Quote/s of the Day – 5 December – “The Month of the Divine Infant and the Immaculate Conception” – The Second Week of Advent
“Listen! the reason He is called Saviour
is because, for all those
to whom He is united,
He gains salvation.
Now salvation means,
to be delivered from all ills and,
at the same time,
to find all blessings forever –
Life instead of death,
Light in place of darkness
and, instead of the slavery
of the passions and unworthy deeds,
the complete freedom granted
to all those, who are united to Christ,
Saviour of all beings.
Thus they will possess,
without being able to lose it,
all joy, all happiness, all blessedness (…)
that that none can ever know,
or conceive, or see,
if not sincerely and ardently
attached to Christ.”
St Symeon the New Theologian (c 949-1022)
“My dear Jesus, Thou art the King of Heaven
but now I behold Thee as an Infant
wandering over the earth –
tell me whom dost Thou seek?
I pity Thee when I see Thee, so poor and humbled
but I pity Thee more when I see Thee
treated with such ingratitude
by the same men whom Thou came to save.
Thou dost weep but I also weep
because I have been one of those
who in times past have despised
and persecuted Thee.
But now I value Thy grace
more than all the kingdoms of the world;
forgive me, O my Jesus,
all the evil I have committed against Thee
and permit me to carry Thee always in my heart
during the journey of my life to eternity,
even as Mary carried Thee in her arms
during the flight into Egypt.”
By St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787)
Doctor of the Church
AnaStpaul 
Only our Lord can forgive a sinner such as I. Nothing I can do or am can ever appese my sins. But Jesus Christ will always love just as I am.
Jesus, Mary, Joseph I love you. Save souls Amen
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Aaah Hughie – we are all loathsome sinners.
But as long as we repent and weep in sorrow for having driven those nails into His hands and feet, slapped Him, whipped and cursed Him – He will forgive and infold us in His arms of love of mercy. Amen 🙏
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