Monday, November 29, 2010

An Advent with Our Lady

Last month I had a dream that really stuck with me. In this dream the Lord asked me to "put my hands to the plow" and, also, to renew my devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In this dream he showed me a picture of myself praying the Rosary with all my heart and how much this pleases Him. I guess this is his gentle way of letting me know I've been getting a little sloppy in my meditations.

This Advent I am asking Mother Mary to help me prepare for the coming of her Son. I have dedicated this liturgical season to her and have asked her to take my hand as we walk through this time of preparation together. Under the guidance of Our Lady, with the help of the Holy Spirit, I hope to give this "spiritual house" a heavy duty cleaning so that Jesus will find a clean heart to rest in this Christmas.

I am offering all my Masses this month to Our Lady for souls who are living in the darkness of sin so that through her intercession the light of Christ may be brought to their hearts.

May everyone have a fruitful and blessed Advent!

13 comments:

  1. What a wonderful exemplary post. Thank you Mary.

    God bless you always.

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  2. While I often struggle with my devotion to Mary, I can't think of anyone better to go to to ask us to help us prepare for Christmas.
    Thanks and God bless, Mary.

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  3. Thank you, Victor and Karin. May God bless you both in a special way during this Advent season and may Our Lady's intercession draw us all ever closer to her Son.

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  4. Mary, very nice what you are sharing here. Thank you again for your encouragement and prayers for me. I always enjoy reading what you have to offer. Blessings dear one.

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  5. You're welcome, JBR :) I hope you are feeling better!

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  6. I like this idea. Who better to prepare for the birth of the Lord than His mother! And who better to spend time with than the one who held him under her heart, within her heart and within her arms. Wouldn't we all love to be in her shoes?

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  7. I think it gives Mother Mary great joy when we ask her for help with our spiritual lives. You're right - who knows better than Mary how to prepare a place for the Lord? This was my thought too when I placed myself in her hands :)

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  8. I am behind on my blog reading...I love the idea of a clean heart for Him to rest in this Christmas! Great post.

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  9. While preparing for Christmas, God has spoken to my heart by calling our nation to clean house in order to make room for the gospels of Jesus Christ. As we celebrate the birth of Jesus, it's time to embrace the love of God and his divine will for change to unfold in our nation.

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  10. Thanks, Mary! I think I have some work to do in this area, though :)

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  11. Loci,
    Yes, He really wants our nation to do this. Of the truth of your statement I have no doubt as the truth of his word to you resonates in my being. My prayer is that others see this, too. Thanks for sharing this!

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  12. Beautiful and generous. For the past week I've been contemplating how Mary and Joseph got ready for the coming of Jesus and wrote an article in this month's newsletter which I hope will be out next week. I'll post about it at my blog with the link.

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  13. I've been thinking about that too, Barb! I'm looking forward to reading your article.

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