Phatmass Advent Novena - Day 9 - Dec 15-16, 2012

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ADVENT NOVENA

December 7 through December 15, 2012

 

Day 9 - December 15-16

 

Here comes the Baby Jesus!

 

 

 

 

 

THE BABY JESUS IS COMING TO VISIT....

 

 

Today we pray for dUSt, all Moderators and Regulators, and all those who have served us this way in 2012. 

 

God reward you for all you do for us!!!!

 

Pray for their intentions!

 

 

A SPIRITUAL VIDEO TO WATCH:

 

Each day you will find a video link to help you pray and enter into the Season more fully. Use them if you find them helpful.

 

 

Today there are two!

 

 

Advent Conspiracy... Worship Fully

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv0BSQemprU

 

 

Advent Conspiracy... Love All

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRTNm092Lew

 

 

 

(if you like these, there are a number of other topics in the

'Advent Conspiracy' series.... just check youtube....)

 

 

 

PRAYER TIME:

 

Spend a few moments in prayer just remembering Who is coming…. and thinking about what YOU want/need to do to prepare for Him!

 

 

Reflections on the Incarnation….

 

A poetic rosary for the Advent and Christmas seasons taken from St. John of the Cross'

The Romances - on the Gospel In Principio erat Verbum, (Regarding the Most Blessed Trinity)

and the Holy Scriptures

 

(Collected works of St. John of the Cross, Trans. Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD and Otilio Rodriguez, OCD, ICS Publications, 1991)

 

 

(Today there are TWO sets of 'mysteries' to complete the ten 'reflections' in the Romances...)

 

 

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9...............And the Word Was Made Flesh

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1

Then he called

The archangel Gabriel /

And sent him to

The virgin Mary

 

....................John of the Cross, Romances, 8:1

 

2

At whose consent

The mystery was wrought, /

In whom the Trinity

Clothed the Word with flesh,

 

....................John of the Cross, Romances, 8:2

 

 

3

And though three work this, /

It is wrought in the One

 

....................John of the Cross, Romances, 8:3a

 

 

4

And the Word lived incarnate /

In the womb of Mary.

 

....................John of the Cross, Romances, 8:3b

 

 

5

Before I formed you in the womb

I knew you, /

before you were born

I dedicated you...

 

...................Jeremiah 1:5a

 

 

6

"Speak, LORD, /

for your servant is listening..."

 

...................1 Samuel 3:10b

 

 

7

And Mary said,

"Behold, I am the

handmaid of the Lord. /

May it be done to me

According to your Word."

 

...................Luke 1:38

 

 

8

And He who had only a Father /

Now had a Mother too.

 

...................John of the Cross, Romances, 8:4a

 

 

9

But she was not like the others /

Who conceive by man

 

...................John of the Cross, Romances, 8:4b

 

 

10

From her own flesh

He received his flesh, /

So He is called

Son of God and of Man

 

...................John of the Cross, Romances, 8:5

 

 

 

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10...............And Dwelt Amongst Us

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1

When the time had come

For Him to be born /

He went forth like the bridegroom

From his bridal chamber,

 

...................John of the Cross, Romances, 9:1

 

 

2

Embracing His bride,

Holding her in His arms /

Whom the gracious Mother

Laid in a manger

 

...................John of the Cross, Romances, 9:2

 

 

3

Among some animals

That were there at that time /

Men sang songs

And angels melodies

 

...................John of the Cross, Romances, 9:3

 

 

4

Celebrating the marriage

Of Two such as these,

But God there in the manger

Cried and moaned; /

And these tears were jewels

The bride brought to the wedding.

 

...................John of the Cross, Romances, 9:4-5a

 

 

5

Now there were shepherds in that region /

living in the fields and

keeping the night watch over their flock

 

...................Luke 2:8

 

 

6

The angel of the Lord appeared to them /

and the glory of the Lord shone around them...

 

...................Luke 2:9

 

 

7

"Do not be afraid; for behold,

I proclaim to you good news of great

joy that will be for all the people. /

A savior has been born for you

who is Messiah and Lord

 

...................Luke 2:10

 

 

8

So they went in haste

And found Mary and Joseph and the Infant

lying in the manger. /

When they saw this, they made known the message

that had been told them about this child.

 

...................Luke 2:16-17

 

 

9

The Mother gazed in sheer wonder

On such an exchange:

In God, man's weeping

And in man, gladness, /

To the one and the other

things usually so strange.

 

...................John of the Cross, Romances, 9:6

 

 

10

And Mary kept all these things, /

reflecting on them in her heart.

 

...................Luke 2:19

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Virtue to develop for today: LOVE

God's love is mysterious.  We cannot imagine the depth and breadth of love that God has for humanity.... and for each one of us individually.  When we find it hard to love, we need only to ask for a share in the love of the Trinity... and watch our own puny attempts be transformed in power, and yes, in joy!

 

May the One who is Love find a place in our hearts this Christmas as we continue to make room for God and all God's children in our world this year, and in the years to come.

 

 

A practical way to work on these virtues….

* As you continue your Christmas preparations, remember that you are preparing for the coming of the Lord of Love in your own heart... and in the hearts of each and every person you meet.

*  Resist the temptation to be overly busy this year in your Christmas Preparations.

*  Remember the One for whom you prepare is Christ the Lord.

*  Serve Christ in one another.

 

 

And, because this, too, is part of preparing for the coming of Jesus....

 

A FUN VIDEO TO WATCH:

 

In honor of the One who came in Silence to transform our world...

 

(If the video is acting oddly.. .just cut & paste into a new browser window....)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6bCA1a302c

 

 

May you and yours have a blessed

and God-filled Christmas!

 

 

 

May the Virgin and her Loving Child bless all of us!!!!

 

 

Edited December 16, 2012 by AnneLine