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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

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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:

O Holy ONE + open my lips,  … Read the rest

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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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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 … Read the rest

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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 … Read the rest

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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.

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O Holy ONE + open my lips,

~And my mouth will proclaim your praise.

Blest is the One who comes in the NAME of our God

~Hosanna in … Read the rest

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 Juan Diego was born in 1474 with the name “Cuauhtlatoatzin” (“Talking Eagle”) in Cuautlitlán, today part of Mexico City. He was a gifted member of the Chichimeca people.
Our Lady of

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Saint Anna with Theotokos and Christ Child
Kathleen Anderson (1990)

We light the First Candle on the Advent Wreath.  

Signing our lips with a small sign of the Cross we say

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We light the First  & Second Candles on the Advent Wreath.
Then signing our lips with a small sign of the Cross we say or sing:

O Holy ONE + open … Read the rest