Fifth Christmas Meditation The shepherds in the fields of Bethlehem receive the message of the angels with joy and hurry to the new-born child! They are simple people who, in their simplicity of heart, understand the importance of this message and are surely overwhelmed by the holiness of the events in the Grotto of Bethlehem! […]
Fourth Christmas Meditation The Lord is born as a child! God has chosen this way to come close to us and also to make Himself understandable for us! The child awakens joy, tenderness and love as well as the need to protect it! No one is afraid of a child! Even otherwise closed people can
Third Christmas Meditation The primordial cell of human community, the family, has been strengthened by God the Father through the birth of His Son into a human family and has set its example for us. With His incarnation, God wanted to penetrate all spheres of existence, and the family is first and foremost in an
The adoring parents of the Lord, Mary and Joseph, the shepherds who came from the fields and the three wise men from the Orient who are already on their way to the new-born King; they all are touched and attracted by the mystery of the Incarnation here on earth! In different ways each of them
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Dear friends, during the Christmas octave that is about to begin, I will leave the familiar framework of the daily interpretations of the Holy Scriptures a little behind me and instead will lay down simple meditations on the Christmas events – together with Christmas songs of the Harpa Dei Choir! I hope that the wonderful
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“The gift of God’s love” The promise is fulfilled, it has come true. God becomes visible to us. Jesus’ favourite disciple will later say: “The Word became flesh, he lived among us, and we saw his glory, the glory that he has from the Father as only Son of the Father, full of grace and
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“A child is born to us, and he is called: Strong God.”[i] “In him all the peoples of the earth will be blessed.”[ii] Actually, all people are waiting for him even if they do not know it, for we are created for him. Actually, all people seek him even if they do not know it,
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“Why should I still be afraid?” Advent Meditation With the child comes a new time, the hour of grace. All are called, all are invited to receive it. God makes it easy for us to come to him. The tenderness of the child proclaims: Do not be afraid, I am here!
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“The Grotto of Bethlehem” What is the Lord trying to tell us by the fact that he was not born in a royal palace with earthly wealth, but in a grotto in Bethlehem? We remember Jesus’ word: “Mine is not a kingdom of this world” (Jn 18:36). It was simple shepherds who were the first
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During the first three weeks of Advent, we prepared for the coming of the Lord from three different perspectives. We have looked at the historical dimension through the biblical texts and the liturgy, which visualises the coming of the Saviour in its liturgy. Looking at the birth of Christ in us should help us to
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