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In Reflexion

Third O antiphon: “O Radix Iesse”

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O Root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the peoples;

before you kings will shut their mouths,

to you the nations will make their prayer:

Come and deliver us, and delay no longer.

 

In many parts of the world, O Lord, Your sign is raised up: the sign of the Cross.

Exalted in it, You exclaim: “I am the salvation of the nations”.

 

“Why this uproar among the nations, this impotent muttering of the peoples? Kings of the earth take up position, princes plot together against Yahweh and his anointed” (Ps 2:1-2).

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In 3 Minutes for God the Father

 THE GREAT DAY IS AT HAND

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185th Meditation

 

The Feast of the Nativity of the Son of God draws nearer every day. Our hearts are to be filled with great joy and warmth. The promises announced and prepared from all eternity by our Father are coming to fulfillment. The plan of His love is becoming a reality…

In spite of all the adversities and falls of humanity; in spite of all the devil’s attempts to hinder the work of salvation, no one can stop God and, after all, everything must serve His plans! Read More

In Reflexion

First O antiphon: “O Sapientia”

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O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High,

reaching from one end to the other,

mightily and sweetly ordering all things:

Come and teach us the way of prudence.

  You, O Wisdom, bring everything into holy order, for You come from the Eternal Father. Thou dost penetrate all things and, by Thy strength and gentleness, dost restore the divine order.

You, O Eternal Father, send the One “in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Col 2:3). To meet Him, to open oneself to His love, is to be touched by Wisdom. Read More

In 3 Minutes for God the Father

THE FATHER GIVES US THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT

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184th Meditation

“Could I give a more precious gift to humankind than my only-begotten Son?” (Interior Word).

In these days when the so-called “O Antiphons” prepare us for the Coming of the Savior, we can take a deep look into the Heart of our Father. Indeed, it was He who sent us His Son, thus giving us what He loves most and doing for us the most He could have done. Read More

In Biblical Meditations

True unity

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Isa 56:1-3, 6-8

Thus says the Lord: Make fair judgement your concern, act with justice, for soon my salvation will come and my saving justice be manifest. Blessed is anyone who does this, anyone who clings to it, observing the Sabbath, not profaning it, and abstaining from every evil deed. No foreigner adhering to the Lord should say, ‘The Lord will utterly exclude me from his people.’ No eunuch should say, ‘Look, I am a dried-up tree.’ Read More

In 3 Minutes for God the Father

 A CONTRITE HEART

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183rd Meditation

“A broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise” (Ps 50:17).

A contrite heart is a great treasure for our Father. A contrite heart has put aside all self-defense and has acquired a profound awareness of the abysses that are still within it. It has discovered that, of itself, it would not be able to do good, and that its inclination to evil would prevail if it were left to itself and did not rely on grace. This awareness shakes the soul, making it ready to throw itself completely into the arms of God, without vanity or conditions. Therefore, a contrite heart is a treasure for the Father. Read More

In 3 Minutes for God the Father

“ADAM, WHERE ARE YOU?” (Part II)

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182nd Meditation

 

The anguished search of the Heavenly Father for us continues ever since we lost the union with God which we enjoyed in Paradise. Every time we go astray, every time we turn away from “the fountain of living waters, to become cracked cisterns” (Jer 2:13), we hear in the background the call of the Father:

“Adam, where are you?” (Gen 3:9b). Read More

In 3 Minutes for God the Father

WHO CAN DETECT HIS OWN FAILINGS?

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181st Meditation

“Who can detect his own failings? Wash away my hidden faults” (Ps 19:13).

With sincere self-knowledge, the psalmist confidently addresses the Heavenly Father, knowing well how easily man remains trapped in self-deception: “Who can detect his own failings?” He wants to make sure that nothing stands between him and his God, and thus gives us an example of how we can pray: “Wash away my hidden faults”. Read More