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Christmas Greetings
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as
Our joy and our grace
Christmas Eve The Annunciation is the turning point in human history because it is the moment in which the Word became
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
As they come down from the mountain …
Saturday 2 of AdventReadings: Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 48:1-4,9-11; Psalm 79; Matthew 17:10-13 Jesus comes down from the mountain with Peter, James and
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
The violence of the Cross
Thursday 2 of AdventReadings: Isaiah 41:13-20; Psalm 145; Matthew 11:11-15 ‘From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom