Tag Archives: Advent

Ruled by the spirit of Advent

Posted on December 17, 2019 by stchrysostoms

We should think of the whole power and splendour of God as always pressing in upon our small souls. “In him we live and move and have our being.” But that power and splendour mostly reaches us in homely and … Continue reading →

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Waiting for the last Advent

Posted on December 12, 2019 by stchrysostoms

“The Advent season is a season of waiting, but our whole life is an Advent season, that is, a season of waiting for the last Advent, for the time when there will be a new heaven and a new earth … Continue reading →

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Watching in Advent

Posted on December 4, 2019 by stchrysostoms

“Year passes after year silently ; Christ’s coming is ever nearer than it was. O that, as He comes nearer earth, we may approach nearer heaven ! … pray Him to give you the heart to seek Him in sincerity. … Continue reading →

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Clean shoes and marzipan

Posted on December 5, 2018 by stchrysostoms

                  I was a lucky child: not only did Father Christmas fill my stocking on Christmas Eve but St Nicholas filled my clean shoes on December 5th with marzipan and chocolate coins. … Continue reading →

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Four Rs for Advent

Posted on December 3, 2017 by stchrysostoms

I want to offer you four simple Advent words and to make life easy, they all begin with the letter ‘R’. The first is Repent.    That’s the theme of the Advent prayer, ‘Give us grace to cast away the works … Continue reading →

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The Rorate Mass

Posted on December 15, 2016 by stchrysostoms

Darkness, candlelight, stillness, silence and simple plainsong singing are the main ingredients of our lovely Advent Rorate Mass at St Chrysostom’s. We’re encouraging other churches to pick up this tradition! The powerful symbol of light in the darkness pervades the … Continue reading →

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St Lucy – an Advent Festival of Light

Posted on December 13, 2016 by stchrysostoms

Saint Lucy (feast day December 13th), also known as Saint Lucia, is the saint of blindness and light. Lucia is derived from the Latin word lux, meaning light. Saint Lucia of Syracuse was a 4th century martyr. According to legend, … Continue reading →

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Advent for all

Posted on November 24, 2015 by stchrysostoms

Do think carefully about how you will keep Advent this year. As Lent prepares us to celebrate Easter so Advent prepares us for Christmas. Don’t let Christmas overwhelm you! Take time to be still in Advent. We are helped by … Continue reading →

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Advent Rorate Mass

Posted on December 16, 2014 by stchrysostoms

In the darkness of an Advent evening, among the busyness of our world, we gathered by candlelight to worship and be still at our beautiful Advent Rorate Mass.  In the stillness a cantor began the mass singing ‘Drop down ye … Continue reading →

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Hope in Advent in a world of exploitation

Posted on December 6, 2014 by stchrysostoms

On Thursday morning we set out on foot to the Medaille Trust hostel – we being Fr. Ian, (carrying the basket containing our Posada figures of Mary and Joseph, a candle, a box of biscuits and some invitations to our … Continue reading →

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