Magnificat December 1992
Go to Meet Him with All the Ardor of Our Heart
Passionate for the Poverty of Bethlehem: Saint Francis of Assisi
Christmas Meditation in the Company of Blessed Anthony Chevrier, Founder of the Prado
Canadian Anecdotes — Blessed Jane Leber — Bishop de Saint-Vallier — Saint Margaret Bourgeoys — Saint Mary of the Incarnation
Table of Contents for 1992
TABLE OF CONTENTS (16 pages)
Go to Meet Him with All the Ardor of Our Heart .....Page 215
— Considerations for the Advent Season
— The example of Saint John the Baptist — Custody of the senses — Prayer
Passionate for the Poverty of Bethlehem: Saint Francis of Assisi .....218
— Praise of poverty — The manger he made on Christmas Day — His compassion toward the poor and how he envied those poorer than himself — How Francis corrected a Brother who spoke ill of a poor man — Alms given to an old woman — How Francis gave his mantle to a certain man so that he would not hate his lord — How Francis had the first New Testament in the Order given to a poor mother
Christmas Meditation in the Company of Blessed Anthony Chevrier, Founder of the Prado .....222
— Journey to Bethlehem — Refused shelter — Birth of Jesus in a stable — The extreme poverty of Jesus — The shepherds’ invitation
Canadian Anecdotes ..... 227
— The great dream of Blessed Jane Leber — The charms of a little hut for Bishop de Saint-Vallier — Saint Margaret Bourgeoys founds her Community in a stable — Saint Mary of the Incarnation and devotion to the Child Jesus
Table of Contents for 1992 .....229