Preparing for Christmas:  Mary’s encounter with the angel Gabriel at the annunciation with Father Simon Esshaki the Tik Tok priest.  (4:42) Drones in the night sky – a Catholic take. (18:30) O wisdom from on high – counting the days till the coming of Christ and the great traditions we can enjoy the week leading up to Christmas. (31:20) The meaning of the advent wreath and the symbol behind each candle. (41:37)

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Fr. Simon on social media 

https://www.instagram.com/father_simon/?hl=en

X: https://twitter.com/fathersimon3

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@father.simon

Feds, U.S. Military Release Statement Assessing What People Are Seeing With Drone Sightings

https://www.dailywire.com/news/feds-u-s-military-release-statement-assessing-what-people-are-seeing-with-drone-sightings

What are the Ember days?

https://relevantradio.com/2024/12/daniel-penny-christmas-celebrations/

Novena before Christmas

https://udayton.edu/imri/mary/n/novena-before-christmas.php#:~:text=The%20Christmas%20novena%2C%20as%20it,the%20prophecies%2C%20psalms%20and%20Gospels

Advent Wreath prayers to say with your family

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/catholic-advent-wreath-prayers-to-embrace-the-season-every-sunday-with-your-family