What does Sunday of the Fourth week of Advent entail for our Jesse Tree?
REPENTANCE.
SCRIPTURE: Luke 1: 5-25, Lk 1:57-80
THE PERSON: JOHN THE BAPTIST
John the Baptist was the last of the prophets and his mission was to
point the way to Christ. His preaching focused on repentance and he invites us
to make our paths straight and make a highway for our God.
THE EVENT/THEME: REPENTANCE: During our reflection time today, let us ponder on the theme of
repentance in our lives.
We may wish to
- Offer a prayer asking
God to heighten our awareness of our sins and to repent of
them
- Rediscover the
sacrament of Reconciliation
- Make a practical commitment: As
today's theme is Repentance, we may wish to:
- Take
some time to reflect on our need for repentance and prepare to receive the
Sacrament of Reconciliation.
- Establish
a regular time to receive the sacrament of Reconciliation during this
liturgical year (if you do not already have one), and if you do, make a re
commitment to maintain this good habit in your spiritual growth. Let us
not leave this sacrament to chance in our lives.
SYMBOL 22: THE MESSENGERS
Let us remember Zechariah (John the
Baptist's father). When Zechariah is praying in the temple, archangel
Gabriel announces the birth of his son, John the Baptist, who is to prepare the
Lord's people for his coming. .May we pray for an increase in faith as we
prepare our twenty second symbol (twenty first cut out symbol) and place
it on the tree.
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