Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2009-2010 (excerpt)

8/14/2019 Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2009-2010 (excerpt)

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WFGXKMW^FGK

e i r F m v k ` t f ` m t b k G b r c s t a f s W k f s i `8 > > 3 8 > 6 >


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WFGXKMW^FGK

e i r F m v k ` t f ` m t b k G b r c s t a f s W k f s i `8 > > 3 8 > 6 >

@ivkahkr 83, 8>>3 ti Jf`ufry 7 , 8>6>

e r i a t b k w k h s c t k w w w . s f g r k m s p f g k . c k

J k s u c t G i a a u ` c g f t c i ` G k ` t r k , C r k o f ` m

fvk afrcf prkss `itrk mfak, c`mcf`f


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fgdìwokmlak`t

]bk puhocsbkr wiuom ocdk ti tbf`d cfrfs Jfgdsi` W.J.,

f`m Fof` AgLugdcf` W.J., eir tbkcr dc`m fsscstf`gk c`

afdc`l tbcs hiid pisschok. ^cfrfs Jfgdsi` W.J., gf` hk

gi`tfgtkm i` ekkmhfgdNjksuct.ck

[òkss itbkrwcsk ìtkm, tbk Wgrcpturk quitftci`s gi`tfc`km bkrkc` frkeria tbk @kw Xkvcskm Wtf`mfrm Ukrsci` Hchok, gipyrclbt 6323 hy tbkMcvcsci` ie Gbrcstcf` Kmugftci` ie tbk @ftci`fo Giu`gco ie tbk Gburgbksie Gbrcst c` tbk [`ctkm Wtftks ie Fakrcgf. [skm hy pkracssci`. Foo rclbtsrkskrvkm.

ûhocsbkm u`mkr ocgk`sk eria Acgbkook F`mkrsi` ûhocsbc`l ^ty Otm., c`

Fustrfocf.

8>>3 hy Fvk Afrcf ^rkss, C`g.

Foo rclbts rkskrvkm. @i pfrt ie tbcs hiid afy hk uskm ir rkprimugkm c` f`yaf``kr wbftsikvkr kxgkpt c` tbk gfsk ie rkprc`ts c` tbk gi`tkxt ie rkvckws,

wctbiut wrcttk` pkracssci` eria Fvk Afrcf ^rkss, C`g., ^.I. Hix =82,@itrk Mfak, C@ =5;;5->=82.

Eiu`mkm c` 625;, Fvk Afrcf ^rkss cs f ac`cstry ie tbk C`mcf`f ^rivc`gkie Bioy Griss.

www.fvkafrcfprkss.gia

CWH@-6>: 6-;3=


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gi`tk`ts

Biw ti [sk tbcs Hiidokt 6

]bk Ecrst \kkd ie Fmvk`t =

]bk Wkgi`m \kkd ie Fmvk`t 65

]bk ]bcrm \kkd ie Fmvk`t 85

]bk Eiurtb \kkd ie Fmvk`t/Gbrcstafs =>

Gbrcstafs \kkd/Kpcpbf`y ;8

F` Fmvk`t Xktrkft 55


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biw ti usk tbcs hiidokt

\k c`vctk yiu ti afdk f sfgrkm spfgk c` yiur mfy

f`m spk`m tk` acùtks prfyc`l bkrk f`m iw, wbkr-

kvkr yiu frk, wctb tbk bkop ie f prfykr lucmk f`m

sgrcpturk gbisk` spkgcfooy eir kfgb mfy ie Fmvk`t

f`m tbk Gbrcstafs Wkfsi`. Kvkry pofgk cs f sfgrkmspfgk si yiu afy wcsb ti bfvk tbcs hiid c` yiur

mksd ft wird ir fvfcofhok ti hk pcgdkm up f`m rkfm

ft f`y tcak ie tbk mfy, wbcost trfvkoc`l ir i` yiur

hkmscmk tfhok, f pfrd hk`gb . . . Xkakahkr tbft

Lim cs kvkrywbkrk, foo friu`m us, gi`stf`toy rkfgb-c`l iut ti us, kvk` c` tbk aist uòcdkoy sctuftci`s.

\bk` wk dìw tbcs, f`m wctb f hct ie prfgtcgk, wk

gf` prfy f`ywbkrk.

]bk eiooiwc`l pflks wcoo lucmk yiu tbriulb f

skssci` ie prfykr stflks.Wiaktbc`l ti tbc`d f`m prfy fhiut kfgb mfy tbcs

wkkd

]bk ^rksk`gk ie Lim

Erkkmia

Gi`sgcius`kss


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8

]bk \irm (okfms yiu ti tbk mfcoy sgrcpturk f`m

privcmks bkop wctb tbk tkxt)

Gi`vkrsftci`Gi`gousci`

Ct cs aist capirtf`t ti giak hfgd ti tbksk pflks

kfgb mfy ie tbk wkkd fs tbky frk f` c`tklrfo pfrt

ie kfgb mfys prfykr f`m okfm ti tbk sgrcpturk f`m

c`spcrftci` pic`ts.

Fotbiulb wrcttk` c` tbk strst pkrsi` tbk prfykrs

frk eir mic`l rftbkr tbf` eir rkfmc`l iut. Kfgb

stflk cs f dc`m ie kxkrgcsk ir akmctftci` fcakm ft

bkopc`l yiu ti lkt c` tiugb wctb Lim f`m Lims

prksk`gk c` yiur ocek. \k bipk tbft yiu wcoo jic` tbkaf`y pkipok friu`m tbk wirom prfyc`l wctb us c`

iur sfgrkm spfgk.


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tbk prksk`gk ie Lim

Hokss foo wbi wirsbcp yiu, foaclbty Lim,

eria tbk rcsc`l ie tbk su` ti cts skttc`l:

eria yiur liim`kss k`rcgb us,

hy yiur oivk c`spcrk us,

hy yiur Wpcrct lucmk us,hy yiur piwkr pritkgt us,

c` yiur akrgy rkgkcvk us,

`iw f`m fowfys.


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=

]bk Ecrst \kkd ie Fmvk`t

ìvkahkr 83mkgkahkr ;, 8>>3

Wiaktbc`l ti tbc`d f`m prfy fhiut kfgb mfy tbcs

wkkd:

]bk Vuckt OcekC` bcs gofsscg ]bk Cactftci` ie Gbrcst, ]biafs

Dkapcs urlks tbk rkfmkr ti k`jiy hkc`l u`dìw`

f`m rklfrmkm fs ìtbc`l. \bft bk akf`s cs tbk

fhcocty ti pkrscst tbriulb tkmcua, ti survcvk wctb-

iut tbk ixylk` ie rkgil`ctci`, prfcsk, f`m stridc`l,ti mi siak liim tbc`ls kvkry mfy tbft frk skk` iòy

hy Lim.

Aist ie us stfrt ocek fs tbk gk`tkr ie tbk u`cvkrsk,

hkc`l stridkm f`m fttk`mkm ti. Hfhys kvkry sacok

f`m wbcapkr cs rkspi`mkm ti f`m ìtkm. Ct cs f`fmmcgtcvk kxpkrck`gk, f`m ct cs bfrm ti lkt uskm ti

hkc`l just i`k ie f efacoy, f`m oftkr i`k ie f wbiok

gofss ir sgbiio, hfrkoy ìtcgkm.

]bkrk frk pkipok, ocdk siak pip stfrs, wbi `kvkrrkgivkr eria tbk fmmcgtci` ie hkc`l tbk gk`tkr ie


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ìvkahkr 8>>3

fttk`tci`, `kvkr gocah iut ie tbisk cèf`tcok oiw-

of`ms. ]bky st`m ct capisschok ti survcvk wctbiut

ìtcgk f`m fppofusk, f`m spk`m tbkcr k`krlcks skkd-c`l ct. ]bky `kvkr stt tbkaskovks eir tbk bclbkr

lriu`m wbkrk tbk ixylk` ie fpprkgcftci` cs tbc``kr,

f`m tbky bfvk ti survcvk, ]biafs sfys, u`dìw`

f`m bfrmoy ìtcgkm. Eir foo hut bcs ofst tbrkk ykfrs,

Jksus wfs bfppy ti ocvk f bcmmk` ocek. ]bft cs wbkrkaist ie tbk liim c` tbcs wirom cs fggiapocsbkm, hy

pfrk`ts, gfrktfdkrs, f`m foo wbi dkkp lic`l tbriulb

tbk mfcoy ieekrc`l ie tbkcr u`fgdìwokmlkm skrvcgk.

]bk ^rksk`gk ie Lim

Oirm, bkop ak ti hk euooy focvk ti yiur bioy prksk`gk.

Kèiom ak c` yiur oivk.

Okt ay bkfrt hkgiak i`k wctb yiurs.

Erkkmia

Af`y giu`trcks frk ft tbcs aiak`t sueekrc`ltbk fli`cks ie wfr.

C hiw ay bkfm c` tbf`dslcvc`l eir ay erkkmia.

C prfy eir foo prcsi`krs f`m gfptcvks.

Gi`sgcius`kss

Ft tbcs aiak`t, Oirm, C tur` ay tbiulbts ti Siu.C wcoo okfvk fscmk ay gbirks f`m prkiggupftci`s.


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ìvkahkr 8>>3

C wcoo tfdk rkst f`m rkerksbak`t c` yiur prksk`gk

Oirm.

]bk \irm

]bk \irm ie Lim giaks miw` ti us tbriulb tbk

sgrcpturks.

Afy tbk Bioy Wpcrct kòclbtk` ay ac`m f`m ay

bkfrt ti rkspi`m

ti tbk lispko tkfgbc`ls. (ôkfsk tur` ti yiur sgrcp-turk i` tbk eiooiwc`l pflks. C`spcrftci` pic`ts frk

tbkrk sbiuom yiu `kkm tbka. \bk` yiu frk rkfmy,

rktur` bkrk ti gi`tcùk.)

Gi`vkrsftci`

Wiaktcaks C wi`mkr wbft C aclbt sfyce C wkrk ti akkt Siu c` pkrsi`, Oirm.

C aclbt sfy ]bf`d Siu, Oirm eir fowfys hkc`l

tbkrk eir ak.

C dìw wctb gkrtfc`ty tbkrk wkrk tcaks wbk` yiu

gfrrckm ak.\bk` tbriulb yiur strk`ltb C lit tbriulb tbk

mfrd tcaks c` ay ocek.


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Gi`gousci`

Loiry hk ti tbk Eftbkr, f`m ti tbk Wi`, f`m ti tbk

Bioy Wpcrct,Fs ct wfs c` tbk hklc``c`l, cs `iw f`m kvkr sbfoo hk,

\irom wctbiut k`m. Fak`


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`ivkahkr 8>>3

Wu`mfy 83tb @ivkahkr,

Ecrst Wu`mfy ie Fmvk`t Jkrkacfb 77:6=65

]bk mfys frk surkoy giac`l, sfys tbk OIXM,wbk` C wcoo euostoo tbk priacsk C afmk ti tbkbiusk ie Csrfko f`m tbk biusk ie Jumfb. C` tbisk

mfys f`m ft tbft tcak C wcoo gfusk f rclbtkius Hrf`gb

ti sprc`l up eir Mfvcm4 f`m bk sbfoo kxkgutk justcgk

f`m rclbtkius`kss c` tbk of`m. C` tbisk mfys Jumfbwcoo hk sfvkm f`m Jkrusfoka wcoo ocvk c` sfekty. F`m

tbcs cs tbk `fak hy wbcgb ct wcoo hk gfookm: ]bk

OIXMcs iur rclbtkius`kss.

Fmvk`t tkoos us tbft wk bfvk f afrvkoius euturk

fwfctc`l us.

\bft frk ay rkfgtci`s ti Lims priacsk ie lrkft

tbc`ls9 Mi C iw kfscoy wctb ct9 Cs ct mriw`km

iut hy itbkr ekkoc`ls, itbkr vicgks9 Mi ay gur-

rk`t gcrguastf`gks afdk ct bfrm eir ak ti trusttbk priacsk9

Gf` C ocstk` dkk`oy ti tbk priacsk, tbk mfys frk

surkoy giac`l, f`m stkp iut wctb gi`stmk`gk9


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ìvkahkr 8>>3

Ai`mfy 7>tb @ivkahkr Afttbkw 2:;66

\bk` Jksus k`tkrkm Gfpkr`fua, f gk`turci`

gfak ti bca, fppkfoc`l ti bca f`m sfyc`l,

Oirm, ay skrvf`t cs oyc`l ft biak pfrfoyzkm, c`

tkrrchok mcstrkss. F`m bk sfcm ti bca, C wcoo giak

f`m gurk bca. ]bk gk`turci` f`swkrkm, Oirm, C

fa ìt wirtby ti bfvk yiu giak u`mkr ay riie4

hut iòy spkfd tbk wirm, f`m ay skrvf`t wcoo hkbkfokm. Eir C fosi fa f af` u`mkr futbircty, wctb

siomckrs u`mkr ak4 f`m C sfy ti i`k, Li, f`m bk

liks, f`m ti fìtbkr, Giak, f`m bk giaks, f`m

ti ay sofvk, Mi tbcs, f`m tbk sofvk miks ct. \bk`

Jksus bkfrm bca, bk wfs fafzkm f`m sfcm ti tbiskwbi eiooiwkm bca, ]ruoy C tkoo yiu, c` ì i`k c`

Csrfko bfvk C eiu`m sugb efctb. C tkoo yiu, af`y wcoo

giak eria kfst f`m wkst f`m wcoo kft wctb Fhrfbfa

f`m Csffg f`m Jfgih c` tbk dc`lmia ie bkfvk`.

]bk gk`turci` wfs f af` wctb piwkr f`m stf-

tus. Bk wfs hkllc`l f efvir eria f pk``cokss

ctc`krf`t tkfgbkr f`m mkgofrc`l bcaskoe u`wir-

tby kvk` ti k`tkrtfc` Jksus c` bcs biusk.

Jksus wfs fafzkm, ìt akrkoy ft tbk trust ie tbk

af`, hut ft tbk efgt tbft bcs oivk eir bcs skrvf`t


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mkgkahkr 8>>3

okm bca ti gut tbriulb foo tbk hfrrckrs ie rf`d

f`m rfgk.

Oirm, lcvk ak tbk lrfgk ti hrkfd wctb gi`vk`-

tci`s tbft hc`m ak, ocstk` ti ay bkfrt, f`m

rkfgb iut ti tbisk tbft C gf` bkop.

]uksmfy 6st Mkgkahkr Oudk 6>:868=

Ft tbft sfak biur Jksus rkjicgkm c` tbk BioyWpcrct f`m sfcm, C tbf`d yiu, Eftbkr, Oirm iebkfvk` f`m kfrtb, hkgfusk yiu bfvk bcmmk` tbksk

tbc`ls eria tbk wcsk f`m tbk c`tkooclk`t f`m bfvk

rkvkfokm tbka ti cèf`ts4 yks, Eftbkr, eir sugb wfs

yiur lrfgcius wcoo. Foo tbc`ls bfvk hkk` bf`mkmivkr ti ak hy ay Eftbkr4 f`m ì i`k dìws wbi

tbk Wi` cs kxgkpt tbk Eftbkr, ir wbi tbk Eftbkr cs kx-

gkpt tbk Wi` f`m f`yi`k ti wbia tbk Wi` gbiisks

ti rkvkfo bca. ]bk` tur`c`l ti tbk mcsgcpoks, Jksus

sfcm ti tbka prcvftkoy, Hoksskm frk tbk kyks tbft skkwbft yiu skk! Eir C tkoo yiu tbft af`y pripbkts f`m

dc`ls mkscrkm ti skk wbft yiu skk, hut mcm ìt skk ct,

f`m ti bkfr wbft yiu bkfr, hut mcm ìt bkfr ct.

]bcrtkk` gk`turcks fetkr Jksus, tbk fì`yaius

futbir ie ]bk Goium ie [`dìwc`lurlkm us c`

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Sacred Space for Advent and the Christmas Season 2009-2010 (excerpt)