ADVENT IV
* Rorate Caeli de super et nubes pluant Justum;
Aperiatur terra, et germinet Salvatorem.
Light all Four Candles on the Advent Wreath and say or sing:
O Holy ONE + open my lips,
~And my mouth will proclaim … Read the rest
Monthly Archives: December 2019
ADVENT IV Evening Prayer I
O Oriens, Splendor lucis aeternae, et sol justitiae;
veni et illumina sedentes in tenebris et umbra mortis.
SERVICE OF LIGHT
GREETING/INVOCATION
We light all four candles of the Advent wreath, and then say or
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December 20
(c) 2010, Linda Witte Henke (www.lindahenke.com). All rights reserved.
Posted here with permission of the artist.
O Clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israel:
qui aperis, et nemo claudit; claudis et nemo aperit:
veni, et educ vinctum de domo … Read the rest
December 20
(c) 2010, Linda Witte Henke (www.lindahenke.com). All rights reserved.
Posted here with permission of the artist.
Veni et ostende nobis faciem tuam, Domine,
qui sedes super Cherubim: et salvi erimus.
We light three Candles on the Advent
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December 19
(c) 2010, Linda Witte Henke (www.lindahenke.com). All rights reserved. Posted here with permission of the artist.
O Radix Jesse qui stas in signum populorum,
super quem continebunt reges os suum, quem gentes deprecabuntur:
veni ad liberandum nos, jam … Read the rest
Saturday Advent II
We light two Candles on the Advent Wreath. Signing our lips with a small sign of the Cross we say or sing:
O Holy ONE + open my lips,
~And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
Blest … Read the rest
Lights on St. Lucy’s Day
I mentioned when launching this website that you could expect so see something about our use of electrical lighting on the Feast of Santa Lucia– I just finished reading a student report on the “Contemplative Practice” (= some action … Read the rest
December 13 – Santa Lucia
Sancta Lucia (283-304)
We light Three Candles on the Advent Wreath.
Signing our lips with a small sign of the Cross we say or sing:
O Holy ONE + open my lips,
~And my mouth will proclaim your … Read the rest
ADVENT II Tuesday
SERVICE OF LIGHT
Greeting/Invocation
We light three Candles on the Advent Wreath, and say or sing:
Light and Peace in Jesus Christ our Lord!
~Thanks be to God!
Let your face shine on us, O God;
~And … Read the rest
6 December St. Nicholas
SERVICE OF LIGHT
Greeting/Invocation
Each evening this week, we light the First Candle on the Advent Wreath, and say or sing:
Light and Peace in Jesus Christ our Lord!
~Thanks be to God!
Let your face shine … Read the rest