Christmas Prayer of Pope John
Christmas Prayer of Pope John XXIII
O sweet Child of Bethlehem,
grant that we may share with all our hearts
in this profound mystery of Christmas.
Put into the hearts of men and women this peace
for which they sometimes seek so desperately
and which you alone can give to them.
Help them to know one another better,
and to live as brothers and sisters,
children of the same Father.
Reveal to them also your beauty, holiness and purity.
Awaken in their hearts
love and gratitude for your infinite goodness.
Join them all together in your love.
And give us your heavenly peace. Amen.
Pope John XXIII
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Christmas Prayer of Pope John
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
A little Christmas Miracle
Six months ago I began my DRE journey with the same fears and joy that I had with the birth of each of my children. There was joy in knowing that this new path is where I needed and wanted to be, but there was also fear of the unknown. Looking back I am aware of how each day I have grown and become more comfortable in the day to day decisions I have to make. The role of a parish catechetical leader is not an easy one, but I am so thankful to have faithful mentors around me who I can confide in and go to when I am perplexed, flustered, or down right confused. Today as I wrap up my work for the 2010 year, I was wonderfully surprised with our parish’s new website. This has been something that I have been praying about for some time. How important is it to be able to reach out to our community through a friendly and easy to use virtual front door? It is invaluable! In fact, a few hours after checking it out, a parish member called me to express his pleasure. He had heard me say “we are working on getting a new website” for a few months and here it was! The new website had not been a priority until the new staff, including myself, realized that it had to be a priority. Through team work and open communication the parish manager and the faith formation team pressed on. Providentially, a parish member called asking to help us with a new website. He is someone who came through RCIA last year and owns a business in communications. I think he understands the mission of the virtual evangelist, especially as he himself experienced the transformative power of what “being in community” means. My DRE journey must include cyber space as one of the evangelization fields. I am just a novice in this realm….but today I am affirmed that I have a lot of good people around me who God sends at the right time and we must be prepared so we can say “yes, let’s do it, we are ready”! Can’t get caught up in my biases or fears….come to think of it, isn’t this the Christmas message…to prepare ourselves for the coming of the Lord. If we focus on our fears, we can’t receive him…but if we open ourselves up and say “yes Lord, let’s do it, I am ready”’ well, perhaps that is how the miracle will happen! Overall, as I finish this last blog for the year I am blessed to be sitting here marveling at my little Christmas miracle: Incarnation’s new website!
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