Evangelizing the Online World
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Reflect: It’s Christmas Day! Jesus is coming. And He comes to reveal the Father who loves us and calls us His beloved children. “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (Jn 10:10). And what is the fullness of life but to be fully loved? Let’s come to the Christ Child tonight, and let Him look upon us with the gaze of the Father who says, “You are precious in my eyes, and glorious, and I love you.”
Share: Tell someone you meet today that they are loved by God and share with them the good news that we are His beloved children. Spend 5 minutes in silence praying before the crèche, and ask Jesus to look upon you with the loving look of the Father.
Pray: Pray the Litany of Trust in the morning and at night. Download it here.
God bless,
Sr. Ann Immaculee, SV
Reflect: “From the fear of being asked to give more than I have, Deliver me Jesus.”In our hearts this prayer evokes a longing for freedom and yet also expresses the doubt that trusting in Jesus might leave us wanting. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI says, “If we let Christ into our lives, we lose nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing of what makes life free, beautiful and great. No! Only in this friendship are the doors of life opened wide.” How do we value this ‘friendship with God’? This Advent may we dare to enter into this friendship and therein discover the freedom of loving and being loved.
Share: As you buy Christmas presents offer up prayers to God for that loved one that they may receive in a new way the love of God this Advent.
Pray: Pray the Litany of Trust in the morning and at night. Download it here.
God bless,
Sr. Avelina Joseph, SV
Reflect: Just as Jesus comes to Thomas in his doubts, He also desires to meet us in our doubts and confusion, in all of our mess. He left us Himself fully present in the Eucharist, so we might encounter Him physically present and not leave us abandoned. We can adore Him and receive Him, and He enters the locked doors of our hearts to bring us peace. There are times in our life when we simply need Jesus to reveal Himself to us in a very real way. He knows this and wants to meet us in the mess of our doubts. Do not be afraid to encounter Him.
Share: Spend some time in a Church or Adoration today allowing yourself to simply be before Jesus, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, truly present in the Eucharist.
Pray: Pray the Litany of Trust in the morning and at night. Download it here.
God Bless,
Sr M. Isabella FSGM
Reflect: Jesus tells us in Scripture, “I came that they might have life, and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10) Abundance. Fullness. This is why He came. Somehow, though, we often find ourselves doubting this promised providence. The antidote? Trust. The opening of our hands and our hearts to let Him prove this promise true. In the prologue of the Gospel of John read at Christmas, we hear how “from His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.” This Advent, trust that He will fill every emptiness with the fullness of His love.
Share: Take time to remember a moment of God’s providence in your life – the good things He has done – and then share your story. The world needs witnesses of His abundant goodness.
Pray: Pray the Litany of Trust in the morning and at night. Download it here.
God bless,
Sr. Jordan Rose, SV