Tag Archives: church calendar

Returning to Lent

Posted on February 17th, 2010
The past few years I have found much encouragement and growth in following the Christian calendar and keeping my thoughts and spiritual journey somewhat in line with the church seasons. The cyclical nature of the seasons, Advent, Epiphany, Lent, Easter and Ordinary Time, have drawn me deeper and deeper into my understanding of and relationship [...]
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Lent Begins with Listening to Where God is Leading…

Posted on February 26th, 2009
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and today we enter fully into Lent. This year I am joining Christine Sine and many others in going through this Lenten Guide. Over the past few months I have been really excited about this. Bryan and I have been talking a lot about really entering into Lent and about using [...]
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Lent and Easter are just Around the Corner

Posted on January 16th, 2009
I’ve been wanting to repost the first blog I wrote about Lent sometime soon, but had forgotten about it with other things that have been going on (like another intensive yoga training this weekend). But, then this morning I had a little time and came across Christine Sine’s Invitation to join her in Getting Ready [...]
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O Antiphon: O Emmanuel

Posted on December 23rd, 2008
Today is the last of the O Antiphons. I hope you enjoyed joining me on this journey of prayer and expectation for the coming of Christmas. December 23rd: O Emmanuel β€œO Emmanuel, our king and our lawgiver, the hope of the nations and their Savior: Come and save us, O Lord our God.” Click here to hear this antiphon in [...]
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O Antiphon: O Rex Gentium

Posted on December 22nd, 2008
December 22nd: O Rex Gentium β€œO King of the nations, and their desire, the cornerstone making both one: Come and save the human race, which you fashioned from clay.” Click here to hear this antiphon in Latin. β€œFor a child has been born for us, a son given us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, [...]
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