Advent

Advent Prayer II

By Francine Pirola | July 6, 2012

Leader: Lord God, you are the light of the world, the source of all life.  Be our light. Be our life. Leader: Lord God, your…

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Advent Water Wreath

By Francine Pirola | July 6, 2012

The Advent Wreath is rich in symbolism: The circular shape, with no beginning or end symbolises the eternity of God. Purple candles symbolize penance. The…

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Advent Prayer I

By Francine Pirola | July 6, 2012

Leader: Lord God, you are the light of the world, the source of all life.  Be our light. Be our life. Leader: Lord God, your…

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Natural Advent Wreath

By Francine Pirola | July 6, 2012

Advent is a time of eager anticipation of the coming of Jesus.  The lighting of Advent candles is old tradition that many families and churches…

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Advent Joy

By Francine and Byron Pirola | June 18, 2012

Advent means ‘coming’. In the Church calendar this is the four week period before Christmas, the feast which marks Jesus’ coming into the world as a new born…

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Saint of Generosity

By Francine Pirola | June 18, 2012

Who is St Nicolas? Born in the third century in modern day Turkey, his wealthy parents raised Nicolas to be a devout Christian. Responding to…

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The Spiritual Ancestors of Jesus

By Francine Pirola | June 18, 2012

A constellation of traditions exist to mark the miraculous event of Christmas: God becomes man in the person of Jesus Christ. The Jesse Tree is…

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