December 25th: Isaiah 9:1-7 & Revelation 17
December 24, 2020
Alastair Roberts
Unto to us a child is born! The fall of the harlot city, Babylon the Great.
Reflections upon the readings from the ACNA Book of Common Prayer (http://bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/).
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