We continue pondering the mystery of the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Here Johann Gerhard weaves together several images of what Christmas means for us. Part 1 Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 77-78. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/JGSM016-The-Mystery-of-the-Incarnation-2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
Christmas is about the Birth of the very Son of God who was born of the Virgin Mary. More than that, Christmas is truly all about the Son of God taking on human flesh for us sinners. Johann Gerhard leads us in pondering “The Mystery of the Incarnation.” Source: Sacred …
God wonderfully created the dignity of human nature and even more wonderfully restored us to that dignity through His Son Jesus Christ. We pray that we may share the divine life of Him who humbled Himself to share our humanity and who humbled Himself even more by going to the …
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We thank our Lord of glory for the example His servant, Stephen–the first martyr–who confessed his faith as he looked up to …
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On this day Jesus was presented in the temple (see Luke 2:22-38). We pray that we too may be presented to God …
