Advent Series: Awaiting the Feast

Dec 19

</p> <div id="attachment_143" style="width: 170px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-143" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-143" src="http://fromtheheart.stcdio.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2016/06/o_1aioh9hjscp71jeq1gdb1tie7p914.jpg" alt="" width="160" height="211" srcset="https://fromtheheartmn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/o_1aioh9hjscp71jeq1gdb1tie7p914.jpg 160w, https://fromtheheartmn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/o_1aioh9hjscp71jeq1gdb1tie7p914-114x150.jpg 114w, https://fromtheheartmn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/o_1aioh9hjscp71jeq1gdb1tie7p914-76x100.jpg 76w" sizes="(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px" /><p id="caption-attachment-143" class="wp-caption-text">Timothy Johnston, diocesan director of the Office of Worship.</p></div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <article id="comments"> <div class="awr"> <div class="lrp" id="thrive_container_form_add_comment" > <h4>Leave a Comment:</h4> <form 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