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<div>Sorry this is halfway through Advent, but for those who are interested below are four prayers, one for each week of Advent from the Laudato Si Cosmic Advent Wrath Candle Light Prayers, by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. For more info, see website link below the prayers.</div>
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<div><font>Week 1</font></div>
<div><font>BIRTH OF THE UNIVERSE</font></div>
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<div><font>Light the </font><font color="mediumblue" style="background-color: white;"><b>Blue</b></font><font color="black" style="background-color: white;"> Candle </font></div>
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<div><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">COME </font></div>
<div><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i>Sacred Source of All Life</i></b></font></div>
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<div><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Today as I/we light the candle of the BIRTH of the UNIVERSE unfolding in God who fills it, we pray--for an awareness of the oneness of the universe, vast and vibrating with the sound of its beginning. Like the First Flaring Forth, this small flame reminds me/us of our presence in THE CHRIST in whome live and move and have our being in this ever-expanding universe.</font></div>
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<div><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">COME,<b><i> waken me/us</i></b> </font></div>
<div><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> to ONENESS</font></div>
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<div><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">John 1:1-5</font></div>
<div><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Is 40:1-5, 9-11</font></div>
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<div><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Week 2</font></div>
<div><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">BIRTH OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM</font></div>
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<div><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Light the </font><font color="darkgreen" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Green</b></font><font color="black" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Candle</font></div>
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<div><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">COME</font></div>
<div><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i>Wondrous Community of Infinite Love</i></b></font></div>
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<div><font>Today, as I/we light the candle of the BIRTH of the SOLAR SYSTEM we pray "Triune God, wondrous community of infinite love, teach us to contemplate You in the beauty of the universe, for all things speak of You. Awaken our praise and thankfulness for every being that You have made. Give us the grace to feel profoundly connected to everything that is". ~ </font><i>Laudato Si</i></div>
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<div><font>COME, <b><i>waken me/us</i></b> </font></div>
<div><font> to PRAISE</font></div>
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<div><font>Ps 148</font></div>
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<div><font>Week 3</font></div>
<div>BIRTH OF JESUS THE CHRIST</div>
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<div><font>Light the </font><font color="crimson"><b>Red</b></font><font color="black"><b> </b>Candle</font></div>
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<div><b><i>Risen Christ Incarnate Love</i></b></div>
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<div><font>Today as I/we light the candle of the BIRTH OF JESUS THE CHRIST I/we pray to "Fall inlove once again with the Great Mystery of God's care for us--Divine Incarnation so deep and long--as to take on our bodied lives as God's very own, even our most humble beginnings and endings, and finally, see each day as opportunity to BEAR CHRIST every newly." ~ John Kavanaugh, SJ</font></div>
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<div><font>COME, </font><b><i>waken me/us</i></b></div>
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<div><font>Heb 1:3</font></div>
<div><font>John 1:1</font></div>
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<div><font>Week 4</font></div>
<div><font>MY BIRTH INTO THE WHOLE COSMIC BOSDY OF THE UNIVERSE</font></div>
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<div><font>Light the </font><font color="gold">Amber </font><font color="black">Candle</font></div>
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<div><b><i>Ever-Present, Ever-Coming Christ</i></b></div>
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<div>Today as I/we light the candle of the MY BIRTH INTO THE WHOLE COSMIC BODY OF THE UNIVERSE, I am/we are aware You accepted me/us in my/our most naked being of beginning. Now, joining to all being and in conscious loving trust I/we pray to move forward on the great journey of lifeintodeathintonew life. I/we believe all life came from You and is forever on a spiraling journey back to You. ~ adapted from Ed Hays</div>
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<div><font>COME, </font><b><i>waken me/us</i></b></div>
<div> <b> </b>to WONDER</div>
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<div><font>Ps. </font><font>139: 13-16</font></div>
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<div><b>Let us SING as we go.</b></div>
<div>May our struggles and our concern</div>
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<div><b> </b>of our <b>HOPE.</b></div>
<div><b> ~ </b>Laudato Si</div>
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