I suspect that the gift Jesus wants most is ourselves, followed by trust in Him, love and total surrender. SR Susan: He wants us to rest in Him and let the Babe Jesus rest within
Judy–It occurs to me that He also wants us to give Him our weakness and sinfulness.
Anne Marie: I am Sr Susan even tho it says Anne Marie
Nov 30 2014, 7:33 PM
Anne Marie: Carol Ann gives up, she cannot log Ann Marie of her computer, nor can she reset her own passwrod how will you all tell us apart?
Nov 30 2014, 7:34 PM
Dawn L: yes I was reading entries and see the mix up
Nov 30 2014, 7:34 PM
Anne Marie: Sr Susan:type in your name each time before comment
Nov 30 2014, 7:34 PM
Anne Marie: Sr Susan: See how I did it?
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Guest6019 (guest): Sister Susan’s answer about letting the Babe Jesus rest in us, the gift of an open heart seems necessary. (Judy)
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Guest6019 (guest): Sister Susan’s answer about letting the Babe Jesus rest in us, the gift of an open heart seems necessary. (Judy)
Nov 30 2014, 7:35 PM
Anne Marie: I (anne m) am unable to log out at all. What ever happened, I guess I am the culprit. Yikes. Hi everyone.
Nov 30 2014, 7:35 PM
Anne Marie: Sr Susan: Jesus is spiritually born in our hearts each time we receive Him in Holy Communion
Nov 30 2014, 7:35 PM
Anne Marie: CA says she tries to picture Jesus entering her heart in imaginative prayer, like St Ignatius
Good Evening everyone, Happy Advent!
Nov 30 2014, 7:36 PM
Anne Marie: Sr Susan: Hi Patricia
Nov 30 2014, 7:37 PM
Patricia W: Hi Sr Susan
Nov 30 2014, 7:37 PM
Dawn L: I think imaginative prayer is beautiful, or sometimes reading Scripture and thinking He is speaking to me
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Guest6019 (guest): Judyh what a gift we receive from Jesus when He comes to us in the Eucharist. We sure can’t compete with that. Jo {Hi Patricia–How did you log in?)
Nov 30 2014, 7:37 PM
Dawn L: Hi Patricia
Nov 30 2014, 7:37 PM
Anne Marie: CA says hi to everyone too
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Patricia W: top right, it said, howdy anne marie i think and i am not anne marie, so i clicked it and logged off then the login and password boxes come up
Nov 30 2014, 7:38 PM
Patricia W: Hi Dawn
Hi Dawn
Nov 30 2014, 7:39 PM
Anne Marie: CA tried that, but she’s getting error messages when she tries to reset her password.
Nov 30 2014, 7:40 PM
Guest6019 (guest): Judy: I don’t see anything that says “Howdy, Anne Marie.” this is spooky!
Nov 30 2014, 7:40 PM
Anne Marie: I log out and it stays logged in! It is spooky
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Anne Marie: anne marie: upper right corner. I tried to log out and it will not let me. Sorry, sisters, if I messed something up when I created a profile.
Nov 30 2014, 7:41 PM
Anne Marie: You go ahead and chat while I try again- this is Sr
Nov 30 2014, 7:41 PM
Carol Ann C.: I did, by fishing through my old emails in the hopes that i had saved the original wordpress password i was set up with.
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Anne Marie: Anyway- keep on about Advent (Sr Susan) while I try again!
Nov 30 2014, 7:44 PM
Carol Ann C.: no, just my own profile. when i log in using the id and password i was assigned so long ago it takes me to my personal dashboard and then i can get here
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Patricia W: this is our first advent mission-we’ve only had lenten missions in the past
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Nov 30 2014, 7:46 PM
Sister Susan Marie: I did it!
Nov 30 2014, 7:47 PM
Anne Marie: anne marie: I usually do the Holy Spirit novena during advent, as well as at Pentecost.
Nov 30 2014, 7:47 PM
Dawn L: Yay. Hello Sr!
Guest6019 (guest): Judy: I was really touched by the Gospel today which tells a number of times to “watch.” I am going to work on watchfulness, alertness to the messages of God either within me or in the Scriptures. That means really setting aside time to read and listen7:47 PM
Dawn L: I am doing a Marian Concecration that will end on Feast of Immaculate Conception
Nov 30 2014, 7:48 PM
Carol Ann C.: Our pastor gave a wonderful sermon about being always ready-not in a frightened way, but joyfully
Nov 30 2014, 7:48 PM
Patricia W: i am going to slow down, little or no tv in silent preparation and read or pray instead.
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Guest6019 (guest): I have my Advent wreath set up and will light it every night and say the prayer I found on the net. PM
Dawn L: a silent joyful anticipation…
Nov 30 2014, 7:49 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Yesterday we set up ours too- one in the choir and one in the sanctuary
Nov 30 2014, 7:49 PM
Carol Ann C.: oh, before I forget, my director out me onto the coolest website-Abbey of the Arts
Nov 30 2014, 7:49 PM
Patricia W: oh can you share that prayer link, i have an advent wreath and that sounds lovely!
Nov 30 2014, 7:50 PM
Sister Susan Marie: The antiphons for the Liturgy are so beautiful- each can be meditated
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Guest6019 (guest): Judy: enter “blessing of the Advent wreath” and a number of sites will appear. You will need to try some of them and find the one that most appeals to youGuest6019
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Carol Ann C.: www.abbeyofthearts.com is an online community of people living as monks in the world
Nov 30 2014, 7:52 PM
Patricia W: thank you
Nov 30 2014, 7:52 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Wow! That sounds wonderful!!
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Carol Ann C.: I’m still going through the introductory lessons, having been slowed down by work and National Novel Writing Month. But you can sign the Monk Manifesto and live as a monk in the world
Nov 30 2014, 7:54 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Even tho I am Visitation I am doing a Cistercian retreat- all spiritualities connect someplace!
Nov 30 2014, 7:55 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Growing in contemplation is the goal, right?
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Dawn L: Isn’t Cistercian the order Thomas…he wrote the Seven Story Mountain? Sr Susan, will you be in silence during this retreat?
Nov 30 2014, 7:56 PM
Sister Susan Marie: THe Advent season with its silent aspects is a good support for that growth
Nov 30 2014, 7:56 PM
Guest6019 (guest): Judy: I am looking at the 4th question– how can we win back the spiritual significance of Christmas. I think one way is to really celebrate Advent. I do my shopping and write cards, but I do no decorating until the 4th week of Advent. I want to savor the expectation so as to rejoice even more in the birth of the Messiah.
Nov 30 2014, 7:57 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Yes silence thru next Sat.
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Sister Susan Marie: Yes silence thru next Sat.
Nov 30 2014, 7:58 PM
Sister Susan Marie: I like that approach Judy because it keeps us in the present moment- and waiting
Nov 30 2014, 7:58 PM
Sister Susan Marie: It is a season of waiting. Waiting for… and waiting on.. (serving
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Sister Susan Marie: Hello- who are you- the real Anne Marie or someone else
Nov 30 2014, 7:59 PM
Guest6019 (guest): Judy: And I forgot to mention that I put four candles (the kind that work automatically) in my window and light one the first week of Advent and an additional one for each successive week
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Carol Ann C.: that’s a great way to promote Advent-your neighbors will see and, hopefully, ask questions
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Anne Marie: No, I’m actually Sr. Mary Roberta, but it won’t allow me to sign in.
Nov 30 2014, 8:01 PM
Sister Susan Marie: I like to play true Advent music in the refectory- not always easy to find
Nov 30 2014, 8:01 PM
Sister Susan Marie: We had the same problem Sr M Roberta!
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Anne Marie: No, I’m actually Sr. Mary Roberta, but it won’t allow me to sign in.
Nov 30 2014, 8:01 PM
Sister Susan Marie: I like to play true Advent music in the refectory- not always easy to find
Nov 30 2014, 8:01 PM
Sister Susan Marie: We had the same problem Sr M Roberta!
Nov 30 2014, 8:01 PM
Carol Ann C.: Hi Sr Mary Roberta, all of us were Sr Susan tonight!
Nov 30 2014, 8:01 PM
Anne Marie: So, I guess I’ll have to be Anne Marie, instead…
Nov 30 2014, 8:02 PM
Anne Marie: Our tech man seems to be falling down on the job!
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Guest6019 (guest): Judy: Advent stimulates a feeling of excitement and anticipation in me. I usually play Handel’s Messiah sometime during Advent. It lends to the excitement. Sr. Susan, have you heard the album “Advent at Ephesus” by the Benedictine Nuns of Mary Queen of Angels?” Maybe that would be good for your refectory.
Nov 30 2014, 8:03 PM
Anne Marie: We’ve simplified our chapel decorations, and have the Advent wreath front and center.
Nov 30 2014, 8:04 PM
Guest6019 (guest): Judy: Hi Sr. Mary Roberta!
Nov 30 2014, 8:04 PM
Sister Susan Marie: I heard of that music but we don’t have the CD Thanks for the suggestion!
Nov 30 2014, 8:04 PM
Anne Marie: And each sister decides what Advent devotions she prefers to follow. GU, next door, has wonderful online Advent reflections.
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Anne Marie: And each sister decides what Advent devotions she prefers to follow. GU, next door, has wonderful online Advent reflections.
Nov 30 2014, 8:05 PM
Anne Marie: SFdS’s Advent homilies are good to use, too.
Nov 30 2014, 8:05 PM
Sister Susan Marie: This year I wanted to spend Advent with the Blessed Mother and I found Carlo Caretto’s book Blessed Are You Who Believed
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Guest6019 (guest): Judy: The meditations in “Magnificat” might be helpful too. 2014, 8:06 PM
Anne Marie: There’s also something called, The Little Black Book for Advent for each year, that I’ve found helpfulPM
Sister Susan Marie: With the school, the focus seems to be Christmas, with the entertainments,, boutiques, etc. How can we help people focus on Advent esp the children?
Nov 30 2014, 8:07 PM
Guest6019 (guest): Judy: We have developed quite a smorgasbord of Advent activities
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Sister Susan Marie: Our interior lives though, need especially to have an Advent orientation
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Carol Ann C.: I believe there are many online resources too, like http://spiritualdirection.com/2014/11/29/art-of-waiting-retreat-guide-for-advent?utm_source=Catholic+Spiritual+Direction&utm_campaign=7180ee01d1-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9dd96593f8-7180ee01d1-59908997
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Nov 30 2014, 8:08 PM
Dawn L: advent calenders…there are some nice designs to make online
Nov 30 2014, 8:09 PM
Anne Marie: Yes, it always feels like we’re party-poopers because we want to focus on Advent up until Christmas Day.
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Carol Ann C.: busted halo does an advent calendar that focuses on corporal works of mercy
Nov 30 2014, 8:09 PM
Guest6019 (guest): Judy: Perhaps an Advent wreath in the classroom with the recitation of the prayers for Advent wreaths or even the collect from the daily Mass would help.
Nov 30 2014, 8:09 PM
Anne Marie: Busted Halo has an Advent calendar I use.
Nov 30 2014, 8:10 PM
Anne Marie: The Mass collect for the day may be the best Advent source of all.
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Patricia W: our local Knights of Columbus have sold ‘Keep Christ in Christmas’ car magnets…i think i’m going to share the idea of maybe creating an Advent one that folks can use before the ‘Keep Christ in Christmas’ one or in conjunction with itPM
Anne Marie: Keep Advent before Christmas!, maybe
Nov 30 2014, 8:11 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Interesting idea
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Guest6019 (guest): Judy: You might put the statues of Mary and Joseph in the back of the classroom and move them toward the front a little bit each day as a reminder of the trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem.
Nov 30 2014, 8:11 PM
Anne Marie: Nice idea
Nov 30 2014, 8:11 PM
Patricia W: i’ll share the idea and see what they come up with
Nov 30 2014, 8:12 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Sr M Roberta mentioned St Francis de Sales Sdvent sermons- have you all read those?
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Anne Marie: We have lots of copies we could lend or sell.
Nov 30 2014, 8:14 PM
Guest6019 (guest): Judy: Another idea is to put a manger in the classroom and have straw nearby. Each time a child completes an assignment or does a good deed, he or she puts a straw in the manger to prepare the bed for the Infant Jesus.
Nov 30 2014, 8:14 PM
Anne Marie: But both Sophia and Tan are now good sources for SFdS wisdom all year.
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Anne Marie: Yes, the straw idea is often used in families and classrooms.
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Anne Marie: As a family, we always liked to read a short devotion at supper and then take turns lighting the Advent wreath.
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Anne Marie: I’ve found there’s almost too much, so I have to let the Holy Spirit guide and LIMIT my choice/s.
Nov 30 2014, 8:17 PM
Sister Susan Marie: http://visitationspirit.org/2012/12/advent-with-venerable-mary-martha-chambon/
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Nov 30 2014, 8:17 PM
Patricia W: i have to say it is really hard to keep one’s own family focused on Advent…I am not married, but I mean my parents & siblings…especially with Black Friday–everyone’s mind is on getting a good deal and jump on shopping
Nov 30 2014, 8:17 PM
Sister Susan Marie: http://visitationspirit.org/2012/12/advent-with-visitandine-sr-benigna-consolata/
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Anne Marie: so true, Patrica!
Nov 30 2014, 8:18 PM
Carol Ann C.: and it seems to start earlier and earlier every year
Nov 30 2014, 8:18 PM
Guest6019 (guest): Judy: A variant on the straw idea–have squares of fabric near the manger. On completing assignments or good deeds children can choose one piece of fabric and use fabric glue to put the pieces together to make a softer bed for the Infant.
Nov 30 2014, 8:18 PM
Anne Marie: It’s hard to buck the tide.
Nov 30 2014, 8:18 PM
Dawn L: thank you for the links Sr Susan
Nov 30 2014, 8:18 PM
Sister Susan Marie: http://visitationspirit.org/2012/12/advent-with-mexican-visitandine-madre-icaza/
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Patricia W: i am the only one who has an advent wreath and celebrate advent…its hard, lonely, and makes me sad..but I am reminded of Jesus word about suffering for His sake is a grace
Nov 30 2014, 8:19 PM
Anne Marie: It’s really good to add more prayer time or Eucharistic Adoration time to each week’s schedule.
Nov 30 2014, 8:19 PM
Patricia W: the only one in my family-but i have my parish friends to celebrate with
Nov 30 2014, 8:20 PM
Guest6019 (guest): Judy: Patricia, you are not alone. I celebrate Advent with my Advent wreath. Let us think of each other during this season and perhaps you will not feel so alone.
Nov 30 2014, 8:20 PM
Sister Susan Marie: One more–http://visitationspirit.org/2012/12/advent-with-the-visitandine-sisters/
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Nov 30 2014, 8:21 PM
Carol Ann C.: We are a community too, we are always present to each other
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Carol Ann C.: the Spirit does seem to be leading us in odd directions-we are members of families far away, and in our own cities too
Nov 30 2014, 8:23 PM
Anne Marie: Joining your local parish for Advent devotions is good, too.
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Guest6019 (guest): Judy: In the reading for evening prayer today, Paul says, “Rejoice in the Lord, always. I say it again, rejoice.” Advent is a joyous season. Let us find ways to celebrate it that do not leave us so exhausted that we lose the spirit of the season. As the saying goes, “Jesus is the reason for the season.”
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Anne Marie: Yes, that’s why it’s important to choose one main thing to do during the four weeks and stick to it.
Nov 30 2014, 8:26 PM
Anne Marie: EWTN has programs for the season that also might help.
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Guest6019 (guest): Judy: Another thought–yesterday I pulled of the internet, I think from the USCCB, the “Nativity Proclamation.” It is not read as much in the Liturgy these days, but it might be a good thing to read on Christmas Eve at dinner time or before leaving for Midnight Mass.
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Sister Susan Marie: Jesus wants your heart and whatever way you are drawn to give it to Him- He will cling to it with his “baby” fingers- clutching it with joy
Nov 30 2014, 8:28 PM
Anne Marie: The main thing is to consciously give more time to Our Lord
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Dawn L: Discerning hearts .com is wonderful 29 PM
Dawn L: they have many contributors and things on Advent.
Nov 30 2014, 8:29 PM
Carol Ann C.: I think that is the best thing we can give, ourselves. in giving him our time in prayer & contemplation, but by giving him all our actions too