This week sees us enter the second week of the Christmas season. As we do that, I’d like to take the opportunity to thank those people who contributed to our Christmas celebrations. Our Liturgy Committee again prepared our celebrations for the seasons of Advent and Christmas. Our Carmelite Community led our liturgy throughout both these … Continue reading Christmas Thank You – 31/12/06
Category: Liturgical Seasons
Last week we explained how the colours of the Australian spring and summer are reflected in our Advent liturgical environment. This week we share with you this poem by Good Samaritan Sister Verna Holyhead. (Source: The Liturgical Commission, Archdiocese of Brisbane. http://www.litcom.net.au)
Our Church has four liturgical colours: white, red, green and purple. Purple is assigned to the two seasons of waiting and preparation in our calendar, Lent and Advent. Although both seasons of waiting, these two seasons have quite different characters, with Lent being more focused on penance and conversion. The Church describes Advent as a … Continue reading The Colour Purple and Advent – 10/12/06
Advent has a twofold character: as a season to prepare for Christmas when Christ's first coming to us is remembered; as a season when that remembrance directs the mind and heart to await Christ's Second Coming at the end of time. Advent is thus a period for devout and joyful expectation (General Norms for the … Continue reading Advent – 3/12/06
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