Wonderful words for Catholic families.
(Also, who would have thought, when this retreat was taped in 2012, how much we would be aware of European countries relying on immigration to replace their declining population?)

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Advent Retreat 2012
Advent Retreat 2012

Gloria Advent Retreat.
Gloria.TV is holding a special on-line retreat this Advent concentrated on the O Antiphons.
The retreat will be given by Father Reto Nay.

Thanks be to God for the O Oriens preaching. Listening again to better understand. Jumped to the theme being the sacraments. Need to support holy families to get holy men to become priests so we can celebrate the Eucharist.
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Per an OSB site:
vultus.stblogs.org/2012/12/o-oriens.html
O DAYSPRING (Zech 6:12; Lk 1:78),
Splendor of Eternal Light (Heb 1:3),
and Sun of Justice (Mal 4:2):
Come, and enlighten those that sit in darkness,
and in the shadow of death (Is 9:2; Lk 1:78-79).
Oriens was the name of the ancient Roman sun god, the source of warmth, energy, and light. At the same time, Oriens means the rising sun, the victory of light over the shadows of the night.
From the earliest times, Christians at prayer have turned towards the East. Christ is the Dayspring, the rising sun who dawns upon us from high “to give light to those in darkness and in the shadow of death” (Luke 1:9). The eastward orientation of churches and altars is a way of expressing the great cry of every Eucharist: “Let our hearts be lifted high. We hold them towards the Lord.”

I will update my email address.

UncleBlobb, Don Reto knows several single women in Sedrun, Switzerland..

Thank you Don Nay, for this retreat! I am a man in the USA, and am 41 years old. If you know a Catholic woman who'd like to get married, please introduce me. ;)

GRACIAS, P. RETO, POR ESTAS MEDITACIONES DE LAS ANTÍFONAS QUE NOS AYUDAN A PREPARARNOS A LA NAVIDAD.
QUINTA ANTÍFONA:
O clavis David: “¡Oh llave de David, que abres y nadie cierra, que cierras y nadie abre! Ven y saca al preso de la cárcel, al desgraciado que yace en las tinieblas a la sombra de la muerte”.

Dios lo bendiga Padre Reto, por tan hermosa pagina!!! muchas gracias!!!
God bless you father Reto, by beautiful page Gloria tv! Thanks a lot!!!