Lord, today you make us known to friends we did not know, And you have given us seats in homes which are not our own, You have brought us near, And made a brother of a stranger, Forgive us, Lord… We did not introduce you.

If you want to see the brave,look for those who can forgive.If you want to see the heroic,look for those who can lovein return for hatred. from the Hindu Bhagavad Gita, sacred scripture

Bless this new year, Loving God.I ask that your power of love will be with meas I begin this year of grace, 2025.May I be a blessing this dayand every day for those I meet.

The Christ child lay in the ox’s stall.The stars shone great and the stars shone small,but one bright star outshone them all.The cattle stood in the cleanly strawand strange to them was the sight they saw.The ox and donkey watched with awe.The shepherds ran from the uplands wide,the sheepbells tinkled, the angels criedjoy to the

Come, Lord Jesus! Do not delay!Give courage to your people who trust in your love. Christmas Eve Prayer

O Emmanuel,our King and Lawgiver,the Expected of nations and their Savior:Come and save us,O Lord our God. O Antiphons

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

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

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