some featured articles and links in 2025
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JANUARY:
Fr
David's Meditation for
Christmastide 'Peace on Earth to People
of Goodwill'
Epiphany
Traditional New Year House Blessing "20 + C + M + B + 25" A
tradition in the Catholic Church was to hand out blessed chalk at
the Masses for Epiphany, to be used in blessing a home in the New
Year. Write above your doorway as in the example above: 20 (first
two numbers of the year) + C + M + B ( for the 3 Magi, Casper,
Melchior, and Balthasar), then + 25 (last two numbers of the year),
then write below: ' Christus Mansionem Benedicat' (“May Christ
Bless this House.”) -- The four crosses represent the 4 seasons. As
you are writing, pray the following prayer: "Lord God of heaven and
earth, you revealed your only-begotten Son to every nation by the
guidance of a star. Bless this house and all who inhabit it. Fill
us with the light of Christ, that our concern for others may
reflect your love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen." ~
read more
here (use at any other time of year, e.g.
a new home).
The Week of
Prayer for Christian Unity was observed in January during the
octave of St. Peter and St. Paul, the 18th to the 25th January. The theme for 2025
was: “Do you believe this?” (John
11:26) - prayers and reflections were prepared by the brothers and sisters of the monastic community of Bose in northern Italy.
Resources are jointly published by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the World Council of
Churches
download ~
Resources available to download from Churches Together In Britain and
Ireland here
~ Churches Together in Penzance Area Service held a service.
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January 2025 v 25.01 JMJ
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