Christmas-in-our-Hearts Powerpoint presentation

1. Christmas
Encountering
Christ
in the
Manger
OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP CHAPEL,
Hearts:
in our

3. THE
MANGER
The manger symbolizes the
presence of God into the
world, when the Word of
God became flesh!

4. THE
MANGER
…who, though he was in the form
of God, did not count equality
with God a thing to be grasped,
but emptied himself, taking the
form of a servant, being born in
the likeness of men.
Philippians 2: 6-8

5. THREE C’s
OF THE
MANGER
THE CRIB
THE CHILD
OUR CONVERSION

6. THE CRIB
The crib represents humanity
- helpless, hopeless, fragile,
weak, and imperfect.

7. THE CRIB
But Christ chose
to be borne that
way to elevate
us from our sinful
and weak
humanity.
The crib prepares ou
way
to CONVERSION!

8. THE CHILD
He is the Word-
made-flesh.
The Logos
which signifies
to God’s
wisdom and his
call to
Christ’s coming into
the world call us for
ENCOUNTER –
relationship with
God. .

9. THE CHILD
There is no
Christmas in
our hearts
without Christ!
Go to the manger
and welcome
Christ into your
heart today.

10. OUR
CONVERSION
Advent and
Christmas are
useless without
conversion on
our part.
Christ came into
the world to
convert our
hearts and
pattern them to
his own heart.

11. OUR
CONVERSION
Conversion is
only possible if
our hearts are
open to God.
Advent is a
reminder to
prepare our
hearts so that
when Christ
comes, it will
always be open

13. Mary
as Mother of the
Poor in the
Magnificat.

14. 46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the
Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my
Savior,
48 for he has regarded the low estate of his
handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all
generations will call me blessed;

15. 49 for he who is mighty has done great
things for me,
and holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is on those who fear
him from generation to generation.

16. 51 He has shown strength with his arm,
he has scattered the proud in the
imagination of their hearts,
52 he has put down the mighty from
their thrones,
and exalted those of low degree;

17. 53 he has filled the hungry with
good things, and the rich he has
sent empty away.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,

18. 55 as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his
posterity for ever.”
Revised Standard Version, 2nd Edition.
Luke 1:46-55

19. Mary
as Mother of the
Poor in the
Magnificat.

20. Mary
as Mother of the Po
Magnificat:
in the
the Poor?

21. “…ours is the
Age of Mary
because the
worries of our
generation as
such as invite
her sweet
mercies…”
William F. Maestri

24. Magnificat
anima mea Dominum…
Luke 1:46-55

25. Magnificat
anima mea Dominum…
Luke 1:46-55
Mother of the Poor

26. Theological Themes

27. Theological Themes
Joy

28. Theological Themes
Mercy

29. Theological Themes
Justice

30. Mary, Mother of the
Poor:
MODEL OF JOY

31. Mary, Mother of the Poor:
MODEL OF MERCY

32. Mary, Mother of the Poor:
MODEL OF SOCIAL JUSTICE

33. Mary
as Mother of the
Poor in the
Magnificat