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December 2

Welcome to the Daily Gracelines ADVENTure with Mary

Welcome to our "ADVENTure with Mary" program, a free Women of Grace® resource.

Advent is a time of waiting, watching, and preparing for the coming of the Christ Child, whose life and death bring us eternal salvation.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us that in the liturgical season of Advent, the Church "makes present [the] ancient expectancy of the Messiah," so that "by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior's first coming, the faithful [can] renew their ardent desire for his second coming" (#524).

My prayer for you is that this ADVENTure with Mary will aid you in your faith-filled effort to make this Advent a holy time of preparation as you ponder anew the Mystery of the Incarnation and the Woman whose "fiat" made it so.

Together, may we take this mystical journey with Mary from the moment of the Annunciation to the birth of her Child.  I pray she delivers us safely into His holy and loving heart.

To truly maximize your experience over the next few weeks, the following steps will help:

Prepare yourself for your time of prayer.

Review the theme.

Ask Him for the grace to fully encounter both Him and His Mother.

Read the quote carefully, allowing the words to sit with you.

Pray the reflection provided.

Ask Him how you can virtuously live out the challenge.

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November 14

“I assure you, on judgment day people will be held accountable for every unguarded word they speak.”

                                                                                    -Matthew 12:36

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November 13

“If on the last day we would receive a merciful judgment, we must begin here below to be merciful to others.”

                                                                        -Venerable Fulton Sheen

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November 11

“At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.”

                                                                        -St. John of the Cross

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November 10

“At the particular judgment the soul will be judged about every single thing – its thoughts, words, deeds, and omissions.”

                                                                                   -Cardinal Gasparri

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November 9

“It is appointed for men to die once and then the judgment.”

                                                                                    -Hebrews 9:27

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November 8

“If so many people believe in heaven and hell while also believing that this life will determine which destination will be theirs, why don’t we see more evidence of that belief?"

                                                                                    -Regis J. Flaherty

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November 7

“The best way to prepare for death is to spend every day of life as though it were the last. Think of the end of worldly honor, wealth and pleasure and ask yourself: And then? And then?"

                                                                                   -St. Philip Neri

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November 6

“Do now, do now, what you will wish to have done when your moment comes to die.”

                                                                      -St. Angela Merici

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November 5 

“Happy is the man who keeps the hour of death always in mind, and daily prepares for it.”

                                                                       -Thomas à Kempis

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