THE KINGDOM IS WITHIN YOU

SON, ALL I HAVE IS YOURS TUYO

THE KINGDOM IS WITHIN YOU

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SON, ALL I HAVE IS YOURS TUYO

The "Lullaby" by Reger puts us closer to the Mother

Way of Ein KaremWay of Ein Karem

1st SUNDAY1st SUNDAYWalk ensuring to keep us standing on the day of Walk ensuring to keep us standing on the day of his cominghis coming2nd SUNDAY2nd SUNDAYBreaking into John the Baptist’s roadBreaking into John the Baptist’s road3rd SUNDAY3rd SUNDAYJohn brings us closer to God in the JordanJohn brings us closer to God in the Jordan4th SUNDAY4th SUNDAYLet us go with Mary to visit usLet us go with Mary to visit us

Ziege peaks to be in solidarity, as Mary

Mountains of Ein Karem

Lk 1:39-45 In those days Lk 1:39-45 In those days Mary arose and went with Mary arose and went with haste into the hill haste into the hill country, to a town in country, to a town in Judah, and she entered Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. and greeted Elizabeth.

Images of Ein Karem (church square)

CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS puts us on the puts us on the

way, not to way, not to reach dramatic reach dramatic things, things, but it is but it is

already already important to be important to be

a walking a walking churchchurch

In times of crisis, it is good to take steps to meet TOGETHER, friends, related

And when And when Elizabeth heard Elizabeth heard the greeting of the greeting of Mary, the baby Mary, the baby leaped in her leaped in her womb.womb.

The two women The two women feel pregnantfeel pregnant

Las dos mujeres se Las dos mujeres se sienten grávidassienten grávidas

When Mary of Agreda explains the

incarnation of the Son of God in the womb of Mary, the Virgin tells

that this is not exclusive to Her, but

of all those who believe and love God

(Mystical City of God)

And Elizabeth was And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy filled with the Holy Spirit, and she Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you cry, "Blessed are you among women, and among women, and blessed is the fruit of blessed is the fruit of your womb! your womb!

The water welling up within us, is also a source of

Eternal life (Jn 4:14)

Mary, the Mary, the Mother, is Mother, is

blessed, and blessed, and inexhaustible inexhaustible SOURCE of SOURCE of blessingsblessings

Old fountain in Ain Karem (“Fruitful vineyard”)

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And why is this granted And why is this granted to me that the mother to me that the mother of my Lord should come of my Lord should come to me? For behold, to me? For behold, when the sound of your when the sound of your greeting came to my greeting came to my ears, the baby in my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.womb leaped for joy.

When God When God visits us, visits us,

something something removes us, removes us, deeply, the deeply, the

bowelsbowels

God says: “When you find Me, something is born in you”

(St. Augustine)Well of the vineyard Well of the vineyard (within the Church)(within the Church)

And blessed is she And blessed is she who believed that who believed that there would be a there would be a fulfillment of what fulfillment of what was spoken to her was spoken to her from the Lord."from the Lord."

Faith opens up immense spaces

Blessed he who believes, Blessed he who believes, for the future is fulfilledfor the future is fulfilled

PREPARE CHRISTMASPREPARE CHRISTMASIn four days it will be Christmas, not a winter holiday. In four days it will be Christmas, not a winter holiday. Christmas makes us celebrate five mysteries: Christmas makes us celebrate five mysteries: 1- 1- The Unconquered Sun (Jesus) being born, overcomes The Unconquered Sun (Jesus) being born, overcomes the darkness (darkness does not have the last word, but the darkness (darkness does not have the last word, but the LIGHTthe LIGHT2- 2- Human nature joins with that of God (is a man so that Human nature joins with that of God (is a man so that we be God, so say the Fathers). we be God, so say the Fathers). 3- 3- Christmas is the first Paschal day (is born to die, say the Christmas is the first Paschal day (is born to die, say the verses of Hyacinth Verdaguer). verses of Hyacinth Verdaguer). 4- 4- We celebrate the beginning of the return of Jesus (will We celebrate the beginning of the return of Jesus (will return in the same way that now has born). return in the same way that now has born). 5- 5- Finally, this is the feast of the birth of Jesus in Finally, this is the feast of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.Bethlehem.

The facade mosaicThe facade mosaic

Lord, make us as welcoming as Mary and

Elizabeth, for this Christmas You are born

again among us

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