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Holy Ordinary {simplicity}
Recently on my Instagram Feed a friend asked what is #holyordinary and how does it relate to our Divine Liturgy.
Holy Ordinary is life – simple, bare, straightforward – warts and all – yet blessed. Holy Ordinary is eukharistia – a life of Thanksgiving, and contentment. Holy Ordinary is looking for God in the present moment of the ordinary-ness of daily life.
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