Readings: • Jer 33:14-16 • Ps 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14 • 1 Thes 3:12-4:2 • Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 “We preach not one advent only of Christ,” wrote St. Cyril of Jerusalem in the fourth century, […]
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Denver Newsroom, Nov 17, 2021 / 16:02 pm (CNA).
Advent is a time of preparation for the birth of Jesus Christ. And while it’s easy to get distracted by the craziness leading up to this special day, the … […]
As our Advent journey draws to a close, we want to consider the last two canticles presented for our prayerful consideration by St. Luke, the Gloria1 and Nunc Dimittis. We now move into the second […]
With the Christmas season and celebrations in view, Catholics around the world are re-adjusting their spiritual lives to the changing times and prevailing circumstances in attending masses and other liturgical functions of the Advent Season. […]
“I rejoice heartily in the LORD, in my God is the joy of my soul.” —Isaiah 61:10 “Joy has come to me from the Holy One.” —Baruch 4:22 When someone tells me to “be happy,” […]
Vatican City, Dec 6, 2020 / 06:40 am (CNA).- We should ask God for the gift of conversion this Advent, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address Sunday.
Speaking from a window overlooking a rainswept St. Peter’s Square Dec. 6, the pope described … […]
On the Readings for December 10, 2017, the Second Sunday of Advent […]
Some preliminary considerations The context for Our Lady’s canticle of praise, overall, is the Gospel according to St. Luke and, more specifically, within his Infancy Narrative. Only Matthew and Luke offer a “pre-history” to the […]
Rome Newsroom, Dec 3, 2020 / 09:00 am (CNA).- Bishops in France have welcomed new government measures that will allow more people to attend public Masses during Advent.
Gérald Darmanin, French Minister of the Interior, announced Dec…. […]
We will never be adequately prepared for the coming of the Savior unless and until we feel in our bones that there is something we need to be saved from. If we don’t require salvation, […]
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