Fourth Sunday of Advent

Our Refectory Advent Wreath

Four Candles now burn on our Advent Wreath.  Christmas is almost here!  All of you are in our prayers as we make our final preparations for the birth of Christ.  Blessed Christmas to one and all from your Poor Clares at Bethlehem Monastery!

 Advent Wreath

Into my circling interlace of days,

 Come, O Child!

See my gathered years

Stretch up to you

            On wicks of yearning

Spirit-kindled

In cry the Father always hears.

Wonder lurks in shadows

Too bright for eye’s bearing.

The Light is coming!

Candles count down

           Intervening hours

Till Your complete possessing           

          Turn them to stars

And the Night breaks

           Into song.