Jean Gandon Wednesday May 15, 1935 – Tuesday September 24, 2024 It is with grateful hearts these Advent Reflections are offered to the Glory of God and in
Sunday, December 15, 2024 Zephaniah 3: 14-20 Canticle 3: The Song of Thanksgiving Philippians 4: 4-9 Luke 3: 7–18 “Surely
by Sr. Doreen, SSJD “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (John 1:5) Maya Angelou, an American author, poet, and civil rights activist wrote: “We all should know that
Transfiguration, 1500-1549 Victoria and Albert Museum Saturday, December 14, 2024 Sirach 48:1-11 Psalm 80:1-3, 14-18 Matthew 17:9-13 In a March 9, 2012 article,
Friday, December 13, 2024 Isaiah 48: 17-19 Psalm 1 Matthew 11:16-19 Listen! That is the underlying message from all three readings
Psalm 145: 1-4, 8-13 Matthew 11: 7-15 Isaiah 41: 13-20 “For I am the Lord your God who takes hold
Isaiah 40: 25-31 Psalm 103: 1-10 Matthew 11: 28-30 Silence is the language of the soul. It is a nuanced expression of inner
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Isaiah 40:1-11 Psalm 96 Matthew 18:12-14 I’m not sure patience and silence top the
Isaiah 35:1-10 Psalm 85:8-13 Luke 5:17-26 The early Desert Fathers and Mothers were known to draw apart from the
Malachi 3:1-4 Psalm 126 Philippians 1:3-11 Luke 3:1-6 Today we light the second candle, also purple, called “the Bethlehem Candle,” recalling the journey
The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine is a contemporary expression of the religious life for women within the Anglican Church of Canada. We were founded in Toronto in 1884. Our Mother House, St. John’s Convent, continues to be in Toronto.