UPDATE: I’ve been very busy prepping for my ADVENT OF THE HEART prayer groups. You may know I got a sprained ankle while in Rome and that was slowing me down…now, as soon as the ankle got better, a neuroma popped up in the same foot. This is a swollen nerve and is very painful. I have no idea how long this will last or what the course of treatment will be. So again, I am slowed down. Since the intense last-minute planning of the trip in September, my life has not been “normal.” I am very joyful however, about the Advent prayer groups and they are going very well. One is at a church (see our new “Meetings/Events” button above and one is at a Catholic store (by invitation only, as it is a very small space-this is actually a brief presentation at an existing prayer group, each of the 4 weeks of Advent).
Hopefully in January, my condition will be improved and I can continue to move forward in my life, as was the plan after passing through the Holy Door at Saint Peter’s Basilica. I am still thinking about what this blog will look like next year, how it will evolve, as I am simultaneously bringing this ministry into the real physical world. So we are in flux. And that is good, because the whole world is in flux and we must respond to that. Adaptability and willingness to change is an important prepper tenet. I think those who are attuned to things feel it is time to be moving, shaking, re-thinking and morphing. We will be given the knowledge and grace.
Consider doing the ADVENT OF THE HEART program at home, scroll down for the post on this. Also, check out our topics to the right>>>Advent and Christmas Season!
Here are some notable feasts this month in both the trad and the post-con calendars…
8th-IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, Holy Day of Obligation, USA
10th-OUR LADY OF LORETO
12th-OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
17th-Ember Wednesday of Advent (trad meat at one meal)
19th-Ember Friday of Advent
20th-Ember Saturday of Advent (trad meat at one meal)
24th-VIGIL OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD (trad day of fast)
25th-NATIVITY OF OUR LORD, Holy Day of Obligation
28th-THE HOLY FAMILY
Remember the 12 Days of Christmas leading up to Epiphany and the Epiphany Blessing of the Home.
Wishing all our readers and your families great Advent and Christmas blessings!