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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

WILL I HAVE CHRISTMAS? - One Bread, One Body, 12/13/2016

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016, St. Lucy

Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13, Psalm 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-19, 23, Matthew 21:28-32
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WILL I HAVE CHRISTMAS?

I will "remove from your midst the proud braggarts." -Zephaniah 3:11

"I will leave as a remnant in your midst a people humble and lowly." -Zephaniah 3:12

To deprive yourself of Christmas:
* be rebellious (Zep 3:1),
* accept "no correction" (Zep 3:2),
* be a proud braggart (see Zep 3:11),
* "exalt yourself" (Zep 3:11),
* have "a deceitful tongue" (Zep 3:13), and
* refuse to repent.

To meet Christ in a new way this Christmas:
* trust in the Lord (Zep 3:2),
* draw near to God (Zep 3:2),
* "change and purify" your lips (Zep 3:9),
* "call upon the name of the Lord" (Zep 3:9),
* "serve Him with one accord" (Zep 3:9),
* bring Him offerings (Zep 3:10),
* be "humble and lowly" (Zep 3:12),
* "take refuge in the name of the Lord" (Zep 3:12),
* "do no wrong" (Zep 3:13),
* pasture and care for God's people (see Zep 3:13), and
* "repent and believe in Him" (see Mt 21:32).

"Prepare the way of the Lord" (Mt 3:3; Is 40:3).


Prayer: Father, prepare me for the best Christmas ever.

Promise: "When John came preaching a way of holiness, you put no faith in him." -Mt 21:32

Praise: St. Lucy refused to renounce Jesus, and was condemned to die in a house of prostitution. Jesus made her immovable, such that even a team of oxen was unable to drag her to the brothel.


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Rescript: In accord with the "Code of Canon Law", I hereby grant my permission to publish "One Bread, One Body" covering the period from December 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017
?Most Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Auxiliary Bishop, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, August 10, 2016

The rescript is a declaration that a book or pamphlet is considered to be free of doctrinal or moral error. It is not implied that those who have granted ecclesial permission agree with the contents, opinions, or statements expressed.

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