{"product_id":"come-lord-jesus","title":"Come, Lord Jesus","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe watchword \u003c\/b\u003eof the Advent season, writes Mother Mary Francis, p.c.c., is “Come!” The word has a rich duality, signifying both quietude and urgency—the stillness of waiting for the guest and the pressing activity of preparation for that selfsame guest. This simultaneous waiting and preparing is an art form, and few spiritual masters are better equipped to encourage participation in this art than Mother Mary Francis of the Poor Clares. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCome, Lord Jesus \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an engaging series of Advent reflections focused on the coming of Jesus at Christmas, deeply immersed in the truths of sacred Scripture and the practical and spiritual insights of contemplative religious life so well-known (and well-lived) by the author and her community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eQui venturus est veniet et non tardabit, et iam non erit timor in finibus nostris, quoniam ipse est Salvator noster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“He who is to come will come and will not delay, and now there will be no fear within our land, for he is our Savior.” (Entrance Antiphon for December \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e19)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn instruction, in the words of Alice von Hildebrand, that “the liturgy keeps offering us precious insights that most of us do not perceive as precious jewels,” \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCome, Lord Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e is a warm invitation to wait upon Christ the Lord, born into poverty in order to raise us up to the riches of eternal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMother Mary Francis, P.C.C., \u003c\/b\u003e(1921–2006) was abbess of the Poor Clare Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Roswell, New Mexico. Her many books, essays, poems, and plays circulated her contemplative wisdom to a worldwide audience, making her one of the twentieth century’s most popular spiritual authors. Her works include \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/products\/a-right-to-be-merry\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Right to Be Merry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Beloved Is Mine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003cspan style=\"color: #cc7722;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/products\/but-i-have-called-you-friends\" style=\"color: #cc7722;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut I Have Called You Friends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685951498\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100035637615,"sku":"978-1685951498","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--758.jpg?v=1781124757","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/come-lord-jesus","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}