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DECEMBER
SUMMARY OF THE NIGHT
Last month, we discovered that we are all made in God’s image and likeness — unique, unrepeatable, with dignity and purpose. This month we learn that, although we have dignity and purpose… we fell short of that purpose through original sin. And this has significant effects on us.
Before the Fall, we enjoyed three things:- Harmony with God
- Harmony between body and soul
- Harmony with the things of this world
After the Fall, we now suffer three effects, which St. John refers to as "the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life” (1 John 2:16). In other words:
- What once was harmony between God and man has now been overcome by PRIDE.
- What once was harmony between man’s soul and his body has now been twisted into a LUST OF THE FLESH (a desire for pleasure).
- And what once was harmony between man and the goods of the world, has now been overcome by a LUST OF THE EYES (a desire for things).
Because of original sin, the world is a mess. But there is hope, for the Father will send His Son as a Savior, as a divine Cleaner-Upper.
RESOURCES FROM THE NIGHT
ADULT HANDOUTTAKE-HOME PAMPHLET
MUSIC FROM THE NIGHT
AT-HOME ACTIVITIES
Examination of Conscience
for Children Examination of Conscience
for Teens
CATHOLIC VIRTUES Our Love Grows VICE & VIRTUE
OTHER RESOURCES
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Photos from the night
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