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The words in verse not in order you expect…

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Last night at Compline in St George’s Parish Church, Belfast the text of the reading was from Hebrews 9.11–15. This evening, having found during my search last night for my Roman Breviary a copy of The Hymns from the New Testament, by John Metcalfe, I turned to the reference I read last night from the Revised English Bible.  Not all of the verses are formed into an hymn, but those that were are thus: Christ being come a great high priest of good things that shall be, by that more great and perfect place wherein abide doth he; Not made with hands, that … Continue reading The words in verse not in order you expect…

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the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the Flesh

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In the 5199th year of the creation of the world, form the time when God in the beginning created the heaven and earth; the 2957th year after the flood; the 2015th year from the birth of Abraham; the 1510th year from Moses, and the going forth of the people of Israel into Egypt; the 1032nd year from the anointing of David King; in the 65th week according to the prophecy of Daniel; in the 194th Olympiad; the 752nd year from the foundation of the City of Rome; the 42nd year of the rule of Octavian Augustus, all the earth being … Continue reading the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the Flesh

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The Vigil of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ

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The Vigil of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ. At Cracow in Poland, the birthday of St John of Kanti, Priest and Confessor, who was famous for his learning, zeal for spreading the faith, virtues and miracles. Pope Clement ⅩⅢ added him to the number of the saints; his festival, however, is kept on October 20. At Spoleto, St Gregory, Priest and Martyr, who in the time of the Emperors Diocletian and Maximian was first scourged with knottel cudgels, and then, after suffering the gridiron and imprisonment, was beaten on his knees with iron rods and his sides burnt … Continue reading The Vigil of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ

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O Sapientia – 17 December

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The text of today‘s antiphon is

O Wisdom, who came forth from the mouth of the Most High, reaching from one end to the other, powerfully and sweetly ordering all things: come to teach us the way of prudence.

Jesus, the Word or Wisdom of God, is like a bridge reaching from heaven to earth and from earth to heaven. We are invited to journey towards our Father by stepping on this bridge and following where it leads. Walking this ‘way of prudence’ helps to make the kingdom of God visible in our time. The one who utters the invitation is none less than the Messiah himself.

with thanks to Godzdogz.op.org – the English Dominican Studentate

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Christ completes the whole of Revelation

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God, who creates and maintains all things by his Word, provides men with constant evidence of himself in created realities. And furthermore, wishing to open up the way to heavenly salvation, he manifested himself to our first parents from the very beginning. After the fall, he buoyed them up with the hope of salvation, by promising redemption; and he has never ceased to take care of the human race. For he wishes to give eternal life to all those who seek salvation by patience in well-doing. In his own time God called Abraham, and made him into a great nation. After the era of the patriarchs, he taught this nation, by Moses and the prophets, to recognise him as the only living and true God, as a provident father and just judge. He taught them, too, to look for the promised Saviour. And so, throughout the ages, he prepared the way for the Gospel. Continue reading “Christ completes the whole of Revelation”