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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This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday "THE BEST LAID PLANS OF MICE AND MEN"
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"When Joseph awoke he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him." -Matthew 1:24
Many of you have Christmas planned. You're going to go to certain parties, see certain family members and
friends, and give specific presents. You expect to receive a few presents yourself along with some Christmas
goodies. The Christmas you have planned is about the same as last year's Christmas, with a few minor
variations.
What if Jesus decided to change your Christmas plans dramatically? Would you let Him be Lord of your
Christmas? Ahaz had plans about how to avoid destruction by the Assyrians. Just when Ahaz had his plans
all set, Isaiah told Ahaz to forget his plans and trust in God alone. The Lord even promised a dramatic
sign to prove Isaiah's message (Is 7:11). Ahaz refused to ask for the sign, would not even consider
changing his plans, and "proved utterly faithless to the Lord" (2 Chr 28:19).
Joseph planned to quietly divorce Mary because she was pregnant and the baby was not his (Mt 1:19). An angel
appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him to change his plans. He changed his plans and became the
foster-father of Jesus, the husband of Mary, and head of the Holy Family.
The best Christmases are not when we get our way, but when we change our plans so that Jesus gets His way.
Prayer: Father, ruin any plans of mine that are not Yours.
Promise: " 'The virgin shall be with Child and give birth to a Son, and they shall call Him Emmanuel,' a name
which means 'God is with us.' " -Mt 1:23
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 ADVENT PREGNANCY
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"Zechariah his father, filled with the Holy Spirit, uttered this prophecy..." -Luke 1:67
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Please watch over our daughter EB and my husband CWB and keep them safe. Thank You Lord and thanks to all
the prayer warriors here.
(Carol, Arizona, , 12/21/2019 12:42:09 PM)
Pray for The Holy Faith -and Holy Religion, -given to us by Our Lord; and, fostered ( in us) -in Motherly
Love (Maternal Love) -by- Our Holy and Blessed Mother. -A Holy Love that warms the heart (heals-renews and
restores); -but does not burn or injure or destroy..
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O Emmanuel, our King and Giver of Law: come to save us, Lord our God!
(Anonymous, , 12/21/2019 12:22:32 PM)
Fear is useless. LORD please look kindly on the petitions posted and all the requests said silently in our
hearts. Let the LORD control. LORD allow me to have the best advent ever. May JESUS enter my heart. May
JESUS control my life. May all praise and all thanksgiving be given to JESUS.
(Jim, , 12/21/2019 10:18:43 AM)
Please help heal inside and out. Please help our marriage. Help all those in my life that need u. Make
Christmas great for Michelle and family today. Thanks for all the blessings love and acceptance m.
(Anonymous, , 12/21/2019 9:28:16 AM)
Thank you Lord for another week. Lord l pray for my old brother and my baby brother, we need to be together
to bury our dad, we pray Lord to bless us with the little money we have to double, we pray for forgiveness
and togetherness, in Jesus name we pray Amen.
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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
END HUNGER
"HOPES OF MILLIONS"
The annual celebration of World Food Day emphasizes ... the needs, yearnings and hopes of millions of
persons who lack bread each day. Increasingly, there are more people who sadly make up part of that great
number of human beings who have nothing, or almost nothing to eat. It should be the opposite and yet
recent statistics are a painful proof of how international solidarity appears to be cooling.
"EFFECTIVE HELP"
The poor expect from us an effective help that takes them out of their misery... In this twenty-first
century that has seen considerable advances in the field of technology, science, communications and
infrastructure, we ought to feel shame for not having achieved the same advances in humanity and
solidarity, and so satisfy the primary needs of the most disadvantaged.
"WE MUST DO BETTER"
We are all called to go further. We can and we must do better for the helpless. We must move to concrete
action, so that the scourge of hunger disappears completely.
(Source: Message for World Food Day 2018, issued 10/16/2018)
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