Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Sister of Mercy Barbara Giehl offers a reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Advent as we anticipate the celebration of Christmas.




Music heard in Sister Giehl's recording is "Creator of the Stars of Night" from Marty Haugen's 1987 album Nights of Silence, Music for Advent and Christmas.




For the readings and Gospel for the Fourth Sunday of Advent: bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122125.cfm

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For the Catholic Courier Advent calendar: catholiccourier.com/adventcalendar2025

For the Catholic Courier's Saints Around the Diocese: catholiccourier.com/articles/2025-saints-around-the-diocese-contest




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