Divine Office Reflections | Vigil of the Nativity of the Lord
When the sun rises in the morning sky, you will see the King of kings coming forth from the Father like a radiant bridegroom from the...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 23, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Wednesday in the Fourth Week of Advent
O Emmanuel O Emmanuel, king and lawgiver, desire of the nations, Savior of all people: Come and set us free, Lord our God. Joseph was...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Advent
O Rex Gentium O King of all the nations, the only joy of every human heart; O Keystone of the mighty arch of man: come and save the...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 21, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Monday in the Fourth Week of Advent
O Oriens O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice: Come, shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death....
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 20, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Fourth Sunday of Advent
O Clavis David O Key of David, O royal Power of Israel, controlling at your will the gate of heaven: Come, break down the prison walls of...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 19, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Saturday in the Third Week of Advent
O Radix Jessi O Root of Jesse, you have been raised up as a sign for all peoples; kings stand silent in your presence; the nations bow...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 18, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Friday in the Third Week of Advent
O Adonai O Lord of ancient Israel, who showed yourself to Moses in the burning bush, who gave him the holy law on Sinai mountain: Come,...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Thursday in the Third Week of Advent
O Sapentia O Wisdom, O holy Word of God, you govern all creation with your strong yet tender care: Come and show your people the way to...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 15, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Tuesday in the Third Week of Advent
Arise, arise! Wake from your slumber, Jerusalem; shake the chain from your neck, captive daughter Zion. (Antiphon, Canticle of Zechariah)...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 13, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Gaudete Sunday
The Third Sunday in Advent is called Gaudete Sunday. It gets its name from the first word in the Introit of the Mass, which means...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 12, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
“I am the ever virgin Mary, Mother of the true God through whom all things live. It is my ardent desire that a church be erected here so...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 10, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Thursday in the Second Week of Advent
“The way of the just is smooth; the path of the just you make level. Yes, for your way and your judgments, O Lord, we look to you; Your...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 9, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Wednesday in the Second Week of Advent
“On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, rich food and pure, choice...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 8, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
The solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a powerful feast that confronts us with the reality that, even...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Memorial of St. Ambrose
*While today is the obligatory memorial of St. Ambrose of Milan, the following reflection is taken from the prayers of the Office for...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 5, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Saturday in the First Week of Advent
In today’s Office of Readings, we read, “Dear brethren, we must endure and persevere if we are to attain the truth and freedom we have...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 4, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Friday in the First Week of Advent
In today’s Office of Readings, St. Anselm laments and cries out, “Lord, how long will it be? How long, Lord, will you forget us? How long...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 3, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Memorial of St. Francis Xavier
Today is the Memorial of St. Francis Xavier. During Advent, obligatory memorials are celebrated just as they are in Ordinary Time, using...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 2, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Wednesday in the First Week of Advent
In today’s Office of Readings, St. Bernard speaks of the “three comings of the Lord.” The first was when he came to dwell among us in His...
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STM House of Prayer
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Office Reflections | Tuesday in the First Week of Advent
In the Office of Readings today, the prophet Isaiah warns of the impending judgment on God’s people because "The land is full of idols;...
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