https://youtu.be/dDjocS-5CqM Today the church celebrates The Liturgy Proper to December 22nd, and the O Antiphon which is proper to the day is O King of the Nations. Let us pray. O God whose seeing the human race fallen into death, willed to redeem it, by becoming of your only begotten Son, grant we pray that […]
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O Radiant Dawn: Advent for the 21st of December
https://youtu.be/k7cg5bJNKgY In the church calendar from December 17th to the morning Mass for Christmas Eve, each day has its own special prayers. So today we are celebrating Advent for the 21st of December, and the O Antiphon that is proper for today is O Radiant Dawn. Let us pray. Hear in kindness, O Lord, the […]
Continue ReadingThe Fourth Sunday of Advent
https://youtu.be/i1rWcEjOp_g Today the church celebrates The Fourth and Final Sunday of Advent. Let us pray. Pour forth we beseech you, O Lord, Your grace into our hearts, that we to whom the incarnation of Christ Your Son was made known by the message of an angel, made by His passion and cross, be brought to […]
Continue ReadingThe Feast of Saint John of the Cross
https://youtu.be/kHofgaS6pEg Today the church celebrates The Feast of Saint John of the Cross. John was born in Spain in the 16th century and was known as a mystic and poet. He was a friend an ally of Saint Teresa of Jesus of Avila in founding the reformed or Discalced Carmelite Friars. Because of this, he […]
Continue ReadingThe Third Sunday of Advent
https://youtu.be/Pu_JcfFsUh4 Today the church celebrates the third Sunday of Advent. In the common parlance of our society, this would be the equivalent of ‘hump Sunday’ for the church during the season of Advent. In other words, we’re closer to the celebration of Christmas than we were when we began the season of Advent. To demonstrate […]
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