Beloved, now is the acceptable time spoken of by the Spirit, the day of salvation, peace and reconciliation: the great season of Advent.... In her concern for our salvation, our loving mother the Church uses this holy season to teach us through hymns, canticles and other forms of expression, of voice or ritual, used by the Holy Spirit. She shows us how grateful we should be for so great a blessing, and how to gain its benefit: our hearts should be as much prepared for the coming of Christ as if he were still to come into this world. The same lesson is given us for our imitation by the words and example of the holy men of the Old Testament.
Monday, December 01, 2008
Saint Charles Borromeo on Advent
Well, less than a day after I wrote that post below, I found St. Charles Borromeo saying the same thing in today's reading! Only he says it rather better:
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Happens all too often to me, try to get point accross to class, then find quote in next week or so by desert father, saint or sermon that makes the point I wanted to more effectively and without rambling like me!
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