Monthly Archives: November 2016

Day Four of An Advent Calendar: The Feast of St. Andrew

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

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 →

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Day Three of An Advent Calendar: First Thessalonians

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

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 →

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Day Two of An Advent Calendar

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

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 →

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First Sunday of An Advent Calendar

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

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 →

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An Advent Calendar 2016

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

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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