Today is the memorial* of Saint Egwin of Evesham, O.S.B.† (d. 717), bishop: Saint-link Unus, Saint-link Duo, & Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: *There are at least three classes of feasts: solemnities, obligatory memorials, & optional memorials. I cannot at present parse the distinctions, but I aim to learn more & hope to be able to explain the differences in the none-too-distant future. Hazarding a guess, I would call St. Egwin's Day an optional memorial.
Scripture of the Day
The First Epistle of John, chapter two, verses twelve thru seventeen;
Psalm Ninety-six, verses seven thru ten;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter two, verses thirty-six thru forty.
Commentary: Again, Sunday's Gospel was Luke, 2:22-40 & Monday's was Luke, 2:22-35. I am slightly annoyed by this closeness of repetition, but I also know that that annoyance is something from which I have a lesson to learn, something the Lord wishes to teach me along the way of the pilgrimage that is this earthly exile. I pray for an unclosed heart, soul, & mind, to be the more receptive to the Word.
Regarding Sunday's plethora of choices, at Holy Redeemer we read from Sirach, the long form of Colossians, & the long form of Luke.
The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Sixth Day of Christmas
The Klezmonauts, "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" from Oy to the World: A Klezmer Christmas (T.L.A.M.)
Commentary: This rendition is instrumental, with a Hollywood Western favor, but the nature of The Secret Base makes it easier for me to quote the lyrics than the notes.
"God rest ye merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing ye dismay,
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born upon this day,
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray,
O tidings of comfort and joy!
Comfort and joy!
O tidings of comfort and joy!…"
Merry Christmas!
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