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PUER
NATUS
EST
Introit (Entrance Antiphon) for the
Mass of Christmas Day
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Einsiedekn Codex 121 Puer Natus est, f.30. (960) |
Gherarducci, Puer Natus est (1395) |
A child is born to us, and a Son is given to us: Whose government is upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Angel of Great Counsel. (Isaiah 9:6)
THEMES
A child is born to us, and a Son is given to us: Whose government is upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Angel of Great Counsel. (Isaiah 9:6)
1.
GOD
AS
CHILD
AND
SON:
THE
GIFT
of
DIVINE
FILIATION
CHILD: יֶלֶד (yeled); παιδίον (paidion); Puer
SON: בֵּן (bēn); υἱὸς (huios); Filius
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Gherarducci, Puer Natus est (1395) |
CHILD
–
vulnerability – dependence on community
SON – hope for future; One Who will carry on. “I
will not be the last”
Lumen Fidei §51 “journey towards a future of hope”
§52 Faith and the family and what is symbolizes (as sign of hope)
“The movement of love between Father, Son and Spirit runs through our history, and Christ draws us to himself in order to save us (cf. Jn 12:32). At the centre of our faith is the confession of Jesus, the Son of God, born of a woman, who brings us, through the gift of the Holy Spirit, to adoption as sons and daughters (cf. Gal 4:4). [in other words, the titles of child and son are ours, as well!
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| BUT when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” (Gal.4:4-6) | ὅτε δὲ ἦλθεν τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ χρόνου, ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, γενόμενον ἐκ γυναικός, γενόμενον ὑπὸ νόμον, 5 ἵνα τοὺς ὑπὸ νόμον ἐξαγοράσῃ, ἵνα τὴν υἱοθεσίαν ἀπολάβωμεν. 6 Ὅτι δέ ἐστε υἱοί, ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν κρᾶζον· αββα ὁ πατήρ. 7 ὥστε οὐκέτι εἶ δοῦλος ἀλλὰ υἱός· εἰ δὲ υἱός, καὶ κληρονόμος διὰ θεοῦ. |
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2.
GOD
AS
RULER:
HUMANITY
AS
STEWARD
GOVERNMENT: מִשְׂרָה (misrā); ἀρχὴ (archē); Imperium
STEWARD / GARDINER
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Medieval Illum Jewish Psalter: Psalm 1, Ashre! |
DOMINION of GOD - STEWARDSHIP of HUMANITY
Genesis Laudato Si and Theology of Body
Laudato Si,§62 ff.: To “work” and “keep/guard” the Garden (Gen 2:15)
Pope Francis encouraged us to read Dante's Divine Comedy, especially during the Year of Mercy
The Garden as Dante's Image of restored Heaven
PRAYER
and CONTEMPLATION
RECREATE
THE
GARDEN
in OUR
HEARTS
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Medieval Illum Jewish Psalter: Psalm 1, Ashre! |
3.
GOD
AS
GOSPEL:
HUMAN
FAITH
in
THE
GOOD
NEWS
MESSENGER: [פִּלְאִי (pil’î) wonderful]; ἄγγελος (angelos); Angelus
GOSPEL: εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion); GOOD NEWS
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Andrei Rubilev, The Blessed Trinity (c.1425) |
THE
GOOD
NEWS
of
DIVINE
LOVE
WE
ARE
THE
HERALDS
of
DIVINE
COMPASSION
Fundamental Problem: We have a predisposition to believe that God is grasping, exacting, “Jealous of His prerogatives.”
In our moral exhortation we sometimes act as if we are afraid that if grace is [excessively] preached, sin will abound: Paul’s ancient question:
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| WHAT shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? (Romans 6:1) | Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν; ἐπιμένωμεν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ, ἵνα ἡ χάρις πλεονάσῃ; |
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Pope Francis - MISERICORDIA et MISERA (Mercy [with those in] Misery)
Rorate Coeli: consolamini, consolamini, populus meus...(Is 40:1)
We can become a people who bless Pope FRANCIS: A People Who Bless
4.
GOD
AS
WISDOM:
EVANGELIZATION
AS
ADVOCACY
AND
PARTNERSHIP
COUNSELOR: יוֹעֵץ (yō‘ēs) ; βουλή (boulē); Counsilium
ADVOCATE: παράκλητος (paraklētos); HELPER
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Duccio, Siena Maesta: Emmaus (1310) |
COUNSEL / PRUDENCE / WISDOM
– How and when to communicate
– Companioning, walking with; learning language, inculturation
Evagelium Gaudii on Proclaiming Gospel (esp.§ 259-266)
Amoris Laetitia (nav) on Companionship with People of God on Journey
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Duccio, Siena Maesta: The Healing of the Blind Man (1310) |
WE
GO
TOGETHER
TO
GOD
The Rule of
Benedict,
ch. 72
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