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Resources for Advent

Advent

Please add good quality Advent resources, and especially links to online resources in the comments section. Click here for the 2010 resource for ecumenical worship to begin Advent. Click here for prayers at the Advent Wreath related to the lectionary Sunday by Sunday. Click here for another Advent Wreath blessing, and an Advent Wreath song…. Continue Reading

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Advent 1 resources

New Zealand Roman Catholics are this Advent Sunday moving to the people’s responses of the new English Mass translation. Some resources are here. The priests will continue to use mostly the current English Mass translation. I do not think anyone else is doing this? So this makes Kiwi liturgical history. On Saturday I will put… Continue Reading

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Southern Cross Advent Wreath blessing

Many Northern-Hemisphere people are part of the community around this site. And you are very welcome here. And we hold much in common. One thread of resources on this site is to try and translate practices of worship and spirituality which originated in the Northern Hemisphere, into our Southern Hemisphere context. The connection of the… Continue Reading

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Advent wreath blessing

Lord our God, we praise you for your Son, Jesus Christ. He is Emmanuel, the hope of all peoples; he is the wisdom that teaches and guides us; he is the Saviour of every nation. O God, let your blessing come upon our community gathered here before you. Bless us (+) and our advent wreath… Continue Reading

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Bishops encourage ecumenical Advent Wreath blessings

Bishop Barry

An open letter to Anglican and Roman Catholic Bishops (with some helpful images for reflection generally – Bosco Peters, Liturgy webmaster) Dear Friends Warm greetings. I write to affirm the combined liturgies we share and for on-going observance of our practice of joining together, especially with regard to Ash Wednesday and Advent Liturgies. You will… Continue Reading

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