. Dad, Mom, sister, her husband
& child and another sister of mine for all their intention, health, job and love. Prayer
for souls in purgatory
(Claret, Doha, Doha, Qatar, 12/21/2013 2:32:54 PM)
Fear is useless.LORD please look kindly on the petitions posted and all the requests said
silently in our hearts. Through you LORD may our prayers make a difference. May your
answers to our prayers bring us earthly happiness, but most of all eternal happiness along
with a desire to be closer to you. In JESUS I trust. Thank you
(Jim, Wisconsin, 12/21/2013 1:54:18 PM)
Heavenly father thank you for the answered prayer,please guide us with your Holy spirit as
we along with our work.Lord touch our heart and mind that we can read the message well and
spred the good news as we do oir duty as a lector today.we ask this through Christ our
Lord.Amen.
(antang4, 12/21/2013 12:42:26 PM)
CHRISTMAS 2013. Slow Recovery from the Death of Our Only Son & Other(Relief from severe
financial misery,health issues,losses & deaths etc) Sorrows... Dec.21,2013. Dear Community
of Prayer, Thank you for praying! Please continue to pray(Christmas 2013,2014..?)with us
daily for God's Healing and Protecting Peace! Please if Possible? Can you pass or e-mail
Urgent Prayer Request on to Others and Other Communities(Women&Men)of Prayer that you know
of? Meanwhile,We continue to stay at our Post in Faith and Hope with the help of your Daily
Prayers and God's Mercy! In His Peace, Bill and Carol. usa PS. We will keep you in our
daily prayers as our broken and exhausted hearts continue to cry out to God Day & Night
for His Mercy and Peace!
(Bill and Carol, Broken & Exhausted Hearts..., United States, 12/21/2013 11:05:49 AM)
please pray my friend gets a financial blessing. That he will get or be able to keep a good
secure income. Please also pray for a home for me and my family. I work but I do not make
enough to pay for a home and the basic bills. Please pray for this Urgent request thank you
in Jesus name Amen.
(Anonymous, 12/21/2013 9:22:17 AM)
Pray for Peggy thomas and jt. Jt needs prayers now. Help gut with the burden.
(Anonymous, 12/21/2013 8:22:51 AM)
My business has been almost non existant the last few months. I'm asking for prayers so
that it will pick up and I can take care of my family business.
(Fred R., New York, NY, United States, 12/21/2013 6:55:42 AM)
Dear Lord, Please bless the children in & from the Ukraine. I prayed alongside them in
Israel and can attest to their faith. They were among the most faithful I have seen.
Prayerfully busy, not busy tourists. Please return all Your children to Your loving
embrace. Protect them all and help them see the light and love of Your eyes. Amen
(Tom, Omaha, NE, 12/21/2013 1:38:04 AM)
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MP3 4 You
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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, thru Revelation. Also available, many MP3 formatted
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Small Christian Community Resources
Introduction to Small Christian Community
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Bible Telephone Line
New Technology for Bible Telephone Line Ministry
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The Bible Telephone Line (BTL) has been in operation for 19 years. Begun by Fr. Al
in 1991, it now continues with three teachers trained by him and by Presentation
Ministries. In cities where local numbers have been established, the BTL provides
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Pope Francis, Shepherd of Truth
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Notable quotations from Pope Francis and official
teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
THE FAMILY
"DRIVING FORCE"
One could say, without exaggeration, that the family is the driving force of the world and
of history.
THE FAMILY AND DIGNITY
In the family the person becomes aware of his or her own dignity and, especially if their
upbringing is Christian, each one recognizes the dignity of every single person, in a
particular way the sick, the weak and the marginalized.
FOUNDED ON MARRIAGE
... The family is founded on marriage. Through their free and faithful act of love,
Christian spouses testify to the fact that marriage, insofar as it is a sacrament, is the
foundation of the family and strengthens spousal union and the couple's mutual gift of
self.
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2013 RETREATS
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2013 RETREATS
· Confidence, Courage, and Commitment: The Lay Vocation in the Secular World (Feb 7-8)
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· Close Encounters of the REAL Kind: the Seven Sacraments of Life (Apr 4-6)
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