Living Without School: It is beginning to look a lot like Advent....

Sunday, November 29, 2009

It is beginning to look a lot like Advent....

.......In this illuminated miniature Saint Bernard is intoning the Introit of the First Sunday of Advent, Ad te levavi animam meam. He is lifting up his soul in the form of a newborn baby, the new liturgical year! God the Father, surrounded by angelic hosts, thrones in glory above him. To his left a choir of monks sings the Introit that Bernard has intoned.....

It is beginning to look a lot like Advent..and we have.....Christmas DVDS to start watching.............

An Advent Calendar with Advent readings for the family to read together ( we have yet to choose our Advent personal spiritual reading, and yet to choose our Advent penances) .......

Ourside Advent Wreath.............
...........................Christmas books to read.............................

.....Our table centrepiece and Advent Wreath..and our traditional Cadbury's chocolate Advent calendar....

...and violet or purple vestments for Holy Mass on this first Sunday in Advent.

3 comments:

Anne (aussieannie) said...: I loved the image of St Bernard, Leonie! We chanted that introit last night at our choir's Medieval Advent night, so I'm extra happy to have that picture on file. A blessed advent to you and your dear family!; 2:03 pm
Greg said...: Big fan of the St Bernard. Hadn't seen it before. Of course violet is just cool in general! One of the many great things about Advent. The heat, the prep for Christmas, the rose on Gaudete Sunday...; 7:19 pm
Hopewell said...: Sounds lovely. My kids are at the "that's so dumb" phase of watching old favorite Christmas shows and movies! I'll watch them with the cats!; 7:41 am

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O Immaculata, Queen of Heaven and earth, refuge of sinners and our most loving Mother, God has willed to entrust the entire order of mercy to thee. I, N___, a repentant sinner, cast myself at thy feet humbly imploring thee to take me with all that I am and have, wholly to thyself as thy possession and property. Please make of me, of all my powers of soul and body, of my whole life, death and eternity, whatever most pleases thee. If it pleases thee, use all that I am and have without reserve, wholly to accomplish what was said of thee: "She will crush your head," and, "Thou alone have destroyed all heresies in the whole world."

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V. Allow me to praise thee O Sacred Virgin.
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