The Catholic Calendar for Tuesday, December 18, 2001 The Third Week of Advent
Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: Jeremiah 23:5-8 Psalm 72:1,7-8,12-13 Luke 10 21-24 Full text: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/index.htm A Reflection on Today's Scripture: Yes, The Days Are Coming..... Jeremiah, often called "the weeping prophet", was given a moment of splendid delight, a revelation from God that did not portend doom and destruction for a faithless people. Instead it was a glimpse of the splendor of heaven come down to Earth. God has promised a righteous ruler from the line of David. This son of David will come to us again on Christmas day as He has done every Christmas, and indeed every day we turn our attention to Him. We look ahead and the clouds seem to be clearing. Christmas is just around the corner. The children are anxiously anticipating their gifts, and perhaps as adults we catch some of that fervor. If so, what are we eager for? Perhaps we are eager for the special grace that St. Therese received on a Christmas in 1885; she called it "The Grace of Complete Conversion." Wouldn't that be a wonderful Christmas gift, the ability to love God as much as He desires and deserves to be loved? Let us start by loving a child, a son of David, a king of righteousness and great kindness who first came to us more than 2,000 years ago, and now graces every year of our lives. - JuandelaCruz, TOC ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 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/ojoachim3/index 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.
