For millennia, the Rosary has supported the faithful’s prayer through the good and the challenging times, revealing within its devotion many of the highlights of Jesus’ life as seen through his mother’s eyes. What better time than Advent to reacquaint or discover the source of peace that comes when praying the rosary, bead by bead? It’s meditative in its practice and fulfilling in its simplicity. We will meet in the Lab at 9 a.m., an hour before Mass on the Sundays of Advent (Nov. 30th; Dec. 7th, 14th, and 21st), ending a few minutes to the hour so that all may take their pews for the 10 a.m. service. Come ground yourself in prayer and community this Advent, even as the world clamors for the “holidays.” We know better: these are holy days.
Session 1 (Nov. 30): The Joyful Mysteries: Mary Magnifies the Lord.
Session 2 (Dec. 7): The Luminous Mysteries: Mary’s Light Points to Jesus
Session 3 (Dec. 14): The Sorrowful Mysteries: Mary Holds Jesus’ Life and Death as Treasures
Session 4 (Dec. 21): The Glorious Mysteries: Our Turn to Sing Salvation’s Song!:
YOUR FACILITATOR
Ariel Vapor’s Christian mission is to remind others that Jesus Christ is both human and divine; that the incarnate God knows our struggles; that we are works in progress; and that someday we too will rise. His formation includes a master’s degree in Liturgical Studies from the University of Notre Dame 2016) and nearly two decades (1990s to 2017) of engagement in and witness to the faith in a Franciscan community in Huntington Beach. He was confirmed into the Episcopal faith in 2022 here at St. James the Great, Newport Beach, where he is currently co-leader of the Liturgical Environment Team Ministry.