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.“READY TO GREET HIM WHEN HE COMES”
“You must be prepared in the same way. The Son of Man is coming at the time you least expect.” —Matthew 24:44
Happy Advent! Advent is about the three comings of Christ:1) Jesus first came to earth as a Baby, humble and lowly, at Bethlehem (Lk 2:4ff).2) Jesus will come again at His Second Coming on the last day (Mt 24:30-31). This coming will be as majestic as His first coming was humble (1 Thes 4:16; Lk 21:27).3) The third coming of Jesus is the coming of the Eucharistic Jesus into our souls today. Jesus’ coming in Holy Communion is a humble coming, just as He came humbly to earth in Bethlehem. His Eucharistic coming is as easy to miss as was His coming at Bethlehem.How prepared are we to meet the Eucharistic Jesus when He comes to us today? If we’re prepared for this “third” coming, we’ll welcome His first coming at Christmas and be prepared for His Second Coming.Therefore, on this first day of the new Church Year, this day of new beginning, invite Jesus to come and reign in your life. “Seek first His kingship over you” (Mt 6:33). Be “sober and alert” (1 Pt 5:8), ever ready to greet Him when He comes. Live so that Jesus may never have to ask: “Why was no one there when I came?” (Is 50:2)Prayer: Father, may I prepare for the coming of Christ more than I would prepare for the most famous person on earth visiting my home.Promise: “It is now the hour for you to wake from sleep, for our salvation is closer than when we first accepted the faith.” —Rm 13:11Praise: “For You have rescued me from death, my feet, too, from stumbling; that I may walk before God in the light of the living” (Ps 56:14, NAB). Alleluia! Praise You, risen Jesus.
“You must be prepared in the same way. The Son of Man is coming at the time you least expect.” —Matthew 24:44
Happy Advent! Advent is about the three comings of Christ:
1) Jesus first came to earth as a Baby, humble and lowly, at Bethlehem (Lk 2:4ff).
2) Jesus will come again at His Second Coming on the last day (Mt 24:30-31). This coming will be as majestic as His first coming was humble (1 Thes 4:16; Lk 21:27).
3) The third coming of Jesus is the coming of the Eucharistic Jesus into our souls today. Jesus’ coming in Holy Communion is a humble coming, just as He came humbly to earth in Bethlehem. His Eucharistic coming is as easy to miss as was His coming at Bethlehem.
How prepared are we to meet the Eucharistic Jesus when He comes to us today? If we’re prepared for this “third” coming, we’ll welcome His first coming at Christmas and be prepared for His Second Coming.
Therefore, on this first day of the new Church Year, this day of new beginning, invite Jesus to come and reign in your life. “Seek first His kingship over you” (Mt 6:33). Be “sober and alert” (1 Pt 5:8), ever ready to greet Him when He comes. Live so that Jesus may never have to ask: “Why was no one there when I came?” (Is 50:2)
Prayer: Father, may I prepare for the coming of Christ more than I would prepare for the most famous person on earth visiting my home.
Promise: “It is now the hour for you to wake from sleep, for our salvation is closer than when we first accepted the faith.” —Rm 13:11
Praise: “For You have rescued me from death, my feet, too, from stumbling; that I may walk before God in the light of the living” (Ps 56:14, NAB). Alleluia! Praise You, risen Jesus.
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The twofold coming of Christ
From the Instructions to Catechumens by St Cyril of Jerusalem
We do not preach only one coming of Christ, but a second as well, much more glorious than the first. The first coming was marked by patience; the second will bring the crown of a divine kingdom.
In general, whatever relates to our Lord Jesus Christ has two aspects. There is a birth from God before the ages, and a birth from a virgin at the fullness of time. There is a hidden coming, like that of rain on fleece, and a coming before all eyes, still in the future.
At the first coming he was wrapped in swaddling clothes in a manger. At his second coming he will be clothed in light as in a garment. In the first coming he endured the cross, despising the shame; in the second coming he will be in glory, escorted by an army of angels.
We look then beyond the first coming and await the second. At the first coming we said: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. At the second we shall say it again; we shall go out with the angels to meet the Lord and cry out in adoration: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
The Saviour will not come to be judged again, but to judge those by whom he was judged. At his own judgement he was silent; then he will address those who committed the outrages against him when they crucified him and will remind them: You did these things, and I was silent.
His first coming was to fulfil his plan of love, to teach men by gentle persuasion. This time, whether men like it or not, they will be subjects of his kingdom by necessity.
The prophet Malachi speaks of the two comings. And the Lord whom you seek will come suddenly to his temple: that is one coming.
Again he says of another coming: Look, the Lord almighty will come, and who will endure the day of his entry, or who will stand in his sight? Because he comes like a refiner’s fire, a fuller’s herb, and he will sit refining and cleansing.
These two comings are also referred to by Paul in writing to Titus: The grace of God the Saviour has appeared to all men, instructing us to put aside impiety and worldly desires and live temperately, uprightly, and religiously in this present age, waiting for the joyful hope, the appearance of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Notice how he speaks of a first coming for which he gives thanks, and a second, the one we still await.
That is why the faith we profess has been handed on to you in these words: He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
Our Lord Jesus Christ will therefore come from heaven. He will come at the end of the world, in glory, at the last day. For there will be an end to this world, and the created world will be made new.
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Blackfriars Oxford Mass (26.11.22) | Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday
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ASLEEP WITH ANXIETY?
“Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap.” —Luke 21:34-35, RNAB
Jesus connects two very different things in today’s Gospel passage: drowsiness and anxieties (Lk 21:34, RNAB). Generally, anxiety would seem to be associated with sleeplessness rather than drowsiness. Cares and worries tend to keep us awake rather than lull us to sleep. Yet Jesus, in His wisdom, links anxiety with spiritual slumber. He classifies anxiety as a drug that blinds us to the need for spiritual preparation.When Jesus told the parable of the soil and the Word of God, He specifically classified the third type of soil as choked off by the “anxieties over life’s demands” and “it bears no yield” (Mk 4:19). Anxiety over daily cares does not lead to spiritual preparation; rather, anxiety leads to spiritual paralysis and stupor in the same way as does drunkenness (Lk 21:34). Anxiety, like fear, is the opposite of faith, and “fear is useless. What is needed is trust” (Mk 5:36).“Dismiss all anxiety from your minds” (Phil 4:6). Trust God to supply your needs (Mt 6:25-34; Phil 4:19). Be still and know that He is God (Ps 46:11).Prayer: Father, give me the grace to end this Church year by trusting You as does a little child (Ps 131:2).Promise: “Happy the man who heeds the prophetic message of this book!” —Rv 22:7Praise: Linda accepted the Holy Spirit’s gift of prophecy, and now uses it to lead others to intercede for the world.
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