by Sybil Macbeth | Apr 9, 2023 | Praying in Color
Welcome Easter Day Canceling Lent’s dark, grim way Again and...
by Sybil Macbeth | Mar 23, 2023 | Praying in Color
“Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tested by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over he was famished.” (Matthew 4:1-2 NRSV) One of my...
by Sybil Macbeth | Feb 1, 2023 | Praying in Color
And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. (Luke 4, 1-2 NRSV) Wilderness comes in many forms. After ten months in Jerusalem and the land...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 24, 2022 | Praying in Color
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by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 11, 2022 | Praying in Color
The expression “O Antiphons” was new to me a few years ago. But to my surprise, I have been singing the “O Antiphons” for most of my life in the Advent/Christmas carol “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” The antiphons are descriptors of the expected Messiah and express the...
by Sybil Macbeth | Nov 24, 2022 | Praying in Color
This coming Sunday, November 27, is the first day of Advent. See the previous post, November 1, for Advent Calendar templates and ways to use them. Happy Thanksgiving! This post is a reprise of last year’s. If I could offer something other than a turkey...
