1st Sunday of Advent
We sang all 7 verses of "O Come Emmanuel" during the Preparation of the Gifts. A good sign - no one threw hymnals at me after 4 verses.
We did the Kyrie and Agnus Dei to their respective non-English common chants.
Teresa and I put up about 85% of our Christmas decorations, including our window candles and our Christmas Tree. Unlike most Catholics, we live out the penitential aspect of Advent in the form of extra choir rehearsals.
Teresa did put purple lights in the window candles - a first for the Schultzes. We'll switch to white on Christmas Eve.
