Monthly Archives: November 2016
Day Four of An Advent Calendar: The Feast of St. Andrew
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 The Feast of St. Andrew Morning: Is 49.1–6 1 Cor 4.1–16 Evening: Is 55.1–5 Jn 1.35–42 The text of the readings follows after the comments. Today we take a break from Advent to mark the … Continue reading
Day Three of An Advent Calendar: First Thessalonians
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 Tuesday after the First Sunday of Advent Is 1.21–31 1 Th 2.1–12 Lk 20.9–18 The text of the readings follows after the comments. The second reading is from Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians. Thessaloniki (as … Continue reading
Day Two of An Advent Calendar
Monday, November 28, 2016 Monday after the First Sunday of Advent Is 1.10–20 1 Th 1.1–10 Lk 20.1–8 The text of the readings follows after the comments. Isaiah, as Thomas Merton once said, is the prophet of Advent. So who … Continue reading
First Sunday of An Advent Calendar
Sunday November 27, 2016 The First Sunday of Advent Is 1.1–9 2 Pet 3.1–10 Mt 25.1–13 The text of the readings follows after the comments. In Advent we spend a lot of time looking at the Last Days. We start … Continue reading
An Advent Calendar 2016
The tradition of the Advent Calendar goes back to German Lutherans of the 19th century. It was a fun way for children to mark the four Sundays of Advent and the days leading up to Christmas. In the post-war era … Continue reading
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