Our family pose in Christmas finery! Miss them a lot!
The Gospel today reminding me of another Anna, who was a widow, and spent her time in prayer -"she never left the temple, but worshiped night and day" Mom was a widow for 20 long years and certainly lived her faith with prayer. It was a beautiful sight to behold her sharing her faith with all those around her on her death bed for all those months.
Ruth and Paul are on the road heading to KC to stay with Nancy and family and to spend some time with Hallel for the first time since she came to KC in October! I would love to be a fly on the wall, but Pat and I are here to hold down the farm in these frigid temps. Thankfully there is no wind to make it too miserable. Pat can take most all cold, but the wind is what makes it unbearable.
The words of the Collect spoken by Father; Almighty and invisible God, who dispersed the darkness of this world by coming in your light, look, we pray, with serene countenance upon us, that we may acclaim with fitting praise the greatness of the Nativity of your Only Begotten Son...
Father then reminded us that just as Simeon was promised The LIGHT, so are we and we must look for it and follow it!
There is something so beautiful/revealing the deep love they have for their spouse, Jesus Christ, and his Mother, Mary Most Holy... when you spend time in the humble yet glorious chapels of both of these Communities. It touches the soul deeply and powerfully and makes me long to leave the world behind as Anna did and never leave the temple!
Jesus, give safe travels to those on the road this day, and protect all those out in the cold. How we love and thank you for all the ways you have touched our lives in the last year. What will the new year 2018 hold? Excitement builds in us as we look to you to show us the narrow path we are to follow after you carrying/dragging our Most Cherished Cross and finding LIFE/LOVE/LIGHT. Jesus, we trust in you. Amen and Hallelujah
"Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did."
St. Maximilian Kolbe
The feast of the Holy Family today!
New Year Blessings!
A Prayer For Peace
by Pope St. John Paul II
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O God, Creator of the universe, who extends your paternal concern over every creature and guides the events of history to the goal of salvation, we acknowledge your fatherly love when you break the resistance of mankind and, in a world torn by strife and discord, you make us ready for reconciliation. Renew for us the wonders of your mercy; send forth your Spirit that he may work in the intimacy of hearts, that enemies may begin to dialogue, that adversaries may shake hands and peoples may encounter one another in harmony. May all commit themselves to the sincere search for true peace which will extinguish all arguments, for charity which overcomes hatred, for pardon which disarms revenge.
Amen.
A Prayer For Peace
by Pope St. John Paul II
...
O God, Creator of the universe, who extends your paternal concern over every creature and guides the events of history to the goal of salvation, we acknowledge your fatherly love when you break the resistance of mankind and, in a world torn by strife and discord, you make us ready for reconciliation. Renew for us the wonders of your mercy; send forth your Spirit that he may work in the intimacy of hearts, that enemies may begin to dialogue, that adversaries may shake hands and peoples may encounter one another in harmony. May all commit themselves to the sincere search for true peace which will extinguish all arguments, for charity which overcomes hatred, for pardon which disarms revenge.
Amen.
"The Holy Family is the beginning of countless other holy families!" – St. John Paul the Great #FeastDay
Hear our prayer, O Holy family.
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