Prepare Your Heart

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1Congregation of Holy Cross, Province of Priests and BrothersPrepareYour HeartVirtual Advent RetreatIn the Holy Cross Tradition 23Prepare Your HeartVirtual Advent Retreat Congregation of Holy Province of Priests and Brothers45Dear Friends in Holy Cross,On behalf of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers, I am deeply honored to thank you for your partnership and commitment to our men, our ministries, and our mission. The theme of this year s virtual retreat is Prepare Your Heart . The weekly themes are: Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love taken from the Advent candles. I hope you enjoy this year s Advent faith journey is extremely important to the Congregation of Holy Cross. If you ask anyone associated with Holy Cross what our most fundamental mission might be, they would most likely respond to journey with others in finding eternal salvation. Our ability to journey with you is both an honor and a privilege.

reflections. I think you will find them insightful and heartwarming as we prepare for the birth ... fact is: deep, deep in the heart of Judeo-Christian spirituality is the realization that we as human beings have a deep hole at the center of our being. ... for healing, for joy, to love, and to be loved — all of these longings are expressions ...

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