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23/11/08 – Advent is Coming

Next Sunday is the beginning of the Season of Advent. Over the four weeks, we enter into a season of preparation. It is a season of devout and joyful expectation; of both the season of Christmas, and the return of Christ at the end of time. Christmas brought us God's promise of the Messiah. In … Continue reading 23/11/08 – Advent is Coming

Carmelites, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Prayer and Devotions

13/7/08 – OLMC & WYD

My greetings to you on this weekend when we celebrate our parish’s patronal feast. While this week in July is always a significant one for our parish, there seems to have been plenty of additional reasons to celebrate in recent years. This year, it’s the celebration of World Youth Day 2008. Today we begin our … Continue reading 13/7/08 – OLMC & WYD

Christian Initiation of Adults, Lent, Liturgical Seasons

10/2/08 – “Giving Up” During Lent

What did you give up for Lent? It’s a common question at the beginning of this liturgical season. Yet sometimes we can become preoccupied for forty days about what we won’t do again until Easter. This doesn’t mean that we should not abstain from things of our choosing during Lent. We must, however, do so … Continue reading 10/2/08 – “Giving Up” During Lent