Are you aware you are a part of the Church Militant?

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DECEMBER 6

ADVENT PRAYER

INCREASE OUR

WATCHFUL SPIRIT

One of Advent's central spiritual themes is “watchfulness,”

as in “attentiveness.”

It is a time to be ready, to watch patiently

for the coming of Jesus into our hearts,

but also for the second coming of Christ at the end of time.

We do not know the day nor the hour of Christ’s coming,

so Advent reminds us to bolster our spiritual life

so that we are not caught off-guard when Jesus comes again.

Here is a prayer

asking God to increase in us a watchful spirit.

(Adapted from the 17th-century)

Oh that I might say Lord

with as much truth did the kingly Prophet,

“My God early before the sun rises will I arise to seek you.”

I long after you, my soul thirsts for you with burning desire.

Yet, I know but too well

that for lack of watching over my soul

I have left it like an untilled field in which the evil weeds of bad habits

have taken root in my heart and have become the prey of

a multitude of imperfect attachments which have lost me many graces.

If the Shepherds had been sleeping

the Angels would not have announced to them your Birth.

O my Savior, I desire to watch like them that I may profit by it.

Lord, arouse my sleeping soul and

establish it in Christian watchfulness

by the authority of your Divine Word. Amen.

Adapted from Aleteia

WE ARE PART OF THE CHURCH MILITANT?

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

The Church Militant are ALL of us

in the Christian church on earth.

We are engaged in a constant warfare against God's enemies, the powers of evil.

Demonic forces are not a myth!

They exist and are trying to harm us!

If you aren't sure, study the works of exorcists in our Catholic church

who will confirm for you the experiences they have encountered with evil entities.

Fr. Gabriel Amorth was a well known Italian Catholic priest and exorcist

of the Diocese of Rome

who performed tens of thousands of exorcisms

over his sixty plus years as a priest.

As the appointed exorcist for the diocese of Rome,

Fr. Amorth was the Chief Exorcist of the Vatican.

He has written books and prayers to help us in our Church Militant battle!!

His book, An Exorcist Tells His Story, explains many details

about the workings of evil forces.

In an increasingly polarized environment marked by anger and rage,

we need wisdom on the spiritual combat we are facing.

Who is our real enemy?

Satan: deceiver, murderer, and father of lies.

He is coming after us, but in Christ Jesus,

we have everything needed for victory.

Watch this video (link below) by Peter Herbeck from Renewal Ministries

as he explains the raging combat at this time in history

and offers wisdom to guide us.

THE DECEIVER: WHAT WE ARE UP AGAINST!

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