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Monday, December 16, 2024

                        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

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Sunday, December 15, 2024

                          Sunday, December 15, 2024 Zephaniah 3: 14-20   Canticle 3: The Song of Thanksgiving   Philippians 4: 4-9  Luke 3: 7–18 “Surely

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Saturday, December 14, 2024 

                         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,

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Friday, December 13, 2024 

                          Friday, December 13, 2024 Isaiah 48: 17-19 Psalm 1 Matthew 11:16-19 Listen!   That is the underlying message from all three readings

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Tuesday, December 10, 2024

                          Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Isaiah 40:1-11     Psalm 96      Matthew 18:12-14 I’m not sure patience and silence top the

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Sunday, December 8, 2024

                        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

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