Comments on: Monday, December 23, 2019 Baby Smiles and the Opinion of God https://www.acatholic.org/monday-december-23-2019-baby-smiles-and-the-opinon-of-god/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Mon, 23 Dec 2019 19:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Mary Ortwein https://www.acatholic.org/monday-december-23-2019-baby-smiles-and-the-opinon-of-god/#comment-17492 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 19:31:47 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=69625#comment-17492 Jennifer, I will pray for your concerns. May all our prayers for families bear fruit in graces this Christmas!

Mary

]]> By: Jennifer https://www.acatholic.org/monday-december-23-2019-baby-smiles-and-the-opinon-of-god/#comment-17491 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 18:42:40 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=69625#comment-17491 Oh Mrs Mary, How I relate to you! I too, celebrate the birth of my own son 15 years ago yesterday and remember well bringing the blessing of God to our home on that Christmas Day!

Today, we struggle as our child is confronting temptations in this world, as I pray to St John the Baptist to increase my prayer to Jesus in turning my child’s disobedience to the wisdom of the Holy Spirit to guide him towards righteousness and for my husband to turn his heart toward his stepson and to St Joseph to help in guiding him in the way of fathers and God.
We lost my son’s birth father 3 years ago around Thanksgiving, and were blessed with a baby in our family a day after; life goes on! Prayers for the poor and holy souls of purgatory and the faithful departed.
My mother was hospitalized suddenly yesterday and will receive a pacemaker today; I pray for her health and trust in Jesus! God is with us, Emmanuel!!!
And, yes the love invested in a child does bear fruit to our world and God’s plan! Thank you for sharing your reflection and beautiful prayer of Zechariah! Mary Christmas!!! Peace of Christ with all ❤️🙏🏻

]]> By: A https://www.acatholic.org/monday-december-23-2019-baby-smiles-and-the-opinon-of-god/#comment-17490 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 16:36:19 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=69625#comment-17490 Merry Christmas, Mary, and Happy Belated Birthday to your grandson! Blessings to all!

]]> By: Sandi https://www.acatholic.org/monday-december-23-2019-baby-smiles-and-the-opinon-of-god/#comment-17489 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 14:09:29 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=69625#comment-17489 Thank you for the background on Zechariah’s prayer. I enjoy learning these details about our faith. I love starting my day with the readings and the Catholic Moments reflections. It is so great to be party of this worldwide community discussing the word of God. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, all. 🎄❤️💕

]]> By: Sandy https://www.acatholic.org/monday-december-23-2019-baby-smiles-and-the-opinon-of-god/#comment-17488 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:38:16 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=69625#comment-17488 This is beautiful Mary!! Have a Merry Christmas!!

]]> By: Bill https://www.acatholic.org/monday-december-23-2019-baby-smiles-and-the-opinon-of-god/#comment-17487 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:29:21 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=69625#comment-17487 I don’t know how you do it each week but I always find your reflections enlightening. Reading them every Monday morning is a good way to start the work week (even though I am retired and just work around the house and do some volunteering).

Thanks as always.

]]> By: pk https://www.acatholic.org/monday-december-23-2019-baby-smiles-and-the-opinon-of-god/#comment-17486 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:06:29 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=69625#comment-17486 Just beautful. Thank you and a Merry and blessed Christmas to all at Catholic Moment and my fellow brothers and sisters who I start my day with!

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/monday-december-23-2019-baby-smiles-and-the-opinon-of-god/#comment-17485 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 10:54:53 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=69625#comment-17485 Merry Christmas Mary. Thanks you for all your good work in bringing us the “good news” of our Lord and Savior. I love all this baby talk…especially all the talk about smiling. When a baby smiles there is something so precious and Godlike about it. What blessing is greater than that?

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