Dec. 16 Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent, Weekday
We are the blind offspring of the children of pitiful Eve
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Dec. 15 Monday of the Third Week of Advent, Weekday
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. […]
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Dec. 14 Third Sunday of Advent, Sunday
“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 […]
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Dec. 13 Memorial of St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr, Memorial
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, […]
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Dec. 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (USA), Feast
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 […]
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Dec. 11 Thursday of the Second Week of Advent; Opt Mem of St. Damasus I, Pope, Opt. Mem.
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. […]
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Dec. 10 Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent; Opt Mem of Our Lady of Loreto, Weekday
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 of […]
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Dec. 9 Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent; Opt Mem of St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (USA), Opt. Mem.
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 […]
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Dec. 8 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Solemnity
Today is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the solemn dogma defined by Blessed Pope Pius IX in 1854. As Our Lady Immaculately Conceived is the patroness of […]
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Dec. 7 Second Sunday of Advent, Sunday
“As the journey of Advent continues, as we prepare to celebrate the nativity of Christ, John the Baptist’s call to conversion sounds out in our communities. It is a pressing […]