O dawn of the east, brightness of light eternal, and sun of justice: come, and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. Amen That prayer is from around the fourth century and it was and is traditionally prayed on December 21st. It is part of a series of daily prayers…
Sermon for Advent Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Philippians 1:15-18a Lately I’ve heard a lot of people say things like: Keep the Christ in Christmas! Or: Keep the Mass in Christmas—go to Mass and worship on Christmas eve and Christmas day! Or: Keep the X [the Greek letter] in X-mas because the early Christians spoke Greek!…
Advent 3B Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 John 1:6-8, 19-28 One of the most significant symbols of Advent, among other seasons of the church, is light. We have candles and stars as symbols on our paraments, we light extra candles for worship during this time of year, and see tons of sparkling and glimmering lights all around…
Advent 2B Isaiah 40:1-11, 2 Peter 3:8-15, Mark 1:1-8 Prepare the way of the Lord! Prepare! What on earth does that mean? I feel like we should all be scrambling around making something but I’m not sure what. Every time I hear that word “prepare” associated with the church, I think about a scene from…
Christ the King Year A, November 20 2011 Matthew 25:31-46 Hail, Sons and Daughters of the King! Let us rejoice this day, for today is Christ the King Sunday. It is the day when Christians all around the world celebrate and commemorate the one true king – the king of the universe.– Jesus the Christ,…
Shepherdess Writes 