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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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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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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Wisdom, playing before God from the beginning, the dance of all creation comes from you. You keep our world spinning. Come, teach us the order of things, the steps of your dance. O Antiphons
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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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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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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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God of Love,Your son, Jesus, is your greatest gift to us.He is a sign of your love.Help us walk in that love during the weeks of Advent,As we wait and prepare for his coming.We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior. – Author Unknown
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Feast of St. Lucy St. Lucy, pray for us. Help us be light for those we meet today.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe God of power and mercy, you blessed the Americas at Tepeyac with the presence of the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe. May her prayers help all men and women to accept each other as brothers and sisters. Through your justice present in our hearts may your peace reign in the world. We
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