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Christmas Prayer: Prayer of the Day for Sunday, December 24, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 23, 2017 at 2:35 pm Lord, in this holy season of prayer and song and laughter, we praise you for the great wonders you have sent us: for shining star and angel's song, ...
St. Adele: Saint of the Day for Sunday, December 24, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 23, 2017 at 2:35 pm St. Adele, Widow. A daughter of King Dagobert II of Germany, St. Adele became a nun upon the death of her husband, making provisions for her son, the ...
Daily Readings for Sunday, December 24, 2017
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 23, 2017 at 2:35 pm Reading 1: 2 Samuel 7:1-5, Reading 1: 2 Samuel 7:8-11, Reading 1: 2 Samuel 7:16, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 89:27, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 89:29, ...
Homily for the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, [Christmas] December 25, 2017, Year B
Big C Catholics - Dec 23, 2017 at 1:55 pm Fr. Charles IrvinSenior PriestDiocese of Lansing(Click here for today’s readings)All of the shopping, all of the rushing about, all of the busy-ness of Christmas is now over....
Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Advent: The Mystery of the Incarnation
CatholicMom.com - Dec 23, 2017 at 1:30 pm Copyright 2017 Liturgical Publications Inc. All rights reserved.
Readings for December 24, 2017: Fourth Sunday of Advent
“Mystery,” he sneered. “That’s a good Catholic word.”
My...
Was Mary a teenager when she gave birth to Jesus?
GetReligion - Dec 23, 2017 at 1:30 pm
And it came to pass that the weirdest religious quote of 2017 occurred when Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore was accused of sexual assault upon girls who were ages 14 and 16...
Christmas Novena 2017 | Day 9
Big C Catholics - Dec 23, 2017 at 1:16 pm December 24, 2017Today, we continue to pray for an end to abortion and for a greater respect for all life as we celebrate the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the joy of His...
The Importance of Ritual
New Liturgical Movement - Dec 23, 2017 at 1:10 pm Our readers are probably familiar with The Coming Home Network, an organization which helps to share the stories of people from all walks of life who have converted from other...
Was Jesus Really Born on December 25th? Here’s the Intriguing Evidence
ChurchPOP - Dec 23, 2017 at 12:54 pm You’ll often hear people say that Jesus wasn’t born on December 25th, that he was likely actually born in the Spring, and that
The post Was Jesus Really Born on December 25th?...
So, What About Maradiaga? -- The Answers Can Be Found in the Events of 2012 and 2013
Rorate Coeli - Dec 23, 2017 at 12:29 pm Latin America has a recurring corruption problem, which has most recently reached vast proportions. Just this past couple of weeks, a vice-president was sentenced to a 6-year jail...
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What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 23, 2017 at 12:15 pm First, help each other
YOUR URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS
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A parish’s immersion in...
A wonderful talk on preparing for Christmas from a Muslim Iman convert
LifeSiteNews - Dec 23, 2017 at 11:54 am Dr. Joseph will make your Christmas a more meaningful one after you have seen these videos.
Rorate cæli: The silence of Christ's coming
Rorate Coeli - Dec 23, 2017 at 11:51 am Rorate, cæli, desuper, et nubes pluant iustum: aperiatur terra, et germinet Salvatorem. (cf. also the fourth Lesson for Ember Saturday in Advent, Isaias xlv, 6-8: "I am the Lord,...
Christmas Eve | 2017
Big C Catholics - Dec 23, 2017 at 11:04 am O Come, O Come, Emmanuel The first chapter in the Gospel of John begins: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning...
A parish’s immersion in Gregorian chant – YES, it can be done.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 23, 2017 at 10:38 am It can be done. All we have to do is try.
Sacrosanctum Concilium says:
116. Ecclesia cantum gregorianum agnoscit ut liturgiae romanae proprium: qui ideo in actionibus liturgicis...
Indonesia tightens security for Christmas, New Year celebrations
Franciscan Media - Dec 23, 2017 at 10:29 am JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNS) — Indonesia planned to deploy 250,000 security personnel across the country ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, particularly in Christian-...
Why true obedience is anything but distasteful
Aleteia - Dec 23, 2017 at 10:00 am The obedience of Jesus perfectly reflected the religious atmosphere of the family whose head was Joseph.Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me...
WDTPRS 23 December – The Final O Antiphon – O Emmanuel
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 23, 2017 at 9:18 am Today is the final full day before the Vigil of Christmas.
In the last days of Advent before the Vigil, the Latin Church sings the O Antiphons for the Magnificat of Vespers. The...
My Attempt at The Jesse Tree
CatholicMom.com - Dec 23, 2017 at 9:00 am Copyright 2017 Courtney Vallejo. All rights reserved.
I wasn’t raised Catholic and so I missed out on many of the traditions growing up. Once I had children of my own, Christmas...
Corruption claims are an attempt to smear Cardinal Maradiaga, says aide
Catholic Herald - Dec 23, 2017 at 7:20 am Honduran Catholic officials say reports of financial irregularities in the Tegucigalpa archdiocese are aimed at discrediting the archbishop, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, a...
