15 December 2016
15 December 2016 Thursday of the Third Week in Advent We are often impressed by strength. When we are impressed by athletes and soldiers, a ...
14 December 2016
14 December 2016 Memorial of Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church When we think of saints associated with Advent, we think ...
13 December 2016
13 December 2016 Memorial of Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr The saying goes that you can judge a person by the company he keeps. Likewise, we ...
12 December 2016
12 December 2016 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe What I find most interesting about the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe is how she appeared to ...
11 December 2016
11 December 2016 Third Sunday in Advent Advent is a time when we consider what we want. On a basic level, leading up to Christmas, we think ...
10 December 2016
10 December 2016 Saturday of the Second Week in Advent O come, O come, Emmanuel II. O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free And ransom captive Israel ...
9 December 2016
9 December 2016 Memorial of St. Juan Diego “What Child is This?” Lyrics by William Dix, 1865 What Child is this who, laid to rest / On Mary’s ...
8 December 2016
8 December 2016 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary “Angelus ad Virginem” Tradition English, 13th century ...
7 December 2016
7 December 2016 Memorial of Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church “Silent Night” by Franz Xaver Gruber, 1818 Silent night, holy night, ...
6 December 2016
6 December 2016 Memorial of St. Nicholas “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” English Traditional, c. 16th century (select verses) God rest ye merry, ...