Tag Archive | Advent season
Advent Day 16 ~ Rejoice! The Lord is near!
Third Sunday of Advent ~ Sunday December 16, 2018 In our Catholic liturgical calendar this is “Gaudete Sunday — the Sunday of Joy. We’re more than half way through Advent and the vestment color is Rose, rather than purple, the color of penitence. So, we see the celebrant in rose vestments. This is supposed to […]
Advent Day 12 ~ The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe ~ God prefers the poor
Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent ~ THE FEAST OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE Today,we honor our sister and brothers in Mexico as they celebrate the appearance of the Mother of Jesus to a poor peasant native Mexican. Today, may we unite ourselves in solidarity with all the peoples of North and South and […]
Advent Day 9 ~ Where are you going?
MONDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT “Prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God!” Isaiah 40:3 This image was taken on I-95 between Jacksonville and St. Augustine one misty December Sunday morning about 2 AM. I was living in St. Augustine at the time. On my […]
Advent Day 7 ~ Our Lady’s Song of Justice ( and Hanukkah Day 6)
THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Saturday, December 8, 2018 This is a feast of Mary for us Catholics. In today’s gospel, we read the story of Mary’s Yes to God, her consent to bring Jesus into our world. I offer for your reflection the Song of Mary that Luke […]
Advent Day 5 ~ The Feast of St. Nicholas December 6th (the man and the legend) (and Hanukkah Day 4)
Advent Day 5 ~ St. Nicholas’ Feast Day ~ December 6th. 2018 Here’s the true story of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of Patara. At the time the area was Greek and is now on the southern coast of Turkey. His wealthy parents, who raised […]
Advent Day 4 ~ Our God becomes flesh (and Day 3 of Hanukkah)
Wednesday of the First Week of Advent If you’re new to this Advent blog, I recommend reading Welcome to Advent.Click here to get an overview of the Advent season. Today, let’s reflect on the mystery of the Incarnation ~ the Christmas portion of our faith. (Again if you don’t accept this as an article of faith, then just […]
