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DISCOVERING THE “O ANTIPHONS”

December 16, 2013 By Sarah Christmyer Leave a Comment

I have always loved “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” but never knew until recently that it is based on the seven “O Antiphons” that have been sung for many centuries before and after the Magnificat at Vespers for seven days leading up to Christmas (Dec 17-23). Each of the brief antiphons starts with “O” and […]

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ADVENT JOY: THE THIRD SUNDAY

December 15, 2013 By Sarah Christmyer Leave a Comment

Today is Rose or Gaudete Sunday; “Gaudete” from the the Introit sung at mass:  “Gaudete in Domino, semper gaudete” – “Rejoice in The Lord always, again I say, rejoice.” Everything in the liturgy today speaks of JOY. In honor of this day of rejoicing, some verses from the Bible on joy, as food for meditation: […]

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2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT: PREPARE THE WAY

December 8, 2013 By Sarah Christmyer Leave a Comment

If the word for Advent last week was Awake, then this week it’s Prepare.  John cries out in the desert: Repent; make straight in the desert a highway for the Lord! I never understood this until I went to Israel.  Before that, I always thought the desert was a flat and sandy, barren place, stretching […]

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ADVENT IS HERE: WAKE UP!

December 1, 2013 By Sarah Christmyer

The snow crunches as I walk and everything is quiet.  Bare trees stretch toward the sky and gather morning sunshine in their branches.  Advent is upon us and I didn’t see it coming.  Like the trees, I need to reach to heaven.  He is coming! How can I prepare? Lucky for me, the Church anticipates […]

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FEAST OF ALL SAINTS: MAKING GOD VISIBLE

November 1, 2013 By Sarah Christmyer Leave a Comment

Thinking of Halloween and the Feast of All Saints today, and the contrast between Halloween costumes, which are meant to attract attention to themselves, and the stained glass pictures of saints—which allow us to see light in all its multi-colored glory. A saint is one through whom the light of God is made visible to […]

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Sarah Christmyer writes and speaks about Scripture and the Catholic faith with the goal of helping people meet Jesus in his Word. “The Bible isn’t just a book about God or instructions for a good life; it’s a place to meet God and be changed by him,” she says. Her love of Scripture fuels her writing of Bible studies and related books; her teaching of Philadelphia seminarians; her speaking at conferences and retreats; and writing for blogs such as this one. “Come Into the Word” draws people into the Bible and encourages and equips them to explore it on their own.

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