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Liturgical Year

NaPoWriMo: Holy Saturday to Easter

17 April 202217 April 2022

Day 16 of NaPoWriMo and we were challenged to write a Curtal Sonnet: Gerard Manley Hopkin’s 11 line variation on …

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Epiphany re-blog: acrostic

11 January 202211 January 2022

I’ll have to re-classify this Epiphany series my ‘Blue Peter’ blogs. (UK children of the 60s and 70s know what …

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Epiphany Season re-blog: Travellers

9 January 20229 January 2022

Travellers What if the Magi never arrived? Do we stay put quietly, pretending it was all in our imagination? Do …

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Epiphany Season re-blog: ‘Here’s One I made Earlier’

9 January 20229 January 2022

 A Happy New Year to you. Is your Christmas tree safely packed away in the loft? Should you be more …

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Advent ABC: Zither

25 December 202125 December 2021

Zither Carol tells the age-old story in song Angels starlight led

Sprigs of holly with prickly green leaves and red berries

Advent ABC: Yuletide

24 December 202124 December 2021

Yuletide greenings grow Holly, Ivy, Mistletoe Let’s deck out the halls Image by Lum3n at Pexels.com

Advent ABC: Xmas

24 December 202124 December 2021

X is in Xmas Take no offence, for X (Chi) represents our ‘Christ’

Robin singing on branch of tree. Image: Pixabay on Pexels

Advent ABC: Venite

22 December 202122 December 2021

Venite, oh come Venite adoremus Do-oo-minuumm! Image: Pixabay on Pexels.com Yes – I know I cheated with the syllable count!

Nativity figurine set against background of darkness and soft, red lights

Advent ABC: Unseen

21 December 202121 December 2021

Unseen, the Christ Child is born in our lives, as we wait; searching for light Photo by VinuOOedcius Vieira Fotographia …

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Advent ABC: Trust

20 December 202120 December 2021

Trust that the tangles of our Advent journey lead us to the light Trust

White sheep on farm with shepherd

Advent ABC: Shepherds

19 December 202119 December 2021

Star-struck shepherds wait as heavenly chorus sings songs of Peace on Earth Photo by Kailash Kumar on Pexels.com

Advent ABC: Ready?

18 December 202118 December 2021

Ready for Christmas? How long is a piece of string? Not a tick-box list! Image by lilartsy on Pexels.com

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