Archives for December 2011

Reflections on the Holy Family

Friday 30 December 2011

Friday 30th December, this year was the Feast of the Holy Family. The readings from the Office highlighted the important nature of the family: “The home of Nazareth is the school where we begin to understand the life of Jesus- the school of the Gospel” “…there is a lesson on family life. May Nazareth teach […]

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A time for waiting, a time for celebrating.

Thursday 29 December 2011

This Advent has been a very rich one for me. The materials on the ‘O Antiphons’ from the Arundel and Brighton Diocese have been wonderful. On our last Ordinariate group on 23rd December we had a meditation at the end of the session, which went over the themes for the last four weeks. The questions […]

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Crib Service: Telling the Story.

Tuesday 27 December 2011

Christmas Eve afternoon saw people gathering for the Ordinariate Crib Service. With lights low, Fr Neil began to re-tell the story of the first Christmas. Children (and some brave adults) had come dressed as different characters. Angels, big and small, Mary, Joseph (press-ganged at the last moment), shepherds, a star, innkeeper, Wise man and assorted […]

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Advent 4: God with us.

Friday 23 December 2011

The final Advent session focused on the last ‘O Antiphon’: “O Immanuel, you are our king and judge, the One whom the peoples await and their Saviour. O come and save us Lord our God. The first verse of ‘O come, O come Emmanuel is the one that goes with this antiphon: O come, O […]

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Advent 3: Waiting for the dawn.

Friday 16 December 2011

This week’s session focused on the Antiphon for 21st December: O Rising Sun, you are the splendour of eternal light and the sun of justice. O come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of the deasth. The verse from ‘O Come, O come Emmanuel’ that goes with this is: O […]

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Elements of Family Prayer

Wednesday 14 December 2011

Continuing with extracts from the “Praying with children” booklet, here is the section that suggests some of the elements that parents can think about when planning family prayers: “When thinking about praying with children, whether is it something that already happens regularly or are thinking of starting, there are some things that might be considered: […]

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