Friday Advent II
John of the Cross, 1540-1591
We light the First and Second 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 … Read the rest
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ADVENT II Thursday
Service of Light
Greeting/Invocation
We light the First & Second 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 … 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 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 … Read the rest
Our Lady of Guadalupe
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
Dec 13 Swedish Lucia Buns
Lussekatter. With only 8 or 9 days until the Winter Solstice and 12 days until Christmas, December 13th brought to Scandinavia the Feast of Santa Lucia, whose name in Latin means both LIGHT and SIGHT–quite significant in that part of … Read the rest
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Today’s feast commemorates the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe in December of 1531 to the Aztec peasant, St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin. The story is well-known and retold in countless communities in the Americas during celebrations of Las Mananitas … 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
ADVENT II Tuesday
December 11th is the feast of Damasus I (366-384). During his time as Bishop of Rome, the language of the Liturgy was changed from Greek to Latin; he encouraged St. Jerome (Sept. 30) to prepare a new Latin translation … Read the rest
ADVENT II Monday
SERVICE OF LIGHT AND PRAISE
Greeting/Invocation
On this evening we light the First & Second Candles on the Advent Wreath, and say or sing:
Light and Peace in Jesus Christ our Lord!
~Thanks be to God!
Let your … Read the rest