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O Key of David (O Clavis)
The Great O Antiphon for December 20th is O Key of David which reads, O Key of David and sceptre of the House of Israel; you open and no one can shut; you shut and no one can open: Come and lead the prisoners from the prison house, those who…
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O Wisdom (O Sapientia)
December 17 is Sapientia on the church calendar and marks the beginning in certain liturgical traditions of the singing of the Great O Antiphons. These antiphons (sung before an after Mary’s Magnificat) during the week leading up to Christmas Eve are at the heart of the Advent hymn, “O Come, O…
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A Human Doing
Here’s a roundel of sorts that came to me this morning. It’s a confession and call to be less about the list and more about the life. https://audioboom.com/posts/5396964-a-human-doing A human doing, gettin’ ‘er done Tasks and emails, each morning reviewing Knocking it out, not by any outdone. I have become…
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Defying the Darkness, St Lucy’s Day
Here’s a poem for Saint Lucy’s Day. You can read more about her here. Though I do not believe we are to pray to saints, we still enjoy the fellowship of the cloud of witnesses even if they are separated from us by death. I was moved today by a…
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Christmas Counting
Here’s an excerpt from the first chapter in my collection of Christmas Eve stories, The Night is O’er which is being released on Kindle today in honor of one who inspires me and for whom I am so honored to know. She has endured over 2,550 days with T1D, has…
Backward Mutters 