Advent Prayer of the Day
O King of the Gentiles and theDesired of the nations, you are the cornerstonethat binds two into one. Come, and save poorhumankind whom you fashioned out of clay. O Antiphons
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Advent Prayer of the Day
O Rising Dawn,Radiance of the Light eternal and Sun of Justice;come, and enlighten those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, O Antiphons
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Advent Prayer of the Day
O Key of David and Scepter of the house of Israel:you open and no one closes;you close and no one opens.Come, and deliver us from the chains of prison,we who sit in darkness and the shadow of death. O Antiphons
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Advent Prayer of the Day
O Root of Jesse,You stand for an ensign of humankind;before you leaders keep silence,and to you all nations shall have recourse.Come, save us, and do not delay, O Antiphons
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Advent Prayer of the Day
Adonai, you are the covenant maker and the promise giver. You appeared to Moses in the burning bush and gave him the Commandments. Come, set us free to serve you. O Antiphons
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Advent Prayer of the Day
Loving God,I sense that all is your creationand everything, and all of us,are being drawn back toward your loving heart. Help me to be a person of peace,To speak about it in an uneasy world,And to live it among the peopleyou have put into my life every day. Light in me a desire to prepare
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Gospel Reflection for December 17, 2023 – 3rd Sunday of Advent
Sunday Readings: Isaiah 61.1-2, 10-11; 1 Thessalonians 5.16-24; John 1.6-8, 19-28 Now the questioners had been sent from the Pharisees and asked John the Baptist, “Why then are you baptizing if you are neither the messiah, nor Elijah, nor the prophet? John the Baptist answered, “I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you
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Advent Prayer of the Day
May we be blessed by the Light of Christ. May a spark be kindled in each heart, to flicker like a candle flame. May Christ fill us with his light so that we may illuminate a dark place, for his sake. Amen. ~ The Community of the Holy Name, Oakwood, England
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Gospel Reflection for December 10, 2023 – 2nd Sunday of Advent
Sunday Readings: Isaiah 40.1-5, 9-11; 2 Peter 3.8-14; Mark 1.1-8 Here begins the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. In Isaiah the prophet, it is written, “I send my messenger before you to prepare your way: a herald’s voice in the desert, crying, ‘Make ready the way for God’s coming; clear God a
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Gospel Reflection for December 1, 2023 – 1st Sunday of Advent
Sunday Readings: Isaiah 63.16-17, 19; 64.2-7; 1 Corinthians 1.3-9; Mark 13.33-37 Jesus said to his disciples. “Watch! Stay awake! You do not know when the appointed time will come. It will be like a householder going on a journey who leaves home, puts his slaves in charge, each with tasks, and orders the doorkeeper to
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