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Today is the Third of the O Antiphons, O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse). Christ the King, the Lord! Divine Wisdom, Adonai, the powerful God, is at the same time man with flesh and blood of the house of Jesse, the father of King David. Truly, the right of kingship has now passed from the house of…
Advent: December 19th
December 19, O Root of Jesse (O Radix Jesse); Ember Friday
Today is the Third of the O Antiphons, O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse). Christ the King, the Lord! Divine Wisdom, Adonai, the powerful God, is at the same time man with flesh and blood of the house of Jesse, the father... More
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Advent: December 18th
December 18, O Lord and Ruler (O Adonai)
Today is the Second of the O Antiphons, O Adonai (O Almighty God/O Lord and Ruler). As Moses approached the burning bush, so we approach the divine Savior in the form of a child in the crib, or in the form of the... More
Advent: December 17th
December 17, O Wisdom (O Sapientia); Ember Wednesday
December 17 marks the beginning of the O Antiphons, the seven jewels of our liturgy, dating... More
Advent: December 16th
Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent
We are the blind offspring of the children of pitiful Eve Bringing with us the shadows born of an age-old error. But when God deigned to assume the mortal form Of a human nature, then came forth from the... More
Advent: December 15th
Monday of the Third Week of Advent
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Virginia Centurione Bracelli (1587-1651) is celebrated in Italy. She was born in Genoa, Italy and entered into an arranged marriage at the age of 15. She bore two daughters and was... More
Advent: December 14th
Third Sunday of Advent
"Rejoice: the Lord is nigh." As Christmas draws near, the Church emphasizes the joy which should be in our hearts over all that the birth of our Savior means for us. The great joy of Christians is to see the day drawing nigh when the... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Advent: December 13th
Memorial of St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Lucy (283-304). St. Lucy (or Lucia) was born in Syracuse, Sicily, where she also died. She was of a noble Greek family, and was brought up as a Christian by her mother, who was... More
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Advent: December 12th
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (USA)
In the USA the Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, elsewhere it is an Optional Memorial. Our Lady appeared to an Indian convert named Juan Diego on December 9, 1531. She left a marvelous portrait of herself on... More
Advent: December 11th
Thursday of the Second Week of Advent; Opt Mem of St. Damasus I, Pope
The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Damasus I (306-384), who was Supreme Pontiff from 366 to 384. He was a very learned man, well versed in the Scriptures. He commissioned St. Jerome to complete the translation of... More
Advent: December 10th
Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent; Opt Mem of Our Lady of Loreto
In 2019 Pope Francis added the Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Loreto to the Universal Roman Calendar. The title Our Lady of Loreto refers to the Holy House... More
Advent: December 9th
Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent; Opt Mem of St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (USA)
Today the Church in the United States celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474-1548), an Indian convert, to whom the Virgin Mary appeared as he was going to Mass in Tlatlelolco, Mexico. Our Lady... More
