Via divineoffice.org From a report by Don Antonio Valeriano, a Native American author of the sixteenth century The Voice of the Turtledove has been heard in our land At daybreak one Saturday morning in 1531, on the very first days of the month of December, an Indian named Juan Diego was going from the village … Continue reading
Advent Longings
I long to be in the company of angels. I long to be touched by the Holy. I long to shine with the heavenly. I long to be transformed by grace, To be washed anew in Baptismal Waters, And be lifted to kiss the Face of God. © 2016 Joann Nelander
Advent – Prayer in Waiting
Advent is upon my soul. Divine gift of season, I listen for the cry of a First Born Son, Begotten before Time begun, And fleshed in the Virgin’s womb. I come to her, Who is the Ark, Your Mercy Seat. Kneeling beside her In these pregnant moments, I lay my head upon her lap. Her … Continue reading
Shepherd of my Soul
Shepherd of my Soul You are looking for me. What else would a Shepherd do? Here I am waiting for You to find me. All the world can not satisfy a heart made for heaven. © 2016 Joann Nelander
Advent Contemplation – The First Heartbeat
Advent Contemplation – The First Heartbeat In praise and thanksgiving for the first beat Of the Sacred Heart of Him Who was born, Savior and King. As today, new life is conceived, And secreted away in a woman’s womb, Known only to God in darkness, As its rhythms begin a song of praise Ever so … Continue reading
Just a Pebble
On an ordinary day in Paradise, Into a world created to glorify God and Man, Adam introduced just a smidgen of sin. Merely, a peddle, Adam thought, Hardly enough to weigh on a cosmic scale. In the grand scheme of Time, and Space, The cosmic sea quaked. In ever increasing concentric circles, Shock waves carried … Continue reading
