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Happy First Sunday of Advent!! 💜
‘Jesus said to his disciples:
“Be watchful! Be alert!
You do not know when the time will come.
It is like a man traveling abroad.
He leaves home and places his servants in charge,
each with his own work,
and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch.
Watch, therefore
you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming,
whether in the evening, or at midnight,
or at cockcrow, or in the morning.
May he not come suddenly and find you sleeping.
What I say to you, I say to all: ‘Watch!’” -Mark 13:33-37
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Sunday, Nov 29, 2020
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Keep your eyes open
Nothing is more empowering than a fresh start. Advent brings with it a new gospel to guide us through the new liturgical year: Mark, the shortest of the four narratives about Jesus. Consider reading all 16 chapters at the start of the liturgical year to grasp the breathless beauty of Mark’s story. Reflect on other ways to stay alert to new spiritual discoveries, in keeping with Jesus’ summons: “Watch!” Pay attention, not just to the news of the day but also to the movements of the Spirit in you. Where might you be prompted to forgive, be generous, get involved, or keep silent?
TODAY'S READINGS: Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b 64:2-7 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:33-37.
“What I say to you, I say to all: ‘Watch!’”
#takefiveforfaith
It is the Advent of the Lord!
Everyone can use a little Advent Attitude ☺️💜#shfamilyfaithformation
Be of Love to all🙏
Reading II
1 CORINTHIANS 1:3-9
Brothers and sisters:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I give thanks to my God always on your account
for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus,
that in him you were enriched in every way,
with all discourse and all knowledge,
as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you,
so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift
as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He will keep you firm to the end,
irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
God is faithful,
and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
#dailyingodsword
116. The needy generally “practise the special solidarity that exists among those who are poor and suffering, and which our civilization seems to have forgotten or would prefer in fact to forget. Solidarity is a word that is not always well received; in certain situations, it has become a dirty word, a word that dare not be said. Solidarity means much more than engaging in sporadic acts of generosity. It means thinking and acting in terms of community. It means that the lives of all are prior to the appropriation of goods by a few. It also means combatting the structural causes of poverty, inequality, the lack of work, land and housing, the denial of social and labour rights. It means confronting the destructive effects of the empire of money… Solidarity, understood in its most profound meaning, is a way of making history, and this is what popular movements are doing”.[90]
Excerpt: FRATELLI TUTTI
Pope Francis Encyclical
On Fraternity and Social Friendship
*Part of a sequential daily series to read and reflect on this new encyclical.
Happy First Sunday of Advent!
Here’s a simple idea for a family Advent Wreath to mark the days when children are so excited that Christmas is coming but the time of preparation and waiting is especially hard with so much changed this year!
Big, mismatched, stable candles, a plate or block base, number stickers or your creation and a few gathered twigs from the neighborhood would do!
Watch for weekly helps to ‘Prepare Him room’.
#keep the season #domesticchurch
Tag us with a photo of your Advent wreath.
Psalm 95
Marana tha! Come, Lord Jesus!
(1 Cor 16: 22b, see Rev. 22: 20c)
Come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD;
let us acclaim the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us joyfully sing psalms to him.
Marana tha! Come, Lord Jesus!
In his hands are the depths of the earth,
and the tops of the mountains are his.
His is the sea, for he has made it,
and the dry land, which his hands have formed.
Marana tha! Come, Lord Jesus!
Come, let us bow down in worship;
let us kneel before the LORD who made us.
For he is our God,
and we are the people he shepherds, the flock he guides.
Marana tha! Come, Lord Jesus!
#dailyingodsword
This Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent.
Advent is a time when the Church invites us to slow down, savor the anticipation of Christmas and prepare our hearts for the coming of the Lord. And Advent 2020 may well be a time of greater opportunity to do just that, if we let it. Since the Church is calling us to slow down, and the pandemic is forcing us to slow down, maybe this is the year we allow Advent truly to take deep root in our hearts.
As we light the first Advent candle in our church and our homes, may we welcome the Light of the world, stay awake to God’s presence and be encouraged in hope.
Psalm 33:20 – We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
Amen🙏
Amen ✝️
