The Coming of Christ

Hello Everyone:
Today starts the beginning of the "O Antiphons" which I posted last year. There is more under the title "Consecration to Jesus Through Mary" if you want to see them and an article taken from "Tradition in Action".

The O Antiphons suggest to us some thoughts. As we continually talk about Communism on this site, because Our Lady of Fatima warned it would come if we did not repent and pray, the following is pertinent.

When the encyclical Divini Redemptoris of Pius XI against Communism was published in 1937, the Pontiff noted in it that the world was in such a bad state that it was in danger of falling to a state lower than it was before the Redemption. And indeed, we can say that it fell. From 1937 to this date, the catastrophe has happened. The many evils described by Pius XI have only increased since his time. The world redeemed by Jesus Christ is now at a lower state than before His coming.

Professor Plinio Correa de Oliveira states:   "In this situation we long for a restoration so radical that it is similar to a redemption. We hope for a renewal of the fruits of Redemption applied to the needs of our times. We have need of the punishment of those who despise Our Lord and have infiltrated into the deepest recesses of His Church. If they could, they would destroy her. We also call for those who can convert to be regenerated and reconciled with Our Lord. We need the Reign of Mary to be implanted. 

So, for us, in the days that precede Christmas, these antiphons should express an appeal and a plea to the Infant Jesus to hasten a stronger and more triumphant and invincible action to re-implant His Kingdom on earth - with Mary, in Mary and through Mary. 

We should ask Our Lady to obtain this from her Son. We also should ask her to increase our hope that this will happen. In this way, we will pass this week in expectation of these graces as Our Lady was waiting for the graces of Our Lord’s coming before the feast of Christmas. "

May we pray these antiphons, May we keep up our Rosaries and may we pray for peace. 

​Our Lady of Expectation - pray for us!!

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