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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 + … 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. Jerome … Read the rest

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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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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

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December 7th is the Feast of St. Ambrose of Milan (339-397), born in Trier in a Roman Senatorial family, he was raised for public service as a lawyer and civil administrator.  … Read the rest

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St. Nicholas (270-343) was born in what is today southwestern Turkey and was elected bishop of Myra, capital of the province, where he gained a reputation for holiness, charity, and pastoral zeal.  … Read the rest

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OPENING VERSES

We light the First Candle on the Advent Wreath.  Then make the sign of the cross as we say or sing:

O Holy ONE + open my lips,

~And … Read the rest

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 December 3rd is the Feast of St. Francis Xavier, SJ

OPENING VERSES

We light the First Candle on the Advent Wreath.  Then make the sign of the cross as we say … Read the rest