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Tag Archives: ADVENT
SUPER-ULTRA-HYPER-URGENT EMERGENCY ACTION ITEM!
Can you help? The CD of Advent music by the Benedictine Nuns in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, is doing well on the charts. I have mentioned them before HERE. I did a review of … Read More
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Benedictine nuns’ Advent music CD: the back story
The new album for Advent by the Benedictine Nuns in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, is at the top of the charts. I have mentioned them before HERE. I did a review of their Christmas … Read More
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Was there a great point… even just a good point… from the sermon you heard for your Sunday Mass? Let us know what it was.
WDTPRS: 1st Sunday of Advent: Prayer over the Offerings
The Lord’s Coming is a fearful thing to ponder. The First Coming of the Lord, prophesied by Jeremiah in Sunday’s 1st Reading, and His Sacrifice renewed daily on our altars, mean that His Second Coming, described by the Lord in … Read More
REVIEW: Advent Music from the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles – WINNER
UPDATE 30 Nov 18:07 GMT: Since the beginning of November, through this, from what I can tell we have sold on Amazon: mp3 downloads – 28 CDs – 177 ____ ORIGINAL POST: Orant et laborant! I was sent a photo … Read More
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Priest asks people to go to confession instead of giving him things for Christmas. Huge response.
Please use the sharing buttons! Thanks! Here’s a Year of Faith approach… here’s a New Evangelization project. This, instead of all the blather, is how it is done. From a reader I have known for many years: Your recent post … Read More
New music CD from the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles
The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, near Kansas City MO (where Bp. Finn reigns), make beautiful vestments. They also make beautiful music, too. I have mentioned them before HERE. I did a review of their Christmas CD HERE. They … Read More
WDTPRS: Last Days of Advent: 23 December – discerning
Here is the first prayer for the Mass of 23 December, the last full day of Advent before the Vigil of Christmas. COLLECT: Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, nativitatem Filii tui secundum carnem propinquare cernentes, quaesumus, ut nobis indignis famulis tuis misericordiam … Read More
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WDTPRS: Last Days of Advent: 22 December – God gazes upon man, fallen into death
We are closing in on our goal. Let’s look at the Collect for 22 December in the 2002MR. The Roman Station today is the Basilica of the Twelve Apostles. In the last days before Christmas, many of our Collects have … Read More
WDTPRS: Last Days of Advent: 21 December – “majesty which transforms us”
Here is the Collect for 21 December. Remember, that in the Novus Ordo, the Last Days of Advent, from 17-24 December, shift in focus in the Collects to images of light and glory, moving the listener to attend to the … Read More
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