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As Pat Gohn\u2019s column so rightly pointed out yesterday<\/strong>, our Advent is like a pregnancy, and we are nearing our culmination<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Finally, we come to the last week of Advent, and the gorgeous O Antiphons<\/em><\/a> which precede the Magnificat<\/a> at Vespers. They lead us into a quieter mindset, so that we can concentrate more fully on what is about to overtake us. As with every birth, everything will change; we will be changed, if we allow ourselves to be, by the coming of Christ, who makes all things new!<\/p>\n

I like this background, here<\/a> (H\/T Deacon Greg<\/a>, via Concord Pastor<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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 salvation.<\/em><\/p>\n

I remember walking past St. John\u2019s Church, near Madison Square Garden, once as I was heading home from work; the church was ringing the Angelus, and those bells pierced my awareness. When I hear this chant, I always think, \u201cimagine if suddenly, in the midst of all our rushing, we all heard this haunting chant breaking into our day \u2013 what it might uncover in ourselves, as it takes us out of ourselves\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking of \u201cthe midst of all our rushing,\u201d<\/strong> Marcia Morrissey has some advice: \u201cSwitch Gears as Christmas Nears!\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Magnificent!<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist<\/strong> have nice meditations<\/a> for each day\u2019s antiphons.<\/p>\n

Vivificat:<\/strong> Time has come to pray<\/a><\/p>\n

Eric Sammons:<\/strong> The purpose<\/em> of Christmas<\/a><\/p>\n

Tim Dalrymple<\/strong> gives us four reasons why Christmas matters!<\/a><\/p>\n

George Weigel\u2019s<\/strong> Christmas Book Sampler<\/a><\/p>\n

GK Chesterton\u2019s<\/strong> take on Santa Claus<\/a><\/p>\n

Julie has another sort of call to prayer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"