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A Bundle of Myrrh

"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13

Archive for the ‘Church Year’ Category

Advent Is For Waiting

Thursday, November 30th, 2017

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Every year I take some time to contemplate Advent. How will we observe it this year? What did we enjoy last year? What is it that I want the babies to learn from this season?

There is such variety in the ways that different families approach the various Holidays. I like hearing what others do especially for Christmas and for Easter. Each family has its traditions. They are handed down, some perhaps through generations, some no one remembers where they came from while others have been carefully developed. And there are those where traditions never entered family life even during the holidays.

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St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Friday, November 24th, 2017

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St. Elizabeth of Hungary, November 19th. Here’s a bit of a controversial saint. I save the controversial bits for another year and think on the princess and mother who put aside her own wealth and comforts to feed the poor and create a place they could come for medical attention.

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Martinmas – 2017

Thursday, November 23rd, 2017

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St. Martin of Tours, November 11th.

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Keeping All Saints Day

Friday, November 17th, 2017

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Revelation 7:13-17 “These who are clothed in the white robes, who are they, and where have they come from?”  I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they havewashed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason, they are before the throne of God; and they serve Him day and night in His temple; and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them. They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any heat; for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the water of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes.

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