Phatmass Advent Novena - Day 3 - Dec 9, 2012

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PHATMASS ADVENT NOVENA

December 7 through December 15, 2012

 

Day 3 - December 9

 

Here comes the Baby Jesus!

 

 

 

THE BABY JESUS IS COMING TO VISIT!

 

 

All PHATMassers with the First Initials of G - I in their screen names

 

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.

 

St. John the Baptist and the Season of Advent

 

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

 

 

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)

 

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3...............The Image of My Substance

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1

In that immense love

Proceeding from the two

The Father spoke words

of great affection to the Son /

Words of such profound delight

That no one understood them;

 

....................John of the Cross, Romances, 2:1-2a

 

2

They were meant for the Son

And He alone rejoiced in them /

What He heard

Was this:

My Son, only your

Company contents Me,

 

....................John of the Cross, Romances, 2:2b-3

 

 

3

And when something pleases Me

I love that thing in You; /
He who resembles You most

Satisfies Me most.

 

....................John of the Cross, Romances, 2:4a

 

 

4

And he who is like You in nothing

Will find nothing in Me. /
I am pleased with You alone

O life of My life!

 

....................John of the Cross, Romances, 2:4a-5b

 

 

5

You are the light of My light

You are My wisdom

The image of My substance

In Whom I am well pleased. /
My Son, I will give Myself

To him who loves You.

 

...................John of the Cross, Romances, 2:6-7a

 

 

6

And I will love him

With the same love I have for You /
Because he has loved

You Whom I love so.

 

...................John of the Cross, Romances, 2:7b

 

 

7

My Son, I wish to give You

A bride who will love You

Because of You she will deserve

To share our company, /
And eat bread at Our table,

The same bread I eat.

 

...................John of the Cross, Romances, 3:1-2a

 

 

8

And the more love is one /
The more it is love.

 

...................John of the Cross, Romances, 3:2b

 

 

9

The desert and the parched land will exult; /
... they will bloom with abundant flowers,

and rejoice with joyful song.

 

...................Isaiah 35:1a, 2a

 

 

10

The glory of Lebanon will be given to them,

and the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; /
They will see the glory of the LORD,

the splendor of our God.

 

...................Isaiah 35:2b

 

 

A Virtue to develop for today: Courage

John the Baptist had the courage to do what God asked of him.

He radically followed his prophetic call:

"The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
make straight in the desert a highway for our God."

May John help us to be faithful witnesses for Jesus during Advent.

 

 

A practical way to work on these virtues….

* Spend a few moments in the company of St. John and his cousin, Jesus.
* Think of a way that you can 'preach' Jesus within the next day or so as you live your ordinary life

* Follow St. Francis' advice: "Preach Christ in all things; when necessary use words."

 

 

A FUN VIDEO TO WATCH:

 

In honor of St. John the Baptist (2nd Sunday of Advent) .....

 

 

"Comfort Ye My People" and "Every Valley Shall Be Exaulted"

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT-pClK46G4

 

 

A bit of trivia:

 

Did you know....

 

that St. John of the Cross was born June 24, 1542 --

Solemnity of the Birthday of St. John the Baptist?

 

Or that he was named after St. John the Baptist?

 

Now you do!

 

 

 

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