Some of you may be wondering why the priest wears rose, not pink, vestments today. Well, the answer is in the entrance antiphon that we sung at the beginning of Mass. We sang “Gaudete in Domino semper:  iterum dico, gaudete..” That is: “Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say rejoice… The Lord is at … Continue reading Rejoice in the Lord always

Today is the second Sunday of Advent. Advent is the first and shortest of our liturgical seasons and in my opinion, it is the most beautiful. Sadly though, in our culture today, Advent doesn’t exist. Christmas starts sometime in mid-November when the radio stations decide to start playing Christmas music and it goes until December … Continue reading Preparing a worthy dwelling place for the Lord