In Conversation With God - Vol. 1 - Advent and Christmas

• Daily meditations for the Advent & Christmas seasons
• Encourage spiritual growth

• From the In Conversation with God Series
• Advent & Christmas season reflections
• Moves from the First week of Advent to Epiphany

Details

A series of outstanding meditations that follows the Church's liturgical calendar. Each day's meditation is divided into three parts and is five or six pages long. The subjects relate to themes from the Mass readings for that day or the liturgical season. This work helps the reader deepen the message of Christ in the ordinary circumstances of the day.

Topics include:

 

First Week of Advent:

In Expectation of Our Lord
Preparing to receive Jesus
The Messiah: Prince of Peace
A Merciful Messiah
I come to carry out the Will of the Father
Increasing our Faith - The Good Shepherd
proclaimed by the Prophets

Second Week of Advent:

The Precursor. Prepare the way of the Lord
Apostolate of Confession
Our sins and Confession
The way of Meekness
Beginning again
Tepidity and the Love of God
Examination of Conscience

Third Week of Advent:

The Joy of Advent
Purity of heart
Who Jesus is
The signs
Watchful at our Lord's Coming
Our Lord's Second Coming

Fourth Week of Advent:

A Time of Hope
The Nativity: At St. Joseph's side
Mary's virginity: our purity
Spiritual childhood
Mary's vocation - our vocation
Generosity and a spirit of service
The Magnificat: The humility of Mary
Christian detachment and poverty

The Christmas Season:

Christmas Eve: Waiting for Jesus
Christmas Day: Christmas meditation
The Holy Family of Nazareth
St. Stephen - the first martyr
The disciple whom Jesus loved
The Holy Innocents, martyrs
Making a more just world
Do not be afraid
Making up for lost time

New Year's Day: Solemnity of Mary -
Mother of God and Our Mother

Our divine sonship
Invoking our Saviour
The prophecy of Simeon
Naturalness and simplicity
The faith of Kings

Epiphany:

The adoration of the Kings
The flight into Egypt. Virtues of St. Joseph
Life in Nazareth - Work
Finding Jesus
Jesus, Our Teacher
The obedience of Jesus - our obedience
Jesus grew
The Lord is baptized - our baptism

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• Author: Francis Fernandez
• Format: Softcover
• Pages: 387