And - voila! - here we are at the 1st day of the new liturgical year. Curiously, as we begin our preparations for the celebration of the coming of the Second Person of the Holy Trinity into creation & history as a man, our readings & prayers are about the Final Judgement.This Gospel readings for this entire past week have been from Luke 21, beginning with the widow's mite & ending with a call to be vigilant during the tribulations that have come upon those at the end times. The urgency has been compounded by the terrifying visions of Daniel. The post-communion prayer sums up the proper attitude of Christians in such times:
Father, may our communion teach us to love heaven. May its promise & hope guide our way on earth. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
I usually make it a point not to blog on Sundays, but today is special. We sang Mass with joy & vigor today. And - as every Catholic liturgy in the entire world should without fail during Advent - we ended with the ever-ancient, ever-new hymn Alma Redemptoris Mater.
You can find last year's post about this & the music here.
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