Monthly Archives: December 2025

ADVENT III Tuesday

December 16, 2025Evening PrayerJohn Leonard

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SERVICE OF LIGHT

Greeting/Invocation

We light two Candles on the Advent Wreath, and say or sing:

Light and Peace in Jesus Christ our Lord!

~Thanks be to God!

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ADVENT III Tuesday

December 16, 2025Morning PrayerJohn Leonard

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December 10th marks the anniversary of the death of Thomas Merton, OCSO (1915-1968). His writings on spirituality, justice, non-violence and inter-religious dialogue are foundational for the “New Monasticism” which calls all

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Advent III Monday

December 15, 2025Evening PrayerJohn Leonard

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SERVICE OF PRAISE

Greeting/Invocation

Each evening this week, we light three Candles on the Advent Wreath, and say or sing:

Light and Peace in Jesus Christ our Lord! ~Thanks … Read the rest

ADVENT III Monday

December 15, 2025Morning PrayerJohn Leonard

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We light three Candles on the Advent Wreath. Signing our lips with a small sign of the Cross we say or sing:

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ADVENT III Evening Prayer II

December 14, 2025Evening PrayerJohn Leonard

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SERVICE OF PRAISE

Greeting/Invocation

On this evening we light three candles on the Advent Wreath, and say or sing:

Light and Peace in Jesus Christ our Lord!

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ADVENT III

December 14, 2025Morning PrayerJohn Leonard

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* Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico, gaudete:

modestia vestra nota sit omnibus hominibus; Dominus prope est!

Nihil sollicitisitis, sed in omni oratione petitiones vestrae innotescant apud Deum.

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ADVENT III Evening Prayer I

December 13, 2025Evening PrayerJohn Leonard

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SERVICE OF PRAISE

Greeting/Invocation

As the Jewish mother lights the candles at the beginning of Sabbath, Christians light (a) candle(s) at the beginning of Evening Prayer. During this Third Week of

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Lights on St. Lucy’s Day

December 13, 2025Living the FeastJohn Leonard

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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– a few years ago, a student reported on the “Eco-Contemplative Practice” (= some action … Read the rest