Day Seven: Flight of the Child Jesus into Egypt ThoughtAlthough the Son of God came from heaven to save men, scarcely was He born when men began to persecute Him to death. Herod, fearing that this Child would deprive Him of his kingdom, seeks to destroy His life. But St....
Day Six: God’s Mercy Revealed in His Coming down from Heaven to Save Us ThoughtSaint Paul says, ‘The goodness and kindness of God, our Savior, has appeared.’ When the Son of God made Man appear on earth, then was it seen how great is God’s goodness towards us. Saint Bernard...
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Day Five: The Life of Sorrow which Jesus Led from His Birth ThoughtJesus Christ could have saved mankind without suffering and dying. Yet, in order to prove to us how much He loved us, He chose for Himself a life full of tribulations. Therefore the prophet Isaias called Him ‘a...
Day Four: The Life of Humiliation which Jesus Led from His Birth ThoughtThe Sign which the angel gave the shepherds to help them find the newborn Savior, points to His lowliness: ‘This shall be a sign to you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in...
Day Three: The Life of Poverty which Jesus Led From His Birth ThoughtGod so ordained that, at the time when His Son was to be born on this earth, the Roman emperor should issue a decree ordering everyone to go to the place of his origin and there be registered...
Day Two: God’s Love Revealed In His Being Born An Infant ThoughtWhen the Son of God became man for our sake, He could have come on earth as an adult man from the first moment of of His human existence, as Adam did when he was created. But since the...
Day One: God’s Love Revealed In His Becoming Man ThoughtBecause our first parent Adam had rebelled against God, he was driven out of paradise and brought on himself and all his descendants the punishment of eternal death. But the son of God, seeing man thus lost and wishing to save...
Please see attached from The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland the December issue of Safeguarding Matters, which provides details on the appointment of The Hon Lady Rita Rae QC as Chair of the new Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency together with information regarding the 2021 Parish Safeguarding Audit. Please note that this...
