Theme: Advent is a time of waiting and preparing for the coming of the Savior. Mary, the Mother of God, waits patiently for the birth of her Son and Savior, Jesus Christ to Whom she has given her life.
Grace: I pray for the grace of Marian surrender and anticipation of the Savior during this holy Advent and Christmas season.
“True love of God consists in adhering perfectly
to His holy will, not desiring to do or to be other than what God indicates for each of us, to the point of becoming, as it were, ‘a living will of God’.”
to His holy will, not desiring to do or to be other than what God indicates for each of us, to the point of becoming, as it were, ‘a living will of God’.”~Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene, OCD
For Reflection:
How does the Blessed Virgin Mary demonstrate true love of God according to the definition given to us in this quote? How and why is she the icon of “a living will of God”? To what extent am I the same? What one strategy in the coming new year can I employ to help me be more so? Add it to my list of resolutions.
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