CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Third Sunday of Advent 12.16.18 – Heart of the Nation (Wisconsin)
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by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
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“… John answered them … ‘I am baptizing you with water, but one Mightier than I is Coming. I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of His Sandals. He will Baptize you with the Holy Spirit and Fire. His Winnowing Fan is in His Hand to clear His Threshing Floor and to gather the wheat into His Barn, but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.’ Exhorting them in many other ways, he preached Good News to the people.”
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“Jesus … said … ‘Elijah will indeed come and restore all things; but I tell you … Elijah has already come … they did not recognize him but did to him whatever they pleased. So also will the Son of Man suffer at their hands.’ …the Disciples understood that He was speaking to them of John the Baptist.”
“… Dark Night of the Soul … Ascent of Mount Carmel … Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and the Bridegroom Christ …”
“Saint John of the Cross who is well known for his mystical writings and poetry, was closely associated with Saint Teresa in her work of founding the reformed Carmel. Juan de Ypes was born at Fontiveros in Spain in 1542 into a poor and struggling family. The death of his father soon afterwards and the lack of family support for his mother meant that he was no stranger to destitution. In fact, one of his brothers died in childhood, probably from malnutrition. John’s life was marked by suffering but he knew the security of the genuine selfless love of his mother and elder brother, Francisco. …”
“Dec. 14 is the liturgical memorial of Saint John of the Cross, a 16th century Carmelite priest best known for reforming his order together with Saint Teresa of Avila, and for writing the classic spiritual treatise ‘The Dark Night of the Soul.’ …”
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