We went to watch the animated movie The Star. It's nice to see that there are some things in this world pointing to Jesus Christ rather than Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Do not get me wrong. I watched those movies when I was growing up. But Jesus is the reason for the Christmas season. And it is great seeing that the birth of Christ was in the new animated movie even if it is from the perspective of the animals.
At any rate, Christmas is around the corner. The tree is up, but most important is that the Nativity is also up. Our catechists encouraged the brothers to set up a nativity and to start praying the novena as in the good old days. Do you remember those good old days? Families would come together to pray the novena in front of the Nativity. After the prayers and songs, a child would bring the statue of the baby Jesus to everyone. Everyone would "amen" the Baby Jesus. Afterwards, we would come together and enjoy a meal. There are some things in our tradition that should remain the same, and praying the novena with family and friends is one of them. A special reminder to start setting up your belen if you have not already done so. The Family represents the Holy Trinity.
It was also tradition for the parish priest and altar servers to bring baby Jesus in the village, visiting one house to another. I remember my grandparents would have food and drinks when they came by.
ReplyDeleteMy parents were too busy keeping up with the Jones to give a shit about Jesus, let alone raise their children properly.
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Oh forgot to mention. Most Christmases we did most of what you described at my Aunt and Uncle's house, minus the novena. Woo hoo for the Christian community.
ReplyDeleteDear Jessica,
DeletePraying together with family and friends is what Jesus desires. The meals and the parties comes after the prayers and praises to Christ. After all, God comes first.
Dear Jessica.
ReplyDeletecommunity prays for you.
Open mind heart to Jesus in this advent season and He will be born within heart.
Jesus calls us to community to eat at family meal pray together. It is in family community that God makes His presence to us. He calls you to His family the community the church. All are welcome at table.
How nice that you pray for me. You will be covering a multitude of sins if you convert me. Your reward will be great in heaven.
DeleteWith all due respect not everyone is welcome. Just read the parable with the father who throws a wedding party. Do you not remember there was a guest thrown out?
ReplyDeleteDear Jessica,
DeleteEveryone is welcome to attend Mass, but not everyone can receive Holy Communion.
Soon Pope Francis will change this. As we speak.
DeleteDiana, did you notice that the Jungle-folks have turned off the message boards?
ReplyDeleteTim must be undergoing "serious personal problems" to turn off the messaging board that made his site so popular... now who will want to go read his stuff?... only his minions because they are the only ones interested in his twisting of facts.
Anyways, the no comments and the daring for neocats to face him face to face is a sign of desperation/frustration. Perhaps he already knows that Apuron has been found not guilty and wants a motive to unleash his wrathful character? I can't even imagine the hell that he must be going through. May God have mercy on his soul.
Dear Anonymous at 8:16 am,
DeleteI have noticed that someone has been taunting Tim in his blog, which is probably the reason he shut off all messaging board. But I do not think it is anyone in the NCW who is taunting Tim. An anonymous commenter wrote the following under one of the threads in my post:
AnonymousDecember 5, 2017 at 8:00 AM
Rohr is blaming the NCW for his behavior. Yet, for all we know, it could be the people he supported who is driving him insane. Look at where Fr. Paul and Monsignor James are at now. Do you think they need Rohr now. Timmy isn’t thinking straight. If there is anyone who wants to discredit him, it would be the the people he supported because Rohr knows too much information of these secret meetings that he just mentioned in his blog.
I went back to the jungle blog and saw what Anonymous 8:00 am was referring to. Tim Rohr wrote the following post in his blog:
"Fast forward to 2013. I was invited to a secret meeting.
I was told no one was to know who was at the meeting. I was told that there never was a meeting. It was July, 2013. I was shown a letter from Apuron to Fr. Gofigan."
http://www.junglewatch.info/2017/12/apurons-faustian-vacuitythe-agat.html
Tim Rohr did not mention who was at that secret meeting, and whoever they are would not want Tim to mention their names. But Tim knows who they are. This secret meeting (inadvertently mentioned by Tim Rohr) also implies that there was indeed a conspiracy to take down Archbishop Apuron. After all, why have a "secret meeting" on Archbishop Apuron's removal of Father Paul????? How many secret meetings were held? And who were in these secret meetings? This controversy started with the removal of Father Paul and Monsignor James.
Diana, do you think this is Christian? Just get on your knees.
DeleteDear Anonymous at 4:05 pm,
DeleteHuh???? I don't understand your comment. What is it that you think is unchristian?