I want to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas Season! These are the readings from Midnight Mass Dec. 25; Reading 1IS 9:1-6 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. You have brought them...
Today begins the 4th week of Advent! The first 3 weeks of Advent are all 1 week long, in the 4th week of Advent we see the scripture from 2 Peter 3:8 a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a day. The fourth week of Advent this year ends...
For children from the hard places Christmas can be a challenging time with many emotions. For the children who have lived with others before their forever family, nearing the Christmas Season can bring excitement and hope along with memories of disappointments, broken...
Today we begin the O Antiphons! Most people know them best in the Advent hymn “O Come O Come Emmanuel” The antiphon of the day is prayed each day within the Mass and at Evening Prayer. The O Antiphons are as follows: December 17 O Wisdom of our God Most...
YEA, it is the 3rd Sunday of Advent and we light the pink candle! We are almost to Christmas! The desert and the parched land will exult; the steppe will rejoice and bloom. They will bloom with abundant flowers, and rejoice with joyful song. The glory of...
Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Lucy: Do you remember the parable of the ten bridesmaids who waited for the bridegroom? Only five of them had brought flasks of oil to keep their oil lamps burning. These were permitted to enter the wedding banquet; the others were...
