Preparation for Christmas, Part 3
With the child comes a new time, the hour of grace.
All are called, all are invited to receive it.
God makes it easy for us to come to him.
The tenderness of the child proclaims: Do not be afraid, I am here!
Why should I still be afraid?
Preparation for Christmas, Part 2
Meditation
What is the Lord trying to tell us by the fact that he was not born in a royal palace with earthly wealth, but in a grotto in Bethlehem?
We remember Jesus’ word: “Mine is not a kingdom of this world” (Jn 18:36).
It was simple shepherds who were the first to hear the good news of the angels. Read More
During the first three weeks of Advent, we prepared for the coming of the Lord from three different perspectives.
Come, Lord Jesus Maranatha! – Part 7
Before we enter the last days before the so tender feast of the birth of Jesus starting tomorrow, it is still necessary to draw attention to further occurrences before the coming of the Lord at the end of time.
We spoke about the painful apostasy that precedes the coming of Jesus and we should also point out the appearance of “false prophets”. Read More
Come, Lord Jesus Maranatha! Part 6
The proclamation of the Gospel with special attention to the conversion (enlightenment) of the Jews are important building blocks to prepare the coming of the Lord in love. This can take up all of our time, because a fruitful proclamation also requires a corresponding way of life. Who would like to stand before the Lord one day and be told that although they passed on good words, they lacked inner strength because word and testimony were too far apart! Read More
Come, Lord Jesus Maranatha! – Part 5
One of the signs that precedes the Second Coming of the Lord is the conversion of the Jews. This specifically means that many Jews accept the Gospel and recognise Jesus as the Messiah.
One may ask why the conversion of Israel has such significance, so that with the return of the Lord the conversion of the people of Israel is mentioned as a sign. Read More
Come, Lord Jesus Maranatha! – Part 4
Vigilance, as well as the attentive gathering of oil into our lamps like the prudent virgins of the Gospel (cf. Mt 25:1-13), were the themes of the previous reflections. Both ways are suitable to grow the love that is needed so that we do not get tired in the length of our life and waiting for the Lord. Read More
Come, Lord Jesus Maranatha! – Part 3
We spoke in the last meditation about watchfulness as a basic attitude of the believer who waits for the Lord’s return: a watchfulness that awakens us from the general spiritual sleepiness and makes us attentive to his approaching coming and also to what precedes the return of Christ. Read More
Come, Lord Jesus Maranatha! – Part 2
“’As it was in Noah’s day, so will it be when the Son of man comes. For in those days before the Flood people were eating, drinking, taking wives, taking husbands, right up to the day Noah went into the ark, and they suspected nothing till the Flood came and swept them all away. This is what it will be like when the Son of man comes. Read More
General reflections
After looking at the historical coming of Jesus in the first week, reaching as far as Bethlehem where we stopped with the meditations, the second week was dedicated to the coming of the Lord into our hearts. It was about strengthening the relationship with Jesus in our inner being. Read More
