Journey to Wholeness
… Read the restIn the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And
… Read the restNow the chief priests and the whole council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony did not agree. And
Do you wish to know why Joseph is called just?
Because he possessed perfectly all the virtues.
… Read the restThe Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.
… Read the restThe glory of the Lord entered the temple by the eastward gate,
and the house of God was filled with his splendor.
… Read the restMoses spoke to all the people, saying: “A prophet like me will the Lord, your God, raise up for you from among your own kin; to him you shall listen.
… Read the restThe mother of Jesus and his brothers arrived at the house. Standing outside, they sent word to Jesus and called him.
… Read the restThis is what John the Baptist proclaimed: “One mightier than I is coming after me. I am not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals.
There is no rose of such virtue
As is the rose that bare Jesu;
Alleluia.
For in this rose contained was
Heaven and earth in little space;
Res miranda.
The shepherds went in haste and found Mary and Joseph,
with the child cradled in a manger.… Read the rest