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Lessons and Carols: The Ninth Lesson
The Ninth Lesson: St John unfolds the mystery of the Incarnation. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God. 3All things came into being … Continue reading
Lessons and Carols: The Eighth Lesson
The Eighth Lesson: The wise men are led by the star to Jesus. In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2asking, “Where is the child … Continue reading
Lessons and Carols: The Third Lesson
The Third Lesson: The prophet foretells the coming of the Savior. 22The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. 6For … Continue reading
Lessons and Carols: The Second Lesson
The Second Lesson: God promises to faithful Abraham that in his seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. The angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven, 16and said, “By myself I have … Continue reading
Lessons and Carols: The First Lesson
The First Lesson: God tells sinful Adam that he has lost the life of Paradise and that his seed will bruise the serpent’s head. They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden at the time of … Continue reading
Lessons and Carols: Introduction
The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a 90-year-old tradition at King’s College, Cambridge. According to the King’s College website, Our Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols was first held on Christmas Eve 1918. It was planned by Eric … Continue reading
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Boyd on the Virginal Conception of Jesus
Four reasons one ought to be skeptical of the idea that the Evangelists “borrowed” the idea of a virginal conception of Jesus from pagan sources.
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Christmas Reruns
I’ll be spending time with family over the next week or so. Other than brief reflections on the last two “O Antiphons,” I don’t plan to do any serious blogging. In the interim, here are links to a series I … Continue reading
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Some Holiday Cheer
Straight No Chaser does The Twelve Days of Christmas.
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