Happy Gaudete Sunday!
Rejoice in the Lord always. I say it again: Rejoice! –St. Paul
Happy Gaudete Sunday, everyone!
It amazes me how Advent goes so fast (and Lent, usually, seems interminable). What have you been doing to spiritually prepare for Christmas? Have you added any new practices–more prayer time, daily Mass, daily rosary, etc.? During Advent I read from Magnificat’s Advent devotional, as well as a book called “Advent and Christmas with Pope John Paul II.” I find that these help keep me in the right frame of mind as Christmas approaches.
As we enter the home stretch, these lyrics might help us focus (we’re singing this song next week, so if you’re in my parish, come out!)
Are we ready for the babe of Bethlehem
To be born in a lowly stall?
Are we ready to greet the tiny little king
Who will come to save us all?
Are we ready for the star of Bethlehem
to appear in the winter sky?
Are we ready to follow anywhere it leads
And let its light fill all our lives?
Prepare ye the way for the King of Glory
Once again proclaim the wondrous story
God has sent His own true Son.
But will we know Him when He comes?
Are we ready for the song of Bethlehem
to declare our Savior’s birth?
Are we ready to join the angels as they sing
And spread the news to all on Earth?
Prepare ye the way for the King of Glory
Once again proclaim the wondrous story
God has sent His own true Son
But will we know Him when He comes?
Are we ready for the babe of Bethlehem
God’s true and promised Son?
Are we ready to greet the tiny little King
And will we know Him when He comes?
Will we know Him when He comes?
