Jesus came in the Incarnation, Jesus is present today, & He will return in glory!  “We encounter God only in the now.  In the Eucharist the past & the future are joined to the present moment.”  (Fr. Barry Strong OSFS)

 

Saint Francis de Sales tells us to the Live Jesus, and to do that in the present moment, it is the only time that we really have. 

 

Our HOPE is nourished in the Eucharist where God becomes one with us. 

Advent reminds us that we are pilgrims on a journey, one that often takes place in darkness. 

When God’s love guides our hearts, it guides our actions.  Advent is the Season that reminds us that our Faith, Joy and Hope is in a person - Jesus Christ and that our waiting is complete only when we are in the “land of the living.” 

What we do here is preparation for that time, when Jesus promises us that every tear will be wiped away.

 

May God Be Praised!

 

 

 

 

COVID PANDEMIC PRAYER

You are my refuge and my hope, I turn to You during this COVID 19 Pandemic and plead for Your intercession.  In Your mercy and Your compassion “… grant eternal rest to the dead, comfort to mourners, healing to the sick ….” strength to the first responders, compassion and endurance to the medical personnel, and wisdom to government leaders.  End this coronavirus scourge.  Send Your light to guide me as I wander in the darkness of this pandemic and give me the solace of Your eternal love today.   

Amen.  [Psalm 143 and Collect from Mass Time in Pandemic Adopted by Dcn. George Kelly]