O Come, O Come,
Emmanuel!




December 17, 2009
Advent Weekday

Read
Today’s O Antiphon focuses on the power of creation. Read about the relationship between creation, spirituality, and knowledge of God.


Daily Readings

Pray
During these last few days of Advent, begin your daily prayers with the O Antiphon for the day:

O Wisdom of our God Most High,
guiding creation with power and love:
come to teach us the path of knowledge
Reflect
Pope Benedict XVI , Following Christ, 52
The Feast of Gifts
Christmas is the day when God gave a great gift to us, not something material, but his gift was the gift of himself. He gave us his Son, so Christmas became the feast of gifts.

Greeting at Our Lady Star of Evangelization Parish, Rome
December 10, 2006

Act
With your family, friends, or faith community, commit to responding to issues of injustice with an attitude of love or charity by downloading materials on Pope Benedict XVI’s new encyclical, Caritas in Veritate, or Charity in Truth, including an action guide.