O Come, O Come,
Emmanuel!




December 19, 2009
Advent Weekday

Read
Today’s O Antiphon reminds us of the love of the Father for his children, a love that is further revealed in our families. Read Follow the Way of Love, and rediscover how families are sign of God’s presence.


Daily Readings

Pray
During these last few days of Advent, begin your daily prayers with the O Antiphon for the day:
O Root of Jesse’s stem,
sign of God’s love for all his people:
come to save us without delay!

Reflect
Pope Benedict XVI , Year One, 90
Closeness
The closer a person is to God, the closer he is to people.

Homily for the Solemnity of the
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
December 8, 2005
Act
Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation.  Ask God’s forgiveness for social sin, as well as for personal sin.  Definitions of social sin are available in the United States Catechism for Adults, Page 528; and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Sections 408 and 909.