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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,

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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. 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