Phatmass Advent Novena - Day 6 - Dec 12, 2012

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ADVENT NOVENA

December 7 through December 15, 2012

 

Day 6 - December 12

 

Here comes the Baby Jesus!

 

 

 

THE BABY JESUS IS COMING TO VISIT!

 

 

All PHATMassers with the First Initials of P - R 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.

 

Our Lady of Guadalupe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oUlFt5VErgPHATMASShttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oUlFt5VErg

 

December 12 is the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe!

 

 

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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6...............If Only the Bridegroom Would Come

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1

By this bright hope

Which came to them from above

Their wearying labors

Were lightened; /

But the drawn out waiting

And their growing desire

To rejoice with their Bridegroom

Wore on them continually.

 

....................John of the Cross, Romances, 5:1-2

 

2

So, with prayers

And sighs and suffering,

With tears and moanings /

They asked night and day

That now He would determine

To grant them His companyl

 

....................John of the Cross, Romances, 5:3-4a

 

 

3

Some said:  If only

This joy would come in my time! /

Others:  Come, Lord

Send Him Whom You will send!

 

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

 

 

4

And others:  Oh, if only these heavens

Would break, and with my own eyes

I could see Him descending; /

Then I would stop my crying out,

 

....................John of the Cross, Romances, 5b-6a

 

 

5

Let justice descend, O heavens, /

like dew from above, like gentle rain

 

...................Isaiah 45:8a

 

 

6

Let the skies drop it down. /

Let the earth open and salvation bud forth;

let jusice also spring up!

 

...................Isaiah 45:8a

 

 

7

O clouds, rain down from your height, /

Earth needs you.

 

...................John of the Cross, Romances, 5:6b

 

 

8

And let the earth open

That has borne us thorns, /

Let it bring forth that flower

That would be its flowering.

 

...................John of the Cross, Romances, 5:7

 

 

9

Others said:  what gladness

For him who is living then, /

Who will be able to see God

With his own eyes.

 

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

 

 

10

And touch Him with his hand

and walk with Him /

And enjoy the mysteries

Which He will then ordain.

 

...................John of the Cross, Romances, 5:9

 

 

A Virtue to develop for today: Trust in God's Providence

Both St. Juan Diego and our Lady trusted radically in God's providential care

May our lady show us the way to Jesus, teaching us trusting surrender to the Father's pleasure: 

"Be it done to me according to Your Will."

 

 

A practical way to work on these virtues….

* Entrust something in your life to the care of our Lady
* Repeat her prayer several times today:  "Be it done to me according to Your Will."

 

 

A FUN VIDEO TO WATCH:

 

Linus Explains the True Meaning of Christmas

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeVDOu2_Fuc

 

 

 

 

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