which proceeds from the mouth of the Most High and resounds to the ends of the earth, disposing all things firmly yet tenderly; come, teach us the way of prudence. Come, Lord Jesus, come!
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For an increase in confidence in Him, let me repeat frequently during this Advent season: Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in You.
With confidence then let me beg of Him His constant help that I may prepare well during this Advent for His coming. I can ask again in the words of Psalm 25: “Your ways, O Lord, make known to me, teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are […]
Instead of being discouraged by past disloyalties to Him, let me be thoroughly ashamed of them, which is a much better thing. “Remember that Your compassion, O Lord, and Your kindness are from of old. The sins of my youth and my frailties remember not; in your kindness, remember me, because of Your goodness, O […]
Immaculate and Perpetual Virgin of Guadalupe, you appeared on Mount Tepeyac to reconcile mankind to God. Plead and intercede with your Son Jesus today, that a bond of Holy Love is formed between all humanity and God. You left your image on the cloak of Juan Diego, using a humble vessel to bring your Grace […]
My past infidelities should not discourage me, for I must always remember and impress upon my mind as a first principle that discouragement never comes from Christ, our Lord. Rather, my past failures should underline my conviction that of myself I have not much to offer in the past or in the future. Instead, I […]
Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Loreto. Let me renew my efforts to spend these remaining days of Advent as Mary did in her Home in Nazareth — with ever more careful service of the Lord. Perhaps it may seem that time goes by so quickly and I find myself doing everything else […]
Picture to yourself the Blessed Virgin doing her household work at Nazareth, spending her Advent in preparation for the coming of the Redeemer. Petition: I beg that the Lord rouse His power and come to me, that He support me with His great strength.
Hail, pure Virgin, sun-robed Virgin, Hear our land’s Magnificat! Hear our country loudly chanting, “Hail Thee! Queen Immaculate! O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee.
No matter what the past — “now is the hour for us to rise from sleep.” This Advent should be a time when I really reform my life in preparation for His coming, making my Advent preparation in constant invitation of Christ, thus showing my love in deed and not merely in word.