Advent
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O Emmanuel – God is with us
Readings: Malachi 3:1-4,23-24; Psalm 24; Luke 1:57-66 ‘O Emmanuel, our king and our lawgiver, the hope of the nations and their
O Rex gentium – Christ our cornerstone
Readings: 1 Samuel 1:24-28; Responsorial psalm: 1 Samuel 2:1,4-8; Luke 1:46-56Any building whose foundation is unsound will fracture, become unstable
O Oriens – a day of festival
Readings: Song of Songs 2:8-14 or Zephaniah 3:14-18; Psalm 32; Luke 1:39-45 Yahweh your God is there with you, the warrior
O Radix – it is not too late
Readings: Judges 13:2-7, 24-25, Psalm 70:3-6, 16-17, Luke 1:5-25 Let’s try for a moment to imagine that all we know about
The Great Antiphons
Now there are only seven days left before Christmas. The coming of Jesus Christ is very near. The Liturgy shapes
O Adonai – 18 December
O Adonai, and leader of the house of Israel, who appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush,
O Adonai – hope beyond adversity
Readings: Jeremiah 23:5-8; Psalm 71; Matthew 1:18-24The prophet Jeremiah lived at a time when God’s chosen people faced the catastrophe
God seeking our attention
Friday 2 of AdventReadings: Isaiah 48:17-19; Psalm 1; Matthew 11:16-19 The behaviour of the children of the parable in today’s gospel
Advent Talk 2 on Video
The second Advent talk, delivered by Br David Rocks, O.P. on Wednesday night, is now available in a pre-recorded video
This is the way, follow it
Saturday 1 of Advent - 9 December 2006 Readings:Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26; Psalm 146:1-6; Matthew 9:35-10:1, 6-8.There is true beauty in God’s
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Feast of the Immaculate Conception - 8 December 2006Readings: Genesis 3:9-15.20; Psalm 97:1-4; Ephesians 1:3-6. 11-12; Luke 1:26-38The angel Gabriel
Waiting for the Lord
Wednesday 1 of Advent - 6 December 2006Readings: Isaiah 25:6-10; Psalm 22; Matthew 15:29-37 How can we explain the relativity of