December 6. St Nicholas. The story of the original Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born into a wealthy family in what is now Turkey. His parents died while he was young. Following Jesus’ words to “sell what you own and...
Read MoreDecember 5. 2nd Sunday of Advent C. Two candles are lit on the Advent wreath. The people of Israel had become materialistic, greedy and selfish, had no longer obeyed God’s commandments and were conquered by the Babylonians....
Read MoreDecember4. Jacob and sons. Read from Genesis 28 – 35. Jacob, Isaac’s son, is the last patriarch, those men of stature who, in spite of some events in their personal lives, followed the God who had made a...
Read MoreDecember 3. Isaac, Rebecca and their family. Read from Genesis 25-27. Isaac chose Rebecca as his wife. Like her mother-in-law Sarah, Isaac’s wife Rebecca, was childless until God answered their prayers and granted them...
Read MoreDecember 2. Abraham’s family. Read from Genesis 12 -25. Abraham is a giant figure in Biblical history, our father in faith and the first of the patriarchs. This might evoke negative feelings in those who reject patriarchy...
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