by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
Catholic televised Mass Readings and Homily for Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent, Dec. 11, 2018, from EWTN in Alabama. [Click here for Mass Readings]
“‘… If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills
and go in search of the stray? And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over it than over the [other] ninety-nine …. In just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Father that one of these little ones be lost.'”
Catholic televised Mass for Monday of the Second Week of Advent, Dec. 10, 2018, from Loretto Abbey in the Archdiocese of Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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‘… some men brought on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed … not finding a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on the stretcher through the tiles into the middle in front of Jesus. When Jesus saw their faith, he said, ‘As for you, your sins are forgiven.’ … ‘… that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins’ – He said to the one who was paralyzed, ‘I say to you, rise, pick up your stretcher, and go home.’ He stood up immediately before them, picked up what he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying God. …”
Catholic televised Mass for the Second Sunday of Advent, Dec. 9, 2018, from Loretto Abbey in the Archdiocese of Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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“… the Word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the desert. John went throughout the whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as … in the book of … Isaiah: A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. … winding roads shall be made straight … rough ways made smooth, and all flesh shall see the Salvation of God.'”
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on December 8 is a Holy Day of Obligation, requiring Mass attendance, absent a valid excuse, with opportunities to participate in Mass starting with Vigil Masses the evening before. [Click here for Mass Readings for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.]
Failure to keep the Obligation to participate in Mass on Sunday or a Holy Day of Obligation is a grave sin. Grave sin bars one from receiving Holy Communion, unless and until there is repentance and absolution through the Sacrament of Reconciliation (i.e., a valid Confession).
While some Parishes or other Catholic churches might have schedules that they anticipate using for Holy Days, it might be helpful to double-check the most recent bulletin, or visit the relevant church website, to see if there are specific announcements about the Mass schedule for All Saints Day.
Church bulletins additionally often have a special section for Mass intentions, which, in the process, of course, also would be setting out times when Masses are occurring.One valid excuse to miss Mass might be a sufficiently serious illness or a sufficiently serious need to stay home caring for a sick family member, such as a sick child.