Second Sunday of
Advent from Santa Maria Magdalena’s Home
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| I confess this is not at all your normal picture for the Advent Season! However, it is where my heart is! |
The Gift of Peace and a New Understanding!
This Advent season for me at Santa Maria Magdalena’s
home has been filled with many new and different blessings this year. And I
pray that this Advent season will be the same for you.
As we light the second
candle of our advent wreath this week and as we listen to the Gospel reading
this week may we be confident in the fact that John the Baptist is not calling
us to strike our breast or make harsh acts of atonement for our sins. But
rather it is an invitation to change our way of thinking and the way we look at
the Lord. My friends there is nothing we can do to make Jesus LOVE US MORE nor
is there anything we can do to make him LOVE US LESS!
The prince of lies
will tell you that you are unworthy and that you are unloved. But I am confident
Jesus wants us to see, know, and feel the immense compassion and mercy he has
for us all! Jesus wants us to recognize that he was born in a stable among animals and laid in a manger, that he hung on the cross not by three
nails but by his love for us! He loves us no matter how many times we fail, how
many times we commit the same sin, or how many times we turn our backs on him.
The conversation that
Saint Maria Faustina had with Jesus has been with me during my prayer time for
the last couple of days and I would like to share it with you in hopes that you
will find it a blessing for you and for all those you encounter. Because indeed
it is a message everyone deserves to hear!
Let us know and be confident that the Lord Loves us and he will indeed heal us!
He wants us !
He longs for us!
He desires us!
He is all we need!
He will give us Peace and a new understanding!
But only if we let go and let him!
Let us see, O Lord, your mercy and grant us your salvation.
The Goodness of God.
“The mercy of God, hidden in the Blessed
Sacrament, the voice of the Lord who speaks to us from the throne of mercy:
Come to Me, all of you. Conversation of the Merciful God with a Sinful Soul.
Jesus: Be not afraid of your Savior, O sinful soul. I make the first move
to come to you, for I know that by yourself you are unable to lift yourself
to me. Child, do not run away from your Father; be willing to talk openly with
your God of mercy who wants to speak words of pardon and lavish his graces on
you. How dear your soul is to Me! I have inscribed your name upon My hand;
you are engraved as a deep wound in My Heart.
Soul: Lord, I hear your voice calling me to turn back from the path of sin,
but I have neither the strength nor the courage to do so.
Jesus: I am your strength; I will help you in the struggle.
Soul: Lord, I recognize your holiness, and I fear You.
Jesus: My child, do you fear the God of mercy? My holiness does not
prevent Me from being merciful. Behold, for you I have established a throne
of mercy on earth — the tabernacle — and from this throne I desire to enter
into your heart. I am not surrounded by a retinue or guards. You can come to me
at any moment, at any time; I want to speak to you and desire to grant you
grace.
Soul: Lord, I doubt that You will pardon my numerous sins; my misery
fills me with fright.
Jesus: My mercy is greater than your sins and those of the entire world. Who
can measure the extent of my goodness? For you I descended from heaven to
earth; for you I allowed myself to be nailed to the cross; for you I let my
Sacred Heart be pierced with a lance, thus opening wide the source of mercy for
you. Come, then, with trust to draw graces from this fountain. I never reject a
contrite heart. Your misery has disappeared in the depths of My mercy. Do
not argue with Me about your wretchedness. You will give me pleasure if you
hand over to me all your troubles and griefs. I shall heap upon you the
treasures of My grace.”
St. Maria Faustina, Diary: Divine Mercy in My
Soul
On this second Sunday
of Advent let us recognize that we are human, we are sinners, and that through seeking
Jesus we will encounter his love, mercy, healing, and help so we can become
what God has created us to be!
Also, I feel we should
honor all the great things that the Lord has been doing at Santa Maria
Magdalena’s Home!
ALL SAINTS DAY CELEBRATION!
The women young and old
Every Last Thursday of the month
I bake birthday cakes and we celebrate the birthdays of that month.
One of the mothers decorated the manger!
1st small home for long-term mothers
it is almost complete we have paid for doors and windows, and they should be installed before Christmas.
We are now waiting on our Lord to send funds for furniture for the home.
We beg for your Help!
With confidence, I ask in the name of Jesus and his poor whom this home serves for you to pray about becoming a monthly mission partner with Santa Maria Magdalena's Home!
We need monthly mission partners. Our 1st financial goal is set at $3000.00 per month
Take to prayer and ask Jesus if he is desiring you to serve the poor here.
Together let us radically love all those who he sends to this home!
We love you all and pray for you everyday!
Karen and Gabriel
Caserio Santa Clara, Amazonas, Peru
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