As we draw closer to the celebration of Christmas we come closer to the celebration of the birth of Jesus some 2000 years ago. However the entrance antiphon for this Sunday’s Mass has the Church sing as though that birth has never happened. It has of course otherwise we would not be at Mass. But […]
This Sunday is a day of rejoicing for the Lord is near. The vestments of the clergy may still be Advent purple but commonly are rose or pink this day. The colour is brightened by joy. The Latin for the first word of the Entrance Antiphon ‘Gaudete/Rejoice’ gives us a common name for the Sunday: […]
The Introduction to the Lectionary (in yellow box below) provides a useful guide to the readings of Advent. A brief summary of the readings and Presidential Prayers set for the 2nd Sunday follows below. 1. Advent a) Sundays 93. Each gospel reading has a distinctive theme: the Lord’s coming at the end of time (First […]
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