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Very Merry 12th Day of Christmas
Merry 12th Day of Christmas! About two years ago, my church welcomed a couple of pianists to play at our Masses. I asked one of them if he could play a particular hymn. Hail Mary, Gentle Woman was a favorite of my mother and I requested it be played at the next weekend Mass since the intention was in her memory. He told me he was not confident to play it on the piano but if I...
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Very Merry 11th Day of Christmas
Merry 11th Day of Christmas! On this eleventh day of Christmas, I pondered the following questions: What is our mission in life? What are we called to do? Do we stay faithful to our mission even when the journey is difficult or long? What kind of music are we “piping” in our own lives? Do our actions bring joy, love and harmony to those around us? Through the...
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Very Merry 10th Day of Christmas
Merry 10th Day of Christmas! Today I shared the joy of the season with a...
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Very Merry 9th Day of Christmas
Merry 9th Day of Christmas January 2nd brings us to the Ninth Day of...
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Very Merry 8th Day of Christmas
Merry 8th Day of Christmas and Happy, Blessed New Year! Many of the posts I...
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Very Merry 7th Day of Christmas
Merry 7th Day of Christmas It is already New Year’s Eve, that day...
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Very Merry 6th Day of Christmas
Merry 6th Day of Christmas! The gift of life and the beauty of Creation are...
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Very Merry 5th Day of Christmas
Merry 5th Day of Christmas Yesterday we woke up to torrential rain, thunder...
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Very Merry 4th Day of Christmas
Merry 4th Day of Christmas! In addition to today being the fourth Day of...
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Very Merry 3rd Day of Christmas
Merry 3rd Day of Christmas! This morning at church, I met with one of my...