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How does Advent move us to serve our lords and masters, God ’ s poor?. from Advent letter of G. Gregory Gay, C.M. Superior General Advent, 2012. Week. 1. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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How does Advent move us to serve
our lords and masters, God’s poor?
How does Advent move us to serve
our lords and masters, God’s poor?
from Advent letter of G. Gregory Gay, C.M. Superior
General
Advent, 2012
from Advent letter of G. Gregory Gay, C.M. Superior
General
Advent, 2012
Advent can be a time that brings out our anxiety and
uncertainty.
Advent can be a time that brings out our anxiety and
uncertainty.
The Gospel for the first Sunday of Advent says: The Gospel for the first Sunday of Advent says:
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“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars, and nations will be in dismay... people will die of fright
in anticipation of what is coming upon the world.” (Lk.21:25)
“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars, and nations will be in dismay... people will die of fright
in anticipation of what is coming upon the world.” (Lk.21:25)
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WarsNatural Disasters
PovertyHuman Miseries
Catastrophic ChallengesIgnorance and
Indifference towards God and Church
WarsNatural Disasters
PovertyHuman Miseries
Catastrophic ChallengesIgnorance and
Indifference towards God and Church
How did our founders respond?
How did our founders respond?
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Be vigilantPray
Meditate on the Word
Receive Jesus in the Eucharist
Make Jesus the center of your
lifeTrust in GodUndertake a
dynamic way of living the Gospel
Be vigilantPray
Meditate on the Word
Receive Jesus in the Eucharist
Make Jesus the center of your
lifeTrust in GodUndertake a
dynamic way of living the Gospel
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Advent is a time of awareness and anticipation.
Advent is a time of awareness and anticipation.
The Gospel for the second Sunday of Advent says:
The Gospel for the second Sunday of Advent says:
[John the Baptist proclaimed a] “baptism of repentance for the
forgiveness of sins... a voice of one crying out in the desert, ‘Prepare
the way of the Lord; make straight his paths.’” (Lk.3:2-3)
[John the Baptist proclaimed a] “baptism of repentance for the
forgiveness of sins... a voice of one crying out in the desert, ‘Prepare
the way of the Lord; make straight his paths.’” (Lk.3:2-3)
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BeginningsEndings
New Liturgical YearEnd of Calendar Year
Regrets About the Past YearAwareness of Our
Sinfulness
BeginningsEndings
New Liturgical YearEnd of Calendar Year
Regrets About the Past YearAwareness of Our
Sinfulness
How did our founders respond?
How did our founders respond?
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Rejoice that God is forever with us
Thank God for His forgivenessPractice self-
discipline; avoid self-indulgenceFocus on the
beauty of Scripture, hymns
Advance the reign of God on earth by serving Christ in the poor
Rejoice that God is forever with us
Thank God for His forgivenessPractice self-
discipline; avoid self-indulgenceFocus on the
beauty of Scripture, hymns
Advance the reign of God on earth by serving Christ in the poor
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Advent is a call to conversion to Christ and
our charism.
Advent is a call to conversion to Christ and
our charism. In the Gospel for the third Sunday of Advent, we hear that although the crowds varied from ordinary folk to tax collectors and soldiers, all had
the same question: “What should we do?” (Luke 3:10) John’s response
was simple and direct: Share all you have with the needy; do not collect more taxes than required; do not
extort or falsely accuse anyone; and be satisfied with your wages. (Luke
3:11-15)
In the Gospel for the third Sunday of Advent, we hear that although the crowds varied from ordinary folk to tax collectors and soldiers, all had
the same question: “What should we do?” (Luke 3:10) John’s response
was simple and direct: Share all you have with the needy; do not collect more taxes than required; do not
extort or falsely accuse anyone; and be satisfied with your wages. (Luke
3:11-15)
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Is conversion nothing more than a jump in the
Jordan, and then a fleeting feeling of relief?
Is following Christ all about esoteric spiritual exercises, or abstract religious doctrines?
Is conversion nothing more than a jump in the
Jordan, and then a fleeting feeling of relief?
Is following Christ all about esoteric spiritual exercises, or abstract religious doctrines?
How did our founders respond?
How did our founders respond?
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Open your heart for Jesus to
enter, and He will gently reveal new ways to live the Gospel truthsDecide: on whom and what do I set
my heart?Minister to
others as though they were Jesus
himselfBe “ambassadors
for Christ”
Open your heart for Jesus to
enter, and He will gently reveal new ways to live the Gospel truthsDecide: on whom and what do I set
my heart?Minister to
others as though they were Jesus
himselfBe “ambassadors
for Christ”
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Advent is a time for redemptive action. Advent is a time for redemptive action.
The Gospel for the fourth Sunday of Advent says: The Gospel for the fourth Sunday of Advent says:
“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb…blessed are you who
believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”
(Luke 1:39-45).
“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb…blessed are you who
believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”
(Luke 1:39-45).
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Do we seek merely temporary relief for those
we serve?How do we handle life’s worries and anxieties?Do we continue anew
each year, regardless of our ordinariness, our age,
or our state in life?
Do we seek merely temporary relief for those
we serve?How do we handle life’s worries and anxieties?Do we continue anew
each year, regardless of our ordinariness, our age,
or our state in life?How did our founders
respond?How did our founders
respond?
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Be a missionary: share the Gospel,
communicate life to the poor.
Seek not only temporary relief but redemptive
changeRemember that ordinary people
in salvation history were
called by Godto play
extraordinary roles
Be a missionary: share the Gospel,
communicate life to the poor.
Seek not only temporary relief but redemptive
changeRemember that ordinary people
in salvation history were
called by Godto play
extraordinary roles
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May the Lord Jesus bless you abundantly in the Advent and
Christmas seasons
May the Lord Jesus bless you abundantly in the Advent and
Christmas seasons
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