Were today not the third Sunday of Advent, it would have been the memorial of Saint John of the Cross† (1542-1591), priest & co-founder of the Discalced Carmalites, formally the Order of the Discalced Friars of the Order of the Blesses Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel: Saint-link Unus & Saint-link Duo, Wikipedia-link of the Cross & Wikipedia-link O.C.D..
Commentary: The church bulletin is silent on the saints this week. The text box that normally contains both the daily readings & the saint of the day this week contains solely the former. I shall write to the editor, enquiring the reason for this change.
Scripture of the Day
Personal Reading
The Acts of the Apostles, chapter nineteen.
Daily Mass Readings
The Book of Isaiah, chapter sixty-one, verses one through two(a) & ten through eleven;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter one, verses forty-six through fifty & fifty-three through fifty-four (the Canticle of Mary);
The First Epistle to the Thessalonians, chapter five, verses sixteen through twenty-four;
The Gospel according to John, chapter one, verses six through eight & nineteen through twenty-eight.
Drink!
The last of the gift beers was imbibed fast night & five out of the six were winners. Even had all six bombed, I would still be indebted to Brother Nacho & his bride for their many gifts—the beer, their friendship, & their thoughtfulness.
The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Third Sunday of Advent
Duvall, "Angels We Have Heard On High" from O Holy Night (T.L.A.M.)
2 comments:
1. If you ever find out what is going on with the bulletin, please let me know the secret. (So they can then change it and we can all be in the dark again.)
2. We picked two of the beers for the name only, and not because of the style of beer.
I've never agreed with the maxim, "Never judge a book by its cover," because there too many books to make reading all of them a practical option; therefore, some method of discrimination is necessary, & while I would never endorse judging a book solely on its cover, I do not see why the cover should not be a variable under consideration. Name is as fine a method of any for choosing unfamiliar beers, & as these things go Resurrection & Adoration are pretty good names. Thank you!
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