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The CurrentDec 12 - 18, 2021 | Third Week of Advent
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The Liturgy of Advent |Advent Message from the Director of the Oblates | Recovering the Monastic Library -
The Liturgy of Advent
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Many have noted a threefold sense of Advent of Christ: in his nativity, in his final return, and ever within our hearts. This third advent separates us from a perspective of history that looks back to his birth, and from an anticipation that looks forward to an unknown eschatological future, and places us squarely in the here and now. We explore the meaning of liturgy in this "here and now" of Advent.
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Advent Message from the Director of the Oblates
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Brother Sixtus Roslevich offers a message inspired by a reading from Saint Augustine at Matins: "Three little words are all it took, 'Time marches on' or, as in a slightly different translation of Augustine, 'Time goes on.' His advent thoughts turn to life, death, and fleeting time.
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Recovering the Monastic Library
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Several weeks ago, a large section of the roof on the monastic library was sheared and ripped back, exposing the structure and collections to the threat of the elements. This week, repairs were completed.
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The Second Theological VirtueThis may be entirely my own perspective, alien to all others, but it seems sometimes at this time of year that the force of gravity has subtly increased, that we are walking on Jupiter, that every step takes more effort, that there is no “simple.” Advent offers its response.
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