Advent

Br Toby Lees, O.P., offers us a reflection for this first Sunday of Advent.

The Benedictus, today’s Gospel reading, is a beautiful summary of the salvation offered to us in Jesus Christ. It can

O Emmanuel, King and Lawgiver, desire of the nations, Saviour of all people, come and set us free, Lord our

"O King of the Nations, whom they desire, and the cornerstone, who join two together into one: come and save

"We are nearly there"; as a child, these were very comforting words, when sitting in the back of the car

O Key of David and sceptre of the House of Israel;  you open and no one can shut; you shut and no

O Radix Iesse, qui stas in signum populorum, super quem continebunt reges os suum, quem gentes deprecabuntur; veni ad liberandum

Moses and the Burning Bush by Marc Chagall "O Adonai and Ruler of the House of Israel, you appeared to Moses

O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodiisti, attingens a fine usque ad finem, fortiter suaviterque disponens omnia: veni ad docendum

In Edinburgh, a certain cat started visiting the University library. A Facebook group soon appeared with photos of the cat inside

Gaudete Sunday reminds us that true joy mustn’t become something that we take for granted. True joy is transformative, it

The disciples of today’s gospel are giving good example to Dominican Student brothers! After witnessing the extraordinary moment of the Transfiguration