CONSOLATION FROM THE HEART

PRAYER BEFORE HOLY MASS  Act of Love before Mass  

TUESDAY SECOND  WEEK  IN ADVENT YEAR C 

SAINT AMBROSE, DOCTOR 

O my God, I love Thee with all my heart, with all my soul, with all my strength and with no other desire than to be inseparably united to Thee. It is through Thy Divine Son that this union is about to be realized within me. In Holy Communion I long to identify myself with Him, that it will no longer be myself, but Him, who lives in me; and when I have received Jesus within myself, then I shall love and be loved by Thee in that same measure, in which I am united to Him. Hasten then, to give me Thy Divine Son, at the hands of Thy priest, that through Jesus, I may unite myself forever to Thee, O God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit.

 Readings Lectures Reflection Saint Ambrose

First Reading Isaiah 40 :1-11

Consolations from the heart of Jerusalem

‘Console my people, console them’ says your God. ‘Speak to the heart of Jerusalem and call to her that her time of service is ended, that her sin is atoned for, that she has received from the hand of the Lord double punishment for all her crimes.’

A voice cries, ‘Prepare in the wilderness a way for the Lord. Make a straight highway for our God across the desert. Let every valley be filled in, every mountain and hill be laid low. Let every cliff become a plain, and the ridges a valley; then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all mankind shall see it; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.’

 

A voice commands, ‘Cry!’ and I answered, ‘What shall I cry?’” – ‘All flesh is grass and its beauty like the wild flower’s. The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the Lord blows on them. (The grass is without doubt the people.) The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God remains for ever.’

 

Go up on a high mountain, joyful messenger to Zion. Shout with a loud voice, joyful messenger to Jerusalem. Shout without fear, say to the towns of Judah, ‘Here is your God.’ 

Here is the Lord coming with power, his arm subduing all things to him. The prize of his victory is with him, his trophies all go before him. He is like a shepherd feeding his flock, gathering lambs in his arms, holding them against his breast and leading to their rest the mother ewes.

Responsorial Psalm

Here is our God coming with power

 

Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia, alleluia!

The day of the Lord is near;

Look, he comes to save us.

Alleluia!

Gospel Matthew 8:12-14

The one lost sheep gives him more joy than the ninety-nine that did not stray

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Tell me. Suppose a man has a hundred sheep and one of them strays; will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hillside and go in search of the stray? I tell you solemnly, if he finds it, it gives him more joy than do the ninety-nine that did not stray at all. Similarly, it is never the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.’

God our heavenly Father it is never your will that we should be lost. We long to hear your words of consolation for our present world is full of myseries. We have sinned against you loving Father, may our sins be attonned for having received from your hand punishments for our crimes.

As we prepare for the coming of your Son in this Season of Advent, may your glory be revealed to all man kind. We await the coming of your Son for the prize of his victory is with you loving Father. When Chirst comes, he shall gather us all together as we hope for your kingdom here on earth as it is in heaven. 

Lord Jesus Christ I trust in you. Virgin Mary pray for me. Saint Joseph pray for me. Saint Ambrose pray for me. God's Holy Angels come to my assistance. My Guardian Angels pray for me. Protect me, be my guide and guard.  

Remeber to pray your Rosary. December 8th is the Feast of Immaculate Conception.