Category: Christmas

CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Don’t put that Christmas tree away! The Christmas season has just begun” – Aletia

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Nativity Scene Statuary at Church

“It can be a little confusing. In secular society, Christmas is celebrated around the time of Halloween up until Christmas Day. On the day after Christmas all the decorations are put away and Christmas trees are put on the curb.

However, in the Roman Catholic Church, the liturgical season of Christmas does not start until December 25 (including the vigil celebrated on December 24) and lasts through January. …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Christ Candle of Hope Prayer” – EWTN

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Lit Candle with Reflection and Dark Background adapted from image at DOJ.gov

God, our loving Father, You sent Your Son,
Jesus Christ, into this world to counter
all the forces of evil: sin, suffering and death,
and to overcome evil with the force of good;
hatred with the Power of Love,
Your Great Love for us in Jesus.

Help us never to curse the darkness,
but to join with you in bringing
Your Light into this world,
the light that is Your Son,
born of the Virgin Mary, in Bethlehem.
Help us to be instruments of Your Light
and love by doing one special act of kindness
or by being your special instrument
of reconciliation this New Year. …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Midnight Mass Homily 2004 – Saint Pope John Paul II” – VaticanVa

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Saint Pope John Paul II file photo, adapted from image at archives.gov

“… In the Son of the Virgin, ‘wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger’ (Lk 2:12), we acknowledge and adore ‘the Bread which came down from heaven’ (Jn 6:41, 51), the Redeemer who came among us in order to bring life to the world. [] Bethlehem! The city where Jesus was born in fulfilment of the Scriptures, in Hebrew means ‘house of bread.’ It was there that the Messiah was to be born, the One who would say of Himself: ‘I AM the Bread of Life’ (Jn 6:35, 48). In Bethehem was born the One who, under the sign of broken bread, would leave us the memorial of his Pasch. On this Holy Night, adoration of the Child Jesus becomes Eucharistic adoration. …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Meaning of the Saint Andrew Christmas Novena” – ChristmasNovena.com

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Advent Wreath with Candles Lit, With Hand of Person in Robe Lighting Center Candle

“Saint Andrew’s feast day is today! This feast is the marker that determines the start of Advent. The first Sunday of Advent begins on the Sunday closest to (or on) November 30th, St Andrew’s feast day. That explains the first part of the Saint Andrew Christmas Novena’s name. The second part simply refers to when the novena ends. On Christmas. So the longest way of saying it is: The Saint Andrew to Christmas Day Novena, but it is also known simply as the Christmas Novena for short. …”

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