A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent 2023.
Today, St. John Henry Newman connects the two ends of the year. Fr. Z rambles. Bookend Collects.
The Newman reference is Sermon 3 from Sermons Preached on Various Occasions. It is in Festivals of Faith: Sermons for the Liturgical Year by St. John Henry Newman Edited by Melinda Nielsen published by the Cenacle Press of Silverstream Abbey.
https://wdtprs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/00_advent22.mp3
You also hear from the beautiful nuns of Gower Abbey. US HERE – UK HERE
Thank you, Fr. Z, for this annual “reminder” prior to Advent (tomorrow).
A most welcome and illustrative preparation for Advent.
My new favourite word is zeroth.
Thank you so much for doing these podcazts. They are very much appreciated!
This unexpected podcast is like finding the very gift you hoped for but weren’t sure you’d receive this year–and on the zeroth day at that!