On Christmas Eve Christ knocks at the door of our hearts looking for a place to rest
Ah! Sweet Jesus! Thou shalt not be refused here! I beseech Thee, enter my house. I have been watching and longing for Thee. Come, then, Lord Jesus! Come!
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Articles tagged Advent
The Great ‘O’ Antiphons of Advent serve as a glorious countdown to Jesus’ coming at Christmas
'O Emmanuel, king and lawgiver, desire of the nations, Savior of all people: Come and set us free, Lord our God.' reads the O Antiphon of the day.
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Bishop Strickland: Priests ‘must intentionally invite’ Mary into every aspect of their lives
‘With her help,’ Bishop Strickland wrote, priests ‘can overcome the challenge of losing the sense of the sacred and the supernatural.’
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St. Thomas’ feast reminds the faithful to believe and hope in the God whom we see not
St. Thomas comes most appropriately to defend us, by the power of his example and prayers, against the temptations which proud human reason might excite within us.
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The Ember Days of Advent serve as final penitential preparation for the imminent feast
We must never forget that although the interior preparation is what is absolutely essential for our profiting by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, yet this preparation could scarcely be real unless is manifested itself by the exterior practices of religion and penance.
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The faithful await God’s mercy and blessings in expectation of Christ’s coming
How could we be sad now that Christ hast heard our prayers, and our eyes shall behold Him, our master, and our teacher?
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Gaudete Sunday anticipates the divine visit which dispels the darkness of Advent
On Gaudete Sunday the Church offers a glimpse of the light and joy brought into the world by the forthcoming Incarnation.
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St. Eusebius defended the doctrine of the Incarnation against the heretics of his day
So great were the sufferings which St. Eusebius had to undergo for the divinity of Jesus that the Church awards him the honors of a martyr, although he did not actually shed his blood.
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The faithful wait in anticipation for the redeeming light of Christ’s nativity during Advent
There shall be days of temptation, and faith shall grow slack; so that when the Son of Man shall appear, faith shall scarce be found on the earth.
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From BlackRock to Pope Francis, LifeSite’s truth-telling mission is needed now more than ever
I hope you agree that LifeSiteNews is well worth supporting, especially during this Advent time awaiting the birth of the ultimate innocent child – Jesus Christ.
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