Download or read book Joyful Meditations for Every Day of Advent and the 12 Days of Christmas written by Warren J. Savage and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian joy is the constant awareness of the loving presence of Jesus, the Son of God, in our hearts. Advent is a time when we open our minds and hearts to search for the light of love, compassion, and peace in the Word of God. It is a time set aside for more intentional reading of the Word of God-reading that leads to personal reflection, prayer, contemplation, and humble service to others. Advent challenges us to remove the barriers of arrogance, sadness, selfishness, and greed that hinder us from welcoming Christ with joy and living in communion with him and our brothers and sisters. --From the introduction The true meaning of Advent and Christmas finds its voice in Joyful Meditations for Every Day of Advent and the 12 Days of Christmas. From the First Sunday of Advent through Christmas and Epiphany for each liturgical year (A, B, and C), this book will help prepare for and deepen our experience this holy season. Opening each daily reflection is a Scripture quote from the day's readings. The reflection then reaches out to us in our busy lives to consider what God's Word has to offer us during the holidays. Next, a thought to ponder brings home the message for you-to really apply the reading and reflection to your life. Now say a Prayer, an offering and petition to the Lord in our anticipation of his arrival; finally a practice, a chance to change your daily routine in simple ways to bring God's love to your life this joyous season. View sample pages. "Paperback"
Download or read book Living in Joyful Hope written by Suzanne M. Lewis and published by LiturgyTrainingPublications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of meditations and prayers that guide our journey from Advent into Christmas by using familiar biblical narratives, rites of the Church and original compositions. The book may be used daily by adults involved with Catechesis of the Good Shepherd or by those who simply wish to enhance their prayer life during these liturgical seasons. Great for whole community catechesis.
Download or read book Hope Love Joy Peace Daily Meditations for Advent written by Jo Mortimer and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-07 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Count down the days to Christmas with Scripture, prayer, and Chrismons! Using the traditional themes for Advent of hope, love, joy, and peace. Each day we have a Scripture reading about the theme topic, an essay taking its ideas from the Scripture reading, a prayer, and a Chrismon pattern. At the end of each week we have meditation questions. Through reading God's Word, the meditations, prayers, and creative interaction with the Chrismons, we hope you will find hope, love, joy, and peace throughout the Advent season.
Download or read book Spiritual Steps to Christmas written by Aloysius F. Coogan and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written to bring to our minds the thoughts of Advent so that we may think and pray with Mary, who brought Christ to us. Advent, like Lent, is a time of preparation in thought and deed for a great event. Certainly, if a king or a cardinal were to come to our home as a guest, we would prepare for his advent. Should we not prepare, then, for the great King of the universe during these days? Instead of coming to our homes, however, His Advent, or "coming," is one into our hearts, and it depends on how we pray and meditate during these preparatory days leading up to Christmas. Advent should not cause sorrow, for penance is a joy when done for God. These Advent days, then, will be most joyful if they are dedicated to God. We are happiest when all things are in harmony and in their proper place. This is the definition of health. This is the understanding of peace. This is to be Christian. It is our aim here to put Christ back into Christmas, to welcome the Christ Child in our souls, and to enjoy the godliness of having Christ's Mass at Christmas.
Download or read book Preparing for Christmas written by Richard Rohr and published by Franciscan Media. This book was released on 2013-11-22 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advent is not about a sentimental waiting for the Baby Jesus --Richard Rohr Advent is a time to focus our expectation and anticipation on the adult Christ, the Cosmic Christ, who challenges us to empty ourselves, to lose ourselves, to surrender. Preparing for Christmas offers daily meditations, prayers, Scripture readings, and questions for reflection for each day of Advent.
Download or read book Meditations for Advent written by Jacques Bénigne Bossuet and published by Sophia Institute Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carefully selected to lift your soul to God in those hectic days that stretch from Thanksgiving to Christmas, these forty daily meditations will keep you mindful of the real meaning of Christmas while affording you an admirable distillation of the doctrines and piety of our Holy Catholic Church.
Download or read book Short Daily Meditations for Advent and Christmas written by Henry Morden Bennett and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Circle in the Dark written by Rachael A. Keefe and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07-22 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book invites the reader to experience Advent as a spiritual journey to Bethlehem, a journey from darkness to light. Each week explores the traditional themes of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love that are present throughout the season. It begins on the first Sunday of Advent inviting the reader to be open to new or unexpected encounters with God, to find the mystery and wonder so often missed in day-to-day life. Each daily meditation offers a poetic, insightful reflection on scripture verses that voice the human spirit's longing for the Holy Spirit--the continued struggle to find light in a dark world. As the journey unfolds, the reader will walk through the cold bleakness of the winter season and the bitterness of despair, guided by the hope, peace, joy, and love promised in Christ, fulfilled on Christmas Day. Those familiar with biblical texts will be drawn in by the vivid images and relevant messages of the poems. Similarly, those for whom biblical texts are less well known will find intriguing and accessible images that might prompt a desire to learn more. Laypeople and clergy across denominations will find comfort and challenge in the familiar being made new should they accept the invitation to seek the Light of Christ on the long, often difficult, journey to Bethlehem.
Download or read book Light of Lights written by Robin Pippin and published by Upper Room Books. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Advent book invites readers to commit to the practice of daily prayer. The collection of meditations from The Upper Room daily devotional guide is arranged to coordinate with the themes of the four candles on an Advent wreath: Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace. Meditations are included for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the Sunday after Christmas. A complete Leader's Guide for small groups and instructions for making an Advent wreath are included.
Download or read book Expectant written by Anne E. Kitch and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-06-17 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meditations for each day of Advent We don't like to wait, but the season of Advent is all about waiting--a time of expectation, when Christians have traditionally devoted themselves to practices of prayer and study. This book offers a short meditation for each of the thirty days of the season, from the First Sun-day of Advent through Christmas Day. In the spirit of expectancy, each meditation focuses on seeking and seeing God in the everyday of our ordinary lives, based on a psalm that corresponds to the daily office for the season of Advent. Expectant: Advent Meditations is the perfect seasonal practice companion for spiritual seekers as well as devoted Christians, and ideal for church groups and congregations wishing to hand out a fresh and contemporary Advent resource to members.
Download or read book Let Every Heart Prepare written by Barbara Cawthorne Crafton and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on beautiful seasonal hymns, Crafton's daily meditations on faith, prayer, forgiveness, and healing for Advent and Christmas make an excellent companion for the season. For centuries the words and poetry of our hymns have spoken deeply to us. Many people, in fact, find that what is heard in poetry and music sinks deeper into the soul than does ordinary prose. And so it is to the beautiful seasonal hymns that Barbara Cawthorne Crafton turns for inspiration for daily meditations during the great devotional seasons of the church year: Advent/Christmas.
Download or read book Christmas Meditations on the Twelve Holy Days written by Merry Battles and published by Author House. This book was released on 2005-01-17 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Participate in an ancient dedication to the twelve holy days of Christmas. Join in this opportunity to connect with your Spirit and the true meaning of the Christmas Season. "I find this book to be a wonderful way to honor the twelve holy days of Christmas as they conjoin with the signs of the zodiac, so that you can focus your meditations to help you move up the spiritual path. This book brings a new metaphysical, spiritual depth to the holy season, and to each part of the body which is then linked to each sign of the zodiac and to each disciple." DR. SITA E. CHANEY - ASTARA AUTHOR OF "MEMORIES - MY PARENTS THE MYSTICS" (FOREWORD INSIDE) "Merry Battles shows us that when we place meaning in time and space, we activate a power that can enrich our lives. CHRISTMAS MEDITATIONS ON THE TWELVE HOLY DAYS brings into focus the many messages of love, transcendence and light that come from the awareness of this sacred time." CHRIS GRISCOM AUTHOR AND SPIRITUAL LEADER FOUNDER OF THE LIGHT INSTITUTE OF GALISTEO www.merrybattles.com
Download or read book Our December Hearts written by Anne McConney and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to be human in this season of waiting? And what does it mean to believe that God became human? In language drenched in poetry, this collection of meditations for Advent and Christmas explores what it means to gaze into the mystery that is Incarnation.
Download or read book From Advent to Epiphany written by Patrick Troadec and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas is the season of joy and peace with a charm all its own. Yet, If we are to receive everything that the Christ Child comes to give, a spiritual preparation is necessary. This book offers you a daily liturgical meditation from the beginning of Advent to the Baptism of Jesus, richly supplemented with prayers, thoughts and resolutions. The first days of Advent call to mind the return of Christ at the end of time and the long period of waiting that led up to His first coming at Christmas. The strong words of St. John the Baptist and the eloquent silence of Mary will help us open our hearts to the Infant of Bethlehem, who desires to be born anew each year in our souls. After the Nativity, the reader's glance is directed toward the manger and the Holy Family where the shepherds and the Magi invite the soul to adoration. The reader is then led through the richness of the feasts from Advent to the Epiphany, inviting him to live each day with Jesus and for Jesus.
Download or read book Ortus Christi written by Mother St. Paul and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading these Meditations we discover with surprise how much spiritual food is obtainable from a study of the lessons and liturgy of Advent. Mother St. Paul is always a heart-searcher. She presses self-reform upon souls, who to the eye of outward observers and perhaps in their own conceit, have little or nothing to amend. We must always be following Christ, and Christ is ever moving forward. Deliberately to stand still is to widen the distance between ourselves and Him, an ungenerous, not to say a dangerous thing to do. What are called here Meditations may well be taken for daily spiritual reading in preparation for Christmas. Advent after all is a season of joy, and these Meditations must be taken in a joyful spirit. Courage and enthusiasm in the cause of Christ is the supreme need of all Catholics who really love His coming. (2 Tim. iv. 8) -Rev. Joseph Rickaby, S. J., St. Beuno's College Although there are twenty-eight Meditations given in this book they will not all be needed every year, for the length of Advent varies between twenty-two and twenty-eight days. The Third Sunday of Advent may fall as late as December 17th (the first day of the "Great O's") and the Fourth Sunday of Advent be Christmas Eve. The plan suggested, which will suit all years, is to use No. 1 on Advent Sunday and the rest according to choice till December 17th; from then to December 24th Nos. 21-28 should be used. CONTENTS. 1. Ortus Christi (Advent I) 2. Our Lady's Rest 3. My Sins--A Triptych 4. The Last Judgment 5. Traders and Talents 6. Stir up! 7. St. John the Baptist, 1 His Preparation 8. St. John the Baptist, 2 His Mission 9. St. John the Baptist, 3 His Testimony 10. St. John the Baptist, 4 His Martyrdom 11. St. John the Baptist, 5 His Character 12. "Incarnatus est" 13. "Ex Maria Virgine" 14. "The Lord is nigh" (Advent III) 15. The Interior Life, 1 Humility 73 16. The Interior Life, 2 Oblation 17. The Interior Life, 3 Imprisonment 18. The Interior Life, 4 Hiddenness 19. The Interior Life, 5 Prayer 20. The Interior Life, 6 Zeal 21. O Sapientia! December 17th. 22. O Adonai! (Expectation of Our Lady) December 18th. 23. O Radix Jesse! December 19th. 24. O Clavis David! December 20th. 25. O Oriens! (Feast of St. Thomas) December 21th. 26. O Rex Gentium! December 22nd. 27. O Emmanuel! December 23d. 28. Christmas Eve December 24th.
Download or read book Rejoice Advent Meditations with Mary Journal written by Mark Toups and published by . This book was released on 2018-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Prince of Peace written by Alban Goodier and published by Scepter Publishers. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will uplift you spiritually in preparation for Christmas with 60 short Advent and Christmas meditations. Two meditations per day will provide you with stimulating spiritual preparation for Christmas over the 30 day period between Advent to Christmas. Advent is a time to slow our pace of life—to be open, to be welcome, to be still and gaze at the beauty before us: Almighty God, present, waiting in the womb of his chosen Mother. The Christmas season, likewise, is a time to rejoice in tranquil adoration before the simple Nativity scene. This book includes Archbishop Goodier’s meditations on this sacred time of Advent and Christmas awaken in us the powerful mystery of the Word made flesh. He guides us along—from the Old Testament prophesies to the pure Yes of Mary, from the stable birth to the daily life and growth of Jesus in Nazareth. These meditations enliven the Gospel stories in a way that enrich both our emotional and intellectual experience of the ultimate mystery of God’s Love for His people. The Most Rev. Alban Goodier (1869-1939) was a British-born Jesuit priest who served as archbishop of Bombay, India. During his thirty-five years as priest, he wrote over a dozen books on the spiritual life. He is best known for his poignant meditations on the life of Christ.
