Advent.... Christmas.... all the things we do for it all... but what do we do to prepare our Hearts to meet Jesus? I've been getting these great reflections on my email everyday. They are short, but really make me think about what I'm doing to grow closer to Jesus. To let Him love me more. I want to share with you the reflections so far. They are from Dynamic Catholic, and their theme for the "Best Advent Ever" is "Rediscover Mercy", since Pope Francis has called this year, the Year of Mercy, and today starts the Jubilee. We receive mercy from Jesus, all his love. But have we shared that mercy from Jesus with those around us? These reflections have given my new ideas of how we are able to share the mercy Jesus so freely gives us with others. Best Advent Ever focuses on the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy, which focus on the physical and spiritual needs of others.
Below are links for the first 10 days of Advent. I encourage you to take five minutes and read/listen to them. They are so good.... I just want to share them with everyone!! Feel free to share them with others too! :)
I will continue to share these with you during Advent. I hope you enjoy them, and treasure them, and grow from them, closer to Jesus too!
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And since today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of our Blessed Mother Mary. I wanted to share these two reflections with you. They are just worded so well, that I thought it best just to have you read them, instead of me trying to summarize them. My favorite part, though is "The very best things are not taken, they are given as gifts."
Fr. Barron reflection
And I found a new blog, actually more of a daily devotions post on the daily readings from Mass. It's short, easy to understand, and really makes me think about it afterwards. Today's was great reflection about our Blessed Mary, about her heart being so full of grace. Why else would she be greeted by, "Hail, Full of Grace! The Lord is with you." -Luke 1:27 And how else would she be able to say with full trust, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." -Luke 1:37
Fill Yourself with Grace
Mary teaches us how to pray through her example. The bible says many times, "But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart." -Luke 2:19. In the silence of our hearts, we can be thankful for all Jesus has done for us and through us. And by the humility Mary showed, we can learn from her to turn everything over to Jesus in which we do not yet understand and entrust it to Him.
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And since today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of our Blessed Mother Mary. I wanted to share these two reflections with you. They are just worded so well, that I thought it best just to have you read them, instead of me trying to summarize them. My favorite part, though is "The very best things are not taken, they are given as gifts."
Fr. Barron reflection
And I found a new blog, actually more of a daily devotions post on the daily readings from Mass. It's short, easy to understand, and really makes me think about it afterwards. Today's was great reflection about our Blessed Mary, about her heart being so full of grace. Why else would she be greeted by, "Hail, Full of Grace! The Lord is with you." -Luke 1:27 And how else would she be able to say with full trust, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." -Luke 1:37
Fill Yourself with Grace
Mary teaches us how to pray through her example. The bible says many times, "But Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart." -Luke 2:19. In the silence of our hearts, we can be thankful for all Jesus has done for us and through us. And by the humility Mary showed, we can learn from her to turn everything over to Jesus in which we do not yet understand and entrust it to Him.
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