Well, we're almost there! One day to go, to celebrate Jesus' birthday, His first Coming upon this earth. I wonder if we will be here to celebrate His Second Coming? Here is the final Traditional "O" Antiphon:
O Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver,
the Desire of all nations
and their Savior:
Come and save us,
O Lord our God!
the Desire of all nations
and their Savior:
Come and save us,
O Lord our God!
When Christ came the first time, the world was in darkness and Jesus was the Light of Life! By His life, death and resurrection, He opened the gates of Heaven for us to enter in. I believe His Second Coming will be like the first.
"When the Son of Man comes, will He still find faith on the earth?" (Lk. 18:8)
Look around us and see how the world of 2006 is once again in darkness, and that darkness is the denial of God, the denial of Jesus Christ as the Messiah, the denial of Mother Mary as our Advocate, the denial of the Roman Catholic Church as the True Church! Today, almost no one is ready for that "Day of the Lord" which will come like a thief in the night; the heavens will vanish with a roar; the earth will be destroyed by fire, and everything will be made bare, especially our sins! [see 2 Peter 3:8-11]
Jesus will return suddenly and most people will not be ready to receive Him, most will be unprepared. He will judge the world, yes, even you and me, and establish His Kingdom on a new earth, totally renewed by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus came to earth the first time through the virginal womb of Mother Mary; He will return the second time through her Immaculate Heart and Its Triumph! It's up to each one of us to be ready by staying close to Our Lady and the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus!
May the presence of our Newborn King, Jesus Christ, bless all of us and our families, and may His Peace reign in our hearts in the coming New Year!
"Marana tha!"
[An Aramaic liturgical exclamation, marana tha, used by Paul at 1 Cor 16:22, translated as an eschatological prayer, "Our Lord, come!" (NRSV). It is part of Paul's closing greeting at the end of his First Letter to the Corinthians. It could be read maran atha, and translated as a creedal statement, "Our Lord has come." The translation "Our Lord, come!" is preferred. It expresses yearning for Christ's return in glory and the eschatological hope of the early church. It has been likened to Rv 22:20, "Come, Lord Jesus!" (NRSV). Paul's use of an Aramaic expression in a letter to Gentile Christians at Corinth indicates that it was a familiar expression of hope and expectation of Christ's return that was shared by Christians. It is still used at times to express Christian hope, especially among charismatic Christians.]
"When the Son of Man comes, will He still find faith on the earth?" (Lk. 18:8)
Look around us and see how the world of 2006 is once again in darkness, and that darkness is the denial of God, the denial of Jesus Christ as the Messiah, the denial of Mother Mary as our Advocate, the denial of the Roman Catholic Church as the True Church! Today, almost no one is ready for that "Day of the Lord" which will come like a thief in the night; the heavens will vanish with a roar; the earth will be destroyed by fire, and everything will be made bare, especially our sins! [see 2 Peter 3:8-11]
Jesus will return suddenly and most people will not be ready to receive Him, most will be unprepared. He will judge the world, yes, even you and me, and establish His Kingdom on a new earth, totally renewed by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus came to earth the first time through the virginal womb of Mother Mary; He will return the second time through her Immaculate Heart and Its Triumph! It's up to each one of us to be ready by staying close to Our Lady and the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus!
May the presence of our Newborn King, Jesus Christ, bless all of us and our families, and may His Peace reign in our hearts in the coming New Year!
"Marana tha!"
[An Aramaic liturgical exclamation, marana tha, used by Paul at 1 Cor 16:22, translated as an eschatological prayer, "Our Lord, come!" (NRSV). It is part of Paul's closing greeting at the end of his First Letter to the Corinthians. It could be read maran atha, and translated as a creedal statement, "Our Lord has come." The translation "Our Lord, come!" is preferred. It expresses yearning for Christ's return in glory and the eschatological hope of the early church. It has been likened to Rv 22:20, "Come, Lord Jesus!" (NRSV). Paul's use of an Aramaic expression in a letter to Gentile Christians at Corinth indicates that it was a familiar expression of hope and expectation of Christ's return that was shared by Christians. It is still used at times to express Christian hope, especially among charismatic Christians.]
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