Post by Eric Gajewski on Dec 13, 2015 18:14:40 GMT
TradCatKnight: Fr. Campbell: “The joy of the Lord is our strength” (Neh.8:10)
“Rejoice,” says St. Paul in today’s Epistle, “For the Lord is near” (Phil.4:4;5b). In the Gospel St. John the Baptist is joyful because of the presence of the Savior. Dom Gueranger comments: “St. John is full of joy because the Savior has come, but the men around him are as indifferent as though they neither expected nor wanted a Savior. This is the third week of Advent; and are all hearts excited by the great tidings told them by the Church, that the Messias is near at hand? They that love Him not as their Savior, do they fear Him as their Judge? Are the crooked ways being made straight, and the hills being brought low? Are Christians seriously engaged in removing from their hearts the love of riches and the love of sensual pleasures? There is no time to lose
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“Rejoice,” says St. Paul in today’s Epistle, “For the Lord is near” (Phil.4:4;5b). In the Gospel St. John the Baptist is joyful because of the presence of the Savior. Dom Gueranger comments: “St. John is full of joy because the Savior has come, but the men around him are as indifferent as though they neither expected nor wanted a Savior. This is the third week of Advent; and are all hearts excited by the great tidings told them by the Church, that the Messias is near at hand? They that love Him not as their Savior, do they fear Him as their Judge? Are the crooked ways being made straight, and the hills being brought low? Are Christians seriously engaged in removing from their hearts the love of riches and the love of sensual pleasures? There is no time to lose
tradcatknight.blogspot.com/2015/12/fr-campbell-joy-of-lord-is-our-strength.html#more
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