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Advent Challenge – Day 13 – St. John of the Cross
I hope everyone had a blessed feast day of St. John of the Cross. As you know, Team Orthodoxy is populated by a few Secular Carmelites, so we actually got to celebrate today as a Solemnity! That’s...
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Advent Challenge – Day 14 – Repent!
I had the opportunity today to go to confession. Receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation is probably one of, if not the best, ways to prepare our hearts for Christ. The Church strongly encourages...
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Advent Challenge – Day 15 – Gaudete Sunday
Today is Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete means “Rejoice” in Latin, and is a reminder to us, that even though Advent is a penitential time, it is also a time of joyful anticipation, as we await the birth of...
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Advent Challenge – Day 16 – O Sapientia!
Today we start the “O Antiphons”. We hear these beautiful antiphons when Evening Prayer is said (part of the Liturgy of the Hours) right before and after the Magnificat is prayed. You may also be...
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Advent Challenge – Day 18 – O Radix Jesse
Today the Church proclaims O radix Jesse, or O Flower of Jesse O Flower of Jesse’s stem, you have been raised up as a sign for all peoples; kings stand silent in your presence; the nations bow down in...
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Advent Challenge – Day 20 & 21 – O Oriens & O Rex Gentium
Unfortunately I didn’t manage to post last night, the Mayan Apocalypse failed me, and it turns out we’re all still here and I have to keep up with the posts! So, I’m combining yesterday’s with today....
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Advent Challenge – Day 22 – O Emmanuel
The final O Antiphon is O Emmanuel O Emmanuel, king and lawgiver, desire of the nations, Savior of all people, come and set us free, Lord our God. Emmanuel means “God-with-us”. I thought it was very...
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An Offering Fit for The King
Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity. -St. John of the Cross If a king were to come and visit you, would you shrug off the...
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Cutie Catholics: Saint Nicholas
Happy Feast day of St.Nicholas! He literally punched Arius in the face. POW! Right in the kisser! Saint Nicholas, Pray for us!
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Silence in the Season
In the spring, there always seems to be a sprinkler going, a dog barking, or the songbirds from Bambi singing about springtime. In the summer, there is always a boombox playing somewhere or kids...
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