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Epiphany 2025
And suddenly the star they had seen rising went forward and halted over the place where the child was. The sight of the star filled them with delight, and going into the house they saw the child with his mother Mary, and falling to their knees they did him homage. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. Matthew 2:9-11 Since January 6th fell on a Monday this year, The Feast of...
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Merry 12th Day of Christmas
Merry 12th Day of Christmas As we close out these Merry 12 Days of Christmas, my thoughts turn to some of the Christmas celebrations of years gone by. I recall the gatherings of my young childhood when we would attend Christmas Eve Mass at Sacred Heart Mission followed by dinner at our Italian Nana’s house, in Hometown. Nana’s house was decorated so beautifully, with her nativity scene set up in the front bay window. The table would...
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Merry 11th Day of Christmas
Merry 11th Day of Christmas Eleven pipers piping. Making music. This brings to mind another favorite hymn. This one is Here I Am, Lord. The opening lines always grab hold of me when we sing this hymn. Here I am, Lord Is it I, Lord? I have heard You calling in the night I will go, Lord If You lead me I will hold Your people in my heart How often do I say that, offer that...
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Merry 10th Day of Christmas
Merry 10th Day of Christmas Psalm 98 is used in today’s readings. Whenever I read these verses, I think of the joy-filled hymn, Sing a New Song. The refrain and first verse are my favorites: Sing a new song unto the Lord let your song be sung from mountains high Sing a new song unto the Lord, singing alleluia. Yahweh’s people dance for joy. O come before the Lord. And play for him on glad tambourines, and...
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Merry 9th Day of Christmas
Merry 9th Day of Christmas The other day I heard the old Alabama song from 1993 called Angels Among Us.. The lyrics got stuck in my head and I ended up adding the song to my music playlist. The words that make me think of all the angels in my life are these: I believe there are angels among us Sent down to us from somewhere up above They come to you and me in our darkest hours...