Advent Reflections

Stained Glass Panel with the Visitation, Metropolitan Museum of Art 2 Samuel 7:1-16    Psalm 89:1-4, 19-29    Luke 1: 67-79 The waiting is almost

Malachi 3:1-5 Psalm 25:1-14   Luke 1:57-66 The birth of John the Baptist born to Zechariah and Elizabeth in their old age, reminds me of

Stained Glass Panel with the Visitation, Metropolitan Museum of Art Zephaniah 3:14-18a    Psalm 33:1-5, 20-22    Luke 1:39-45 We have journeyed through Advent to

Isaiah 7:10-14       Psalm 24       Luke 1:26-28 This year’s theme, ‘Waiting in Silence’, is reflected well in the readings for

Judges 13:2-7, 24-25       Psalm 71:1-8     Luke 1:5-25 We move along in our celebration of Advent – a rejoicing and remembering

Jeremiah 23: 5-8      Psalm 72: 11-19   Matthew 1:18-25 During Advent, we wait in a milieu of timeless silence, the womb of ancient,

                          Genesis 49:2, 8-10 Psalm 72:1-8 Matthew 1:1-7, 17 Today’s reading is about

                        Jean Gandon Wednesday May 15, 1935 –  Tuesday September 24, 2024 It is with grateful hearts these

                          Sunday, December 15, 2024 Zephaniah 3: 14-20   Canticle 3: The Song

                         Transfiguration, 1500-1549  Victoria and Albert Museum Saturday, December 14, 2024 Sirach 48:1-11 Psalm

                          Friday, December 13, 2024 Isaiah 48: 17-19 Psalm 1 Matthew 11:16-19 Listen!

                          Psalm 145: 1-4, 8-13 Matthew 11: 7-15     Isaiah 41: 13-20

                        Isaiah 40: 25-31 Psalm 103: 1-10 Matthew 11: 28-30 Silence is the language

                          Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Isaiah 40:1-11     Psalm 96     

                    Isaiah 35:1-10      Psalm 85:8-13         Luke 5:17-26    The early Desert

                          Portfolio of Illustrations by Fritz Eichenberg published in the Catholic Worker from

THE ANGLICAN PHOTOGRAPHY: MICHAEL HUDSON                   Isaiah 29:17-24     Psalm 147:1-12    Matthew 9:35-10:1.5-8 “Waiting in Silence,”

“Rocky” Mary Lake                             Isaiah 26:1-6    Psalm 118:19-24     Matthew

Conne River Newfoundland                             Isaiah 25:6-9   Psalm 23    Matthew 15:29-39

“Rikki Tikki Tavi” The Kipling Society                           Isaiah 11:1-10Psalm 72: 1-8    Luke

                            Isaiah 4:2-6   Psalm 122   Matthew 8:5-13 Advent is upon

Jeremiah 33:14-16    Psalm 25:1-9     1 Thessalonians 3:9-13     Luke 21: 25-36 As I write this in August, our televisions are still