tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post6222390342234064025..comments2024-03-28T15:54:16.862+00:00Comments on Tracing Rainbows: Pause In Advent #2 - Let The Light ShineAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-59522014982146395962017-12-14T23:59:41.932+00:002017-12-14T23:59:41.932+00:00We do lots of talking at this time of the year abo...We do lots of talking at this time of the year about why the church chose Saturnalia as the festival for the nativity. There is something so visceral about lights piercing the winter darkness, symbolic of heat as well as hope, I suppose- for yes, it has been very wintry here this week! magsmcchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278148796772565928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-56963959362740745562017-12-11T20:25:20.880+00:002017-12-11T20:25:20.880+00:00It does take an extra effort to go out on a Sunday...It does take an extra effort to go out on a Sunday night at the moment. We were wavering a bit to be honest - yet when you get there - the light, the people, the things you hear make such a positive differenceNearly Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594432566473391552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-41414908646842513532017-12-10T13:42:27.435+00:002017-12-10T13:42:27.435+00:00Thanks for all these comments. I'm especially ...Thanks for all these comments. I'm especially interested in Philip's information about the Posada. I'd heard of it, but didn't know the details. What a great act of fellowship and witness! Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-6065363008142386722017-12-10T12:05:16.229+00:002017-12-10T12:05:16.229+00:00Wow! I never thought of that in relation to candl...Wow! I never thought of that in relation to candles and what a neat analogy for our life. Thank you, Angela!Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15813884721045918546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-84595105067573749992017-12-10T11:34:34.676+00:002017-12-10T11:34:34.676+00:00I thought you might be interested in this idea, al...I thought you might be interested in this idea, although you might already be aware of the tradition. Every Advent, each of the 90 odd parishes within the RC Diocese of East Anglia undertake a Posada Journey. Each parish has an identical statue depicting Joseph and Mary on a donkey. Within each parish, starting on the first day of Advent, the Posada statue is passed each day to a new household until it arrives back at the parish Church on Christmas Day. What this means is that each day two households in every parish stop to pause, pray together and maybe share a meal. Something, to be honest, most wouldn't ordinarily do together. If all the parishes do this and if a different household signs up to keep the Posada statue overnight, then that's around 2500 households sharing a pause for Advent. The idea I think originated in Mexico. I gather posada means hostel or inn in American Spanish, that is, a place to pause on a journey.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415361156288825232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-65215815084544680102017-12-10T10:15:51.139+00:002017-12-10T10:15:51.139+00:00This is fascinating and a great challenge to live ...This is fascinating and a great challenge to live up to Ang, thanks!Kezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-23639470344736427882017-12-10T09:46:38.162+00:002017-12-10T09:46:38.162+00:00It's interesting how light plays such a signif...It's interesting how light plays such a significant role in so many religions. I'd say you are a candle that will burn true without disappointing anyone. Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.com