Prepare your bridal chamber, O Sion, to receive Christ the King: welcome with love Mary, the gate of heaven, for it is she who brings you the King of light and glory. There stands the Virgin, holding in her arms the Son begotten before the morning star, and Simeon, taking him into his arms, proclaims to all the nations that he is the Lord of life and death, and the savior of the world.
Yuletide is now officially over. I’m putting away the creche, but I’m keeping a tiny one on the sill above my kitchen sink; it reminds me that I have a bit of Christmas in my heart all year long. Gloria in Excelsis Deo, and Happy Candlemas to all.
and a Happy Candlemass to you, Father!
Yuletide is now officially over. I’m putting away the creche, but I’m keeping a tiny one on the sill above my kitchen sink; it reminds me that I have a bit of Christmas in my heart all year long. Gloria in Excelsis Deo, and Happy Candlemas to all.