Posts Tagged ‘advent’
Collect for the First Sunday of Advent
November 29th, 2009
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to [...]
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November 28th, 2009
My favorite time of the year is Christmas, and as I learn more about the church year, I realize that Advent is my favorite church season. From Wikipedia: Advent (from the Latin word adventus, meaning “coming”) is a season of the Christian church, the period of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the [...]
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