{"id":5095,"date":"2025-06-16T11:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T11:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asmaria.org\/?p=5095"},"modified":"2025-06-17T10:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T10:04:12","slug":"palavra-vs-silencio-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asmaria.org\/pt\/palavra-vs-silencio-x\/","title":{"rendered":"PALAVRA VS SIL\u00caNCIO X | Joseph\u2019s Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code raw_content_tablet=&#8221;<\/p>\n<style>\n .section-background {\n  background-attachment: fixed;\n  background-position: center;\n  background-size: cover;\n  height: 50vh;\n  width: 100%;\n  color: #AD945D;\n  display: flex;\n  justify-content: left;\n  align-items: center;\n}<\/p>\n<p>  \/* Estilos espec\u00edficos para cada imagem de header *\/\n  .parallax-homem {\n    background-image: url(%22https:\/\/asmaria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1640103405-4757-joseph-1.png%22);\n    background-position-y: 10%;\n    display:flex;\n    flex-wrap:wrap;\n    justify-content: left;\n    align-items: end;\n    padding-bottom:5%;\n  }<\/p>\n<p>span39{\n    font-weight:300;\n    font-size:30px\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  p088{\n    font-family: Montserrat;\n    font-size:30px;\n  }\n   p89{\n    font-family: Montserrat;\n    font-weight:700;\n    font-size:50px;\n    line-height:1;\n  }\n  .rub{\n    padding-left:10%;\n    text-shadow: rgba(255,255,255,1) 1px 1px 20px;\n    z-index:1;\n  }<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<p><!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<html><br \/>\n<head><br \/>\n<meta name=%22viewport%22 content=%22width=device-width, initial-scale=1%22><\/p>\n<p>  <body><\/p>\n<section id=%22main-header%22 class=%22section-background parallax parallax-homem%22>\n<div class=%22rub%22>\n   <p088>RUBRICA<\/p088><\/br><p89>PALAVRA<\/br> <span39>versus<\/span39> SIL\u00caNCIO<\/p89>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=%22portugal%22 class=%22tabcontent%22>\n<div class=%22contenttext%22>\n  <p1>PALAVRA versus SIL\u00caNCIO X<\/p1><\/br><\/p>\n<h3>Joseph\u2019s Advent<\/h3>\n<p><\/br><\/br>\n  <p09>21 de dezembro 2021<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p>Aproximamo-nos do mist\u00e9rio do grande Adventus; a chegada do Deus Todo-Poderoso, nascido nos bra\u00e7os do bom S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9. Contemplemos o cora\u00e7\u00e3o deste am\u00e1vel filho de David enquanto ele reza ao nosso Pai do c\u00e9u, preparando-se alegremente para a chegada enigm\u00e1tica do grande Messias.<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p>We approach the mystery of the great Adventus; the arrival of the almighty God, born into the arms of the good St. Joseph. Let us contemplate the heart of this gentle son of David, as he prays to our Father in heaven, joyfully preparing for the enigmatic arrival of the great Messiah.  <\/br><\/br><\/div>\n<p><center><iframe width=%22560%22 height=%22315%22 src=%22https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QJyA9KtZq9I?si=0_0uH5tXRDaPTHes%22 title=%22YouTube video player%22 frameborder=%220%22 allow=%22accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share%22 referrerpolicy=%22strict-origin-when-cross-origin%22 allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/br><\/br><br \/>\n<center>\n<p09>Joseph\u2019s Advent<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p>It was just this morning when I first felt His touch.<\/br><br \/>\nI heard her call my name, telling me to be quick, or I would miss it.<\/br><br \/>\nDropping my tools, I hurried to her room and stood beside her.<\/br><br \/>\nWith her eyes shining brightly up at me, irradiating a happiness beyond description,<\/br><br \/>\nShe carefully placed my roughened, calloused hand upon the mystery of New Life.<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p>I waited wordlessly, smiling at the unbridled enthusiasm of this young Mother.<\/br><br \/>\nWhen suddenly, with a delicate yet firm kick upon my hand,<\/br><br \/>\nMy Savior announced His approaching arrival.<\/br><br \/>\nMy heart jumped within me, and in my surprise,<\/br><br \/>\nI stumbled back a few steps, grinning sheepishly<\/br><br \/>\nas her gentle laugh filled the air around us.<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p>Father, I have been waiting so long for Him.<\/br><br \/>\nEven as a young boy, my heart ached for the day when He would arrive,<\/br><br \/>\nTime and again I burned with the desire to see His face, to hear His voice.<\/br><br \/>\nThe great and mighty Messiah, He who would unite Heaven and Earth forever,<\/br><br \/>\nThe Son of Man, whose coming had been whispered in dreams and revealed by angels,<\/br><br \/>\nThis captivating Miracle, whom I have so long loved and sought\u2026<\/br><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p>And now?<\/br><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p>Here He is, Father. Quietly resting in His Mother\u2019s womb.<\/br><br \/>\nPeacefully preparing the time when He will become our Son.<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p>To be honest, I can\u2019t say that I have understood everything.<\/br><\/br><br \/>\nYou\u2019ve guided me on this path to freedom, faithfully teaching me the mystery of surrender.<\/br><br \/>\nI have come such a long way, and yet, there is still such a long way to go.<\/br><br \/>\nEven now, I tremble with wonder as the light of a New Beginning approaches,<\/br><br \/>\nMy spirit rejoices in the breathtaking miracle of our coming Salvation.<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p>Because in just a couple of days, I will at last hold Him in my arms.<\/br><br \/>\nIn just a couple of days, my Messiah will finally come to save His people.<\/br><br \/>\nAnd in these few hours until He arrives, but a single prayer echoes endlessly from my lips,<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p>Maranatha. 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Contemplemos o cora\u00e7\u00e3o deste am\u00e1vel filho de David enquanto ele reza ao nosso Pai do c\u00e9u, preparando-se alegremente para a chegada enigm\u00e1tica do grande Messias.<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p>We approach the mystery of the great Adventus; the arrival of the almighty God, born into the arms of the good St. Joseph. Let us contemplate the heart of this gentle son of David, as he prays to our Father in heaven, joyfully preparing for the enigmatic arrival of the great Messiah.  <\/br><\/br><\/div>\n<p><center><iframe width=%22560%22 height=%22315%22 src=%22https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QJyA9KtZq9I?si=0_0uH5tXRDaPTHes%22 title=%22YouTube video player%22 frameborder=%220%22 allow=%22accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share%22 referrerpolicy=%22strict-origin-when-cross-origin%22 allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<div class=%22contenttext1%22>\n<center>\n<p09>Joseph\u2019s Advent<\/br><br \/>\nIt was just this morning when I first felt His touch.<\/br>I heard her call my name, telling me to be quick, or I would miss it.<\/br>Dropping my tools, I hurried to her room and stood beside her.<\/br>With her eyes shining brightly up at me, irradiating a happiness beyond description,<\/br>She carefully placed my roughened, calloused hand upon the mystery of New Life.<\/br><br \/>\nI waited wordlessly, smiling at the unbridled enthusiasm of this young Mother.<\/br>When suddenly, with a delicate yet firm kick upon my hand,<\/br>My Savior announced His approaching arrival.<\/br>My heart jumped within me, and in my surprise,<\/br>I stumbled back a few steps, grinning sheepishly<\/br>as her gentle laugh filled the air around us.<\/br><br \/>\nFather, I have been waiting so long for Him.<\/br>Even as a young boy, my heart ached for the day when He would arrive,<\/br>Time and again I burned with the desire to see His face, to hear His voice.<\/br>The great and mighty Messiah, He who would unite Heaven and Earth forever,<\/br>The Son of Man, whose coming had been whispered in dreams and revealed by angels,<\/br>This captivating Miracle, whom I have so long loved and sought\u2026<\/br><\/br><br \/>\nAnd now?<\/br><\/br><br \/>\nHere He is, Father. Quietly resting in His Mother\u2019s womb.<\/br>Peacefully preparing the time when He will become our Son.<\/br><br \/>\nTo be honest, I can\u2019t say that I have understood everything.<\/br><br \/>\nYou\u2019ve guided me on this path to freedom, faithfully teaching me the mystery of surrender.<\/br>I have come such a long way, and yet, there is still such a long way to go.<\/br>Even now, I tremble with wonder as the light of a New Beginning approaches,<\/br>My spirit rejoices in the breathtaking miracle of our coming Salvation.<\/br><br \/>\nBecause in just a couple of days, I will at last hold Him in my arms.<\/br>In just a couple of days, my Messiah will finally come to save His people.<\/br>And in these few hours until He arrives, but a single prayer echoes endlessly from my lips,<\/br><br \/>\nMaranatha. Come, my little Lord Jesus.<\/br><br \/>\n<i>Poema de Brittany Culver, asm<br \/>\nVoz de <a id=%22link%22href=%22https:\/\/lukespehar.com\/%22> Luke Spehar <\/a> <\/i>\n<\/p09><\/center><br \/>\n<\/br><\/br>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n* {box-sizing: border-box}<\/p>\n<p>\/* Set height of body and the document to 100% *\/\nbody, html {\n  height: 100%;\n  margin: 0;\n  font-family: Arial;\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/* Style the tab content (and add height:100% for full page content) *\/\n.tabcontent1 {\n  color: black;\n  display: block;\n  height: 100%;\n  font-family:Montserrat;\n  font-size:15px;\n  padding:5% 0%;\n}<\/p>\n<p>    .contenttext1{\n    padding:0% 5%;\n      text-align: left;\n  text-justify: inter-word;\n      font-weight:500;\n  }\n  h3{\n    font-family:Montserrat;\n    font-weight:700;\n    font-size:20px;\n    text-transform:uppercase;\n  }\n  p08{\n    font-family:Montserrat;\n    font-weight:700;\n  }\n  p09{\n          line-height:1.5;font-family:Montserrat;\n    font-weight:500;\n  }\n  .assinatura{\n    text-align:right;\n    margin-top:5%;\n  }\n  .poema{\n    text-align:center;\n  }\n  .discla1{\n    display:flex;\n    justify-content: flex-start;\n    column-gap:2%;\n    align-items: center;\n    padding:0% 5%;\n  }\n  .fotopessoa1{\n    padding:0;\n    width:25%;\n  }\n  .fotop1{\n    border-radius: 50%;\n    width:100%;\n  }\n  p201{\n    font-family:Montserrat;\n    font-weight:700;\n    color:black;\n    font-size:15px;\n  }\n  p002{\n    font-family:Montserrat;\n    color:black;\n    font-size:15px;\n  }\n    p1{\n    font-family:Montserrat;\n    font-weight:700;\n    font-size:12px;\n    text-transform:uppercase;\n  }\n  #link{color:#AD945D;}\n    hr{\n    border:1px solid #ad945d;\n  }\n<\/style>\n<p><\/head><\/p>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><br \/>\n&#8221; 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a chegada do Deus Todo-Poderoso, nascido nos bra\u00e7os do bom S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9. Contemplemos o cora\u00e7\u00e3o deste am\u00e1vel filho de David enquanto ele reza ao nosso Pai do c\u00e9u, preparando-se alegremente para a chegada enigm\u00e1tica do grande Messias.<\/br><\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->We approach the mystery of the great Adventus; the arrival of the almighty God, born into the arms of the good St. Joseph. Let us contemplate the heart of this gentle son of David, as he prays to our Father in heaven, joyfully preparing for the enigmatic arrival of the great Messiah.  <\/br><\/br><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QJyA9KtZq9I?si=0_0uH5tXRDaPTHes\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/br><\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><center><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p09>Joseph\u2019s Advent<\/br><\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->It was just this morning when I first felt His touch.<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->I heard her call my name, telling me to be quick, or I would miss it.<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->Dropping my tools, I hurried to her room and stood beside her.<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->With her eyes shining brightly up at me, irradiating a happiness beyond description,<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->She carefully placed my roughened, calloused hand upon the mystery of New Life.<\/br><\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->I waited wordlessly, smiling at the unbridled enthusiasm of this young Mother.<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->When suddenly, with a delicate yet firm kick upon my hand,<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->My Savior announced His approaching arrival.<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->My heart jumped within me, and in my surprise,<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->I stumbled back a few steps, grinning sheepishly<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->as her gentle laugh filled the air around us.<\/br><\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->Father, I have been waiting so long for Him.<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->Even as a young boy, my heart ached for the day when He would arrive,<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->Time and again I burned with the desire to see His face, to hear His voice.<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->The great and mighty Messiah, He who would unite Heaven and Earth forever,<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->The Son of Man, whose coming had been whispered in dreams and revealed by angels,<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->This captivating Miracle, whom I have so long loved and sought\u2026<\/br><\/br><\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->And now?<\/br><\/br><\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->Here He is, Father. Quietly resting in His Mother\u2019s womb.<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->Peacefully preparing the time when He will become our Son.<\/br><\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->To be honest, I can\u2019t say that I have understood everything.<\/br><\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->You\u2019ve guided me on this path to freedom, faithfully teaching me the mystery of surrender.<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->I have come such a long way, and yet, there is still such a long way to go.<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->Even now, I tremble with wonder as the light of a New Beginning approaches,<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->My spirit rejoices in the breathtaking miracle of our coming Salvation.<\/br><\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->Because in just a couple of days, I will at last hold Him in my arms.<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->In just a couple of days, my Messiah will finally come to save His people.<\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->And in these few hours until He arrives, but a single prayer echoes endlessly from my lips,<\/br><\/br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->Maranatha. 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