CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: The Nativity of the Lord – Christmas 12.25.18 – Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Washington, D.C.)
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Category: Catholic Faith
CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: The Nativity of the Lord – Christmas – At the Vigil Mass 12.25.18 – USCCB/ NABRE
“… behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this Child has been Conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because He will save his people from their sins.’ All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’ When Joseph awoke, he did as the Angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. He had no relations with her until she bore a son, and he named Him Jesus. …”
CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: Monday in Fourth Week of Advent – Mass in the Morning 12.24.18 – USCCB/ NABRE
“… ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel … He has come to His People and set them free. He has raised up for us a mighty Savior, born of the house of his servant David. Through His Prophets He promised of old that He would save us from our enemies, from the hands of all who hate us. He promised to show Mercy to our fathers and to remember His Holy Covenant. ,,,”
CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Monday in Fourth Week of Advent – Mass in the Morning 12.24.18 – Loretto Abbey (Archdiocese of Toronto)
Catholic televised Mass for Monday in Fourth Week of Advent, Mass in the Morning, Dec. 24, 2018, from Loretto Abbey in the Archdiocese of Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “A Summary of Our Salvation – A Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent” – Archdiocese of Washington/ Msgr. Charles Pope
” … Let’s see what the Lord and the Church have to teach us. … I. Our Humility … II. Our Hardship … III. Our Head … IV. Our Healing … Jesus initiated … a process whereby His Truth and Grace would be proclaimed and those who accepted these gifts would be able to come to greater and more lasting peace. This peace must begin in the heart and mind of every individual believer who, by the grace of Jesus Christ, experiences an inner healing of the many conflicts and destructive drives caused by sin. Then, by drawing others to that same healing through evangelization to a life-changing, transformative relationship with Jesus Christ, this peace is meant to spread throughout the world. This will put an end to division, bring together the children of God, and show forth God’s greatness, truth, and salvation to the ends of the earth. He is our peace. Jesus is our healing. …”
CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Fourth Sunday of Advent 12.23.18 – Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Washington, D.C.)
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CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Fourth Sunday of Advent 12.23.18 – Heart of the Nation (Wisconsin)
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CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: Fourth Sunday of Advent 12.23.18 – USCCB/ NABRE
“Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah
and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, ‘Blessed are you among women, and Blessed is the Fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the Mother of my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.”
CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Saturday of the Third Week of Advent 12.22.18 – Loretto Abbey (Archdiocese of Toronto)
Catholic televised Mass for Saturday of the Third Week of Advent, Dec. 10, 2018, from Loretto Abbey in the Archdiocese of Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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CATHOLIC MASS READINGS: Saturday of the Third Week of Advent 12.22.18 – USCCB/ NABRE
“Mary said: ‘My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. for he has looked upon his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is His Name. He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has shown the Strength of His Arm,
and has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things …”