The Advent Bells
If Advent, or the month before Christmas, is a season of fasting, so, after a kind, is it of gladness too. Alleluia, that word of gh...
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
O Holy Night!
Our candle-light Christmas Midnight Mass on Stronsay. Dominus dixit ad me: filius meus es tu, ego hodie genui te. The Lord hath sai...
Unexpected photo from Pakistan.
Today Shamiel, our Catholic friend sent us this photo to announce that the Catholic and our Calendar has arrived in his city of Pak...
In reference to the previous post regarding the blessing of wine, the following quotation form Hilaire Belloc seemed appropriate:
“Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine,
There’s always laughter and good red wine.
At least I’ve always found it so.
Benedicamus Domino!”
We wish you all a happy and holy continuation of the Christmas Season.
The Catholic Sun
In reference to the previous post regarding the blessing of wine, the following quotation form Hilaire Belloc seemed appropriate: “Whe...
On Christmas Eve
On December 19th stormy winds set in and dominated Orkney making it impossible to cross from Stronsay to Papa Stronsay. Things looked...
Ukrainian Christmas with Carol and Horn.
News from Sister Onufria in Lviv, Ukraine. Sister leads carol singing with local children dressed in festive costume. This is called "V...
The 2011 Christmas Day Blessing Urbi et Orbi of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.
Translation. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Rome and throughout the world! Christ is born for us! Glory to God in the highest and peace on ear...
The Royal Christmas Broadcast of Her Majesty the Queen.
Lord, save our Queen Elizabeth, and graciously hear us in the day when we call upon Thee. Let us pray. Almighty God, we pray that Thy servan...
A Window to the Christmas Mysteries
The holy season of Christmas opens to our meditation the mysteries that perhaps we accept too blindly. Forming, as they do, the foundation o...
Bethlehem -the House of Bread-
Midnight Mass offered for our families, friends and those who oppose us. In a letter that I have often needed to quote Blessed Charles de Fo...
Taking Christ out of Xmas
At this time of year, it is possible to hear that by writing Xmas to abbreviate the word Christmas , we are joining the secular world and, ...
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib...
With temperatures dropping, last Friday was spent preparing the winter stables. (left click on the pictures to see them larger) The ox knowe...
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