The Joy of Advent/The Joy of Receiving Our Lord in Holy Communion:
Each passing day [of Advent] marks another step towards the celebration of our Redeemer’s birth. It is, moreover, a figure of the happiness we feel when we go, rightly disposed, to receive Holy Communion.
It is inevitable that along with this joy we should feel progressively more unworthy as the moment for receiving Our Lord comes closer. If we decide to receive, it is because He wishes to remain in the species of bread and wine precisely to serve as food; and so He gives strength to the undernourished and the infirm. He is not there as a reward for the strong, but as a remedy for the weak.
(from In Conversation with God; Vol. I (First Week of Advent–Monday)
I have a babysitter coming this afternoon. I had planned on spending the whole time running errands, but after reading these words last evening, I know I will be attending Mass as well. š
Have a blessed day!
This is beautiful. I love the In Conversation with God series.
I read this this morning and thought of you since you had posted that previous meditation from the Magnificant Advent. It is so beautiful…thanks for sharing it. And say hello to Christ for me at Mass. š
Whoops! I was thinking of something different..I read something similar to your post this morning, but as I re-read it I realized it wasn’t the same thing.
I’m slow today…lol.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful reminder.
Margaret,
I read this entry the other night in my copy of In Conversation with God, and that is the exact sentence (one in bold)that I read and re-read. It was meant for me that day.
So good to read it again this morning to be reminded again, before heading off to Mass.
Excellent quote! Thanks for sharing.
A Blessed Advent,
Alicia
Martha, you are worried about many things.Mary has chose the better thing, and she shall not be deprived of it.
Thanks for reminding me about the better things.