Ortus Christi (Birth Of Christ) Meditations For Advent : Large Print Edition

Preface 5Ortus Christi (Advent I) 11Our Lady's Rest 19 My Sins-A Triptych 27 The Last Judgment 35 Traders and Talents 43 Stir up! 53 St. John the Baptist, 1 His Preparation 61 St. John the Baptist, 2 His Mission 71 St. John the Baptist, 3 His Testimony 79 St. John the Baptist, 4 His Martyrdom 87 St. John the Baptist, 5 His Character 93 "Incarnatus est" 102 "Ex Maria Virgine" 109 "The Lord is nigh" (Advent III) 116The Interior Life, 1 Humility 125 The Interior Life, 2 Oblation 131 The Interior Life, 3 Imprisonment 138 The Interior Life, 4 Hiddenness 145The Interior Life, 5 Prayer 151The Interior Life, 6 Zeal 158O Sapientia! December 17th. 167O Adonai! (Expectation of Our Lady) December 18th. 175O Radix Jesse! December 19th. 184O Clavis David! December 20th. 191O Oriens! (Feast of St. Thomas) December 21th. 199 O Rex Gentium! December 22nd. 206O Emmanuel! December 23d. 213Christmas Eve December 24th. 216Reading these Meditations we discover with surprise how much spiritual food is obtainable from a study of the lessons and liturgy of Advent. Mother St. Paul is always a heart-searcher. She presses self-reform upon souls, who to the eye of outward observers and perhaps in their own conceit, have little or nothing to amend. We must always be following Christ, and Christ is ever moving forward. Deliberately to stand still is to widen the distance between ourselves and Him, an ungenerous, not to say a dangerous thing to do. What are called here Meditations may well be taken for daily spiritual reading in preparation for Christmas. Advent after all is a season of joy, and these Meditations must be taken in a joyful spirit. Courage and enthusiasm in the cause of Christ is the supreme need of all Catholics who really love His coming. (2 Tim. iv. 8)

• | Author: Mother St Mother St Paul, Rev Joseph Rickaby Sj
• | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Nov 30, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 226 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1981236023
• | ISBN-13: 9781981236022