The Sheepfold

Happy Epiphany!

We 3 kings of Orient are, bearing gifts we travel so far!  The children in our home receive their last gift on Epiphany as well as hear the account of Epiphany from the Bible!  We sing We 3 kings and the 12 Days of Christmas.  It helps make it concrete that Christmas...

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3rd Week of Advent

t's Gaudete (Rejoice) Sunday!  Light the third (rose-colored) candle on your Advent wreath. On Gaudete Sunday, the season of Advent shifts its focus. For the first two weeks of Advent, the focus can be summed up in the phrase, "The Lord is coming." But beginning with...

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Happy 2nd Sunday of Advent!

1st Reading and Gospel for the 2nd Sunday of Advent: Reading 1IS 11:1-10 On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. The spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him: a spirit of wisdom and of understanding, a spirit of...

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1st Week of Advent!

We have now entered the Season of Advent!  The 4 weeks of preparing for the Birth of Jesus!  This year Christmas falls on a Sunday, so we get a full 4 weeks to prepare our hearts for the birth of Jesus! The 1st Reading and Gospel for today: Reading 1IS 2:1-5 This is...

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