The Catholic Calendar for Sunday, December 2, 2001 The First Sunday of Advent
Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122:1-9 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:37-44 Full text: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/index.htm A Reflection on today's Scripture: Happy New Year! No, today isn't January 1st; but it is the first day of the new Liturgical Year of the Church. This is a time for us to start over with a new slate, to deepen our understanding and love of the Good News so that we might enter into a more profound relationship with our God. It's a time for us to listen much more carefully to the many teachings of Scripture. It is a time to prepare our souls for a more complete reception of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. It is a time to study God's desire to enrich us, a time to learn where we have failed and what we might do to reverse our backsliding. This is a time for us to prepare our souls for God's presence to dwell within. This is such a joyful prospect, that I can only imagine how much committed Christians desire to be worthy of God's presence. So, let us prepare ourselves for the coming of the Lord; not only the symbolic event of Nativity, but also the indwelling of the Holy Spirit who desires to vivify and sanctify receptive souls. Amen, Amen! - Joachim, ocds YOU CAN HELP to evangelize the Word of God: Please RECOMMEND our website to your friends and webmasters. The Daily Meditations appear online in BOTH English & Spanish at: http://homepage.mac.com/ojoachim/. ALSO find recent speeches and audiences given by Pope John Paul II updated nearly every day on our site! Archived Meditations at: www.abcsoffaith.com/quiet/quietplace.html and at http://www.mail-archive.com/dailymed%40saturn.nibcomp.com. For ALL communications, including subscribe/unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (c)2001 The Way, The Truth, The Life. Permission granted to make reprints of the meditations or to post on any web page, except for profit. All scripture quotes are from the Douay-Rheims version of the Catholic Bible.
