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Advent Services

The word “advent” means “coming.”  We celebrate the season by getting ready for Christ to come for us.  That makes Advent a penitential season, for we prepare for the coming of our Lord by repenting of our sins and receiving His gifts of grace and forgiveness in Christ. During Advent […]

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First Sunday in Advent

The Lord Jesus Comes in Humility to Redeem Us The Season of Advent focuses on the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and this first Sunday establishes this theme for the rest of the season. The Son of God came long ago to be our Savior, “a righteous Branch,” descended […]

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Day of Wrath

DIES IRAE, DIES ILLA!  is the Latin title of Hymn #537, “Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning!” (the chief hymn for this Sunday).  The opening lines are taken from Zephaniah 1:15 (Latin version of the Bible, translated): “That day is [or: will be] a day of wrath, a day […]

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