Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Christmas

Advent Meditation: Prince of Peace

The word “blessed” meant “divine joy and perfect happiness.”

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Christmas

Advent Meditation: Meek and Lowly

Paul described meekness has having the same mind as Christ, looking to the interests of those around us, and in humility regarding others as going before us in importance.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Christmas

Advent Meditation: Anointed One

Mary had towering faith in the power, provision, and promise of Almighty God. This was a time to rejoice and sing praise.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Christmas

Advent Meditation: Lord of Lords

Mary received Gabriel’s message with humble, willing faith in God, and indeed, she was among the first to see God in the flesh.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Christmas

Mary’s Magnificat and Jesus’s Beatitudes

How often must Mary have sung her Magnificat to her tiny son, as His lullaby? How often did she remind Him of Who His Father truly was, and Who He truly was? Now as a grown man, the Lord fulfilled the destiny His mother had lovingly and faithfully raised Him up in.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer 1 and 2 Peter (With Jude)

1 Peter 5: Grace to the Humble

voluntary, and their yielding to the teaching and shepherding of the elders was to be willing.