Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’

Christmas and Feast of the Holy Family

Dec 21, 2010

Lectionary Readings: Saturday, Christmas: Mass for the Vigil: Isaiah 62: 1-5; Acts 13: 16-17, 22-25; Matthew 1:1-25 Mass at Midnight: Isaiah 9:1-3, 5-6; Titus 2: 11-14; Luke 2: 1-14 Mass at Dawn: Isaiah 62: 11-12; Titus 3: 4-7; Luke 2: 15-20 Mass during the Day: Isaiah 52: 7-10; Hebrews 1: 1-6; John 1: 1-18 Sunday, ... Read more

Christmas Reflection

Dec 19, 2009

  Readings: (For Christmas morning)    Isaiah 62:11-12. Zion-Jerusalem is no longer forsaken but will be called “frequented,” because of the swarming number of the Lord’s holy people. Titus 3:4-7. When the kindness and love of God appeared, he save us because of his mercy through the baptism of new birth and our renewal by ... Read more

BBC NEWS | Europe | Pope laments global instability

Dec 26, 2008

We hope you and your family are enjoying this wonderful Christmas season. At the Midnight Mass Pope Benedict XVI shared a special message. BBC NEWS | Europe | Pope laments global instability. Lamenting all the violence that exists in our world but particularly in Africa and the Middle East the Pope has rightfully identified “self-interest” as ... Read more

Merry Christmas

Dec 24, 2008

 I wish that you celebrate Christmas in the interior of your heart, where the gentle Jesus will be born spiritually and you will be reborn to a new life of love in him. – St. Paul of the Cross, 1761   Christmas is a time for many of us to reflect and assess our lives in relationship ... Read more