"The Church is the house of joy! And those who are sad find true joy in her....But the joy of the Gospel, however, is not just any joy, it is motivated by the knowledge that we are wanted and loved by God …"
Wow - no matter how small and little we may be, God has made us worthy of His love! This must surely fill us with joy, a complete unadulterated joy that fills us to the brim! If we live this joy within our families, what a wonderful witness we will give. I will try to remember that as Advent winds to a close and Christmas approaches. In my home, that tends to coorelate with stress :-( The Advent candles are growing shorter and Mary's sky is filling with stars but there is so much to do! We were to start the O'Antiphons two days ago!!
Tonight we will focus on the one for today... One step and one day at a time we will pray for another as we try our best to live life in the Domestic Church!
May the peace of the Good Shepherd be with you all ~
Beate
The O'Antiphons:
December 17
O Wisdom of our God Most High,
guiding creation with power and love:
come to teach us the path of knowledge!
guiding creation with power and love:
come to teach us the path of knowledge!
December 18
O Leader of the House of Israel,
giver of the Law to Moses on Sinai:
come to rescue us with your mighty power!
giver of the Law to Moses on Sinai:
come to rescue us with your mighty power!
December 19
O Root of Jesse’s stem,
sign of God’s love for all his people:
come to save us without delay!
sign of God’s love for all his people:
come to save us without delay!
December 20
O Key of David,
opening the gates of God’s eternal Kingdom:
come and free the prisoners of darkness!
opening the gates of God’s eternal Kingdom:
come and free the prisoners of darkness!
December 21
O Radiant Dawn,
splendor of eternal light, sun of justice:
come and shine on those who dwell in darkness and in the
shadow of death.
splendor of eternal light, sun of justice:
come and shine on those who dwell in darkness and in the
shadow of death.
December 22
O King of all nations and keystone of the Church:
come and save man, whom you formed from the dust!
come and save man, whom you formed from the dust!
December 23
O Emmanuel, our King and Giver of Law:come to save us, Lord our God!
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