{"id":141035,"date":"2019-11-22T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/what-are-you-looking-for-an-advent-retreat-guide-on-john-chapter-1\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T12:26:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T16:26:20","slug":"what-are-you-looking-for-an-advent-retreat-guide-on-john-chapter-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/what-are-you-looking-for-an-advent-retreat-guide-on-john-chapter-1\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are You Looking For?:  An Advent Retreat Guide on John, Chapter 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"141035\" class=\"elementor elementor-141035\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d7f48e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69d7f48e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd061a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cd061a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Christmas morning, and on weekdays throughout the Christmas season, the Church\u2019s liturgy invites us to delve deeply into the first Chapter of the Gospel of John.\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John the Evangelist was an eye-witness of the events he describes. And since he was at the same time both the youngest and also the longest-living of the Twelve Apostles, he had a whole lifetime to contemplate the significance of those events.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A meditative reading of his words, a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lectio divina <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of John 1, therefore, can be a powerful way to live the season of Advent, which is designed to help us discover afresh the wonder and the meaning of the Incarnation of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. And that\u2019s exactly what we will do in this Advent Retreat Guide, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Are You Looking For?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the First Meditation, we will savor John 1:1\u201318\u2014his famous prologue, which sets the stage for his entire Gospel.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Second Meditation, we will jump ahead to the end of the Chapter and consider the initial meeting between Jesus and his very first disciples\u2014an unforgettable encounter that can help refresh our own relationship with the Lord.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And in the conference, we will reflect on one of Advent\u2019s key players: John the Baptist. He was the first person to announce the Gospel by bearing witness to Jesus. 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