It's that time again here at mwbh, where we attempt to blissfully ignore whatever is happening at the shopping malls. That's why we go online.
The decorations at Chez Alexandre don't go up right away. By the Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday, when rose vestments are worn), we put up an unadorned artificial tree, and set the lights up around the front window. The tree is not decorated until Christmas Eve. They are not taken down until Twelfth Night (the sixth of January, the Feast of the Epiphany). The wreath on the door stays until Candlemas Day (the second of February, forty days after Christmas).
This will also be the site of special Advent presentations, including (we hope) three special talks on the meaning of the season. We also have some great ideas for making this a most blessed (and in some cases, less angst-ridden) holyday season.
So, kids, let's all stay tuned, and stay in touch.
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