Saints and the Liturgical Year

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December 8, Thursday - The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin
prepared a worthy dwelling for your Son,
grant, we pray,
that, as you preserved her from every stain
by virtue of the Death of your Son, which you foresaw,
so, through her intercession,
we, too, may be cleansed and admitted to your presence.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“Pope Bl. Pius IX solemnly defined the traditional belief of the Church: the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived free from all stain of Original Sin. Her Immaculate Conception is the most beautiful fruit of the work of redemption accomplished by her Son, Jesus Christ. Chosen to be the Mother of the Savior, God did not allow sin to contaminate her, which makes her a model of holiness of life for all Christians.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

This Marian Solemnity goes back to the 7th century as the “Conception of Mary by St. Anne.” In 1708, Pope Clement XI made it a solemnity for the entire Church through his Bull, Commissi Nobis. In 1942, Pope Pius XII declared Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception as the Principal Patroness of the Philippines. (Ref. ORDO.)

Today’s Solemnity is the Patronal Feastday of the United States of America.

For more on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, see links:
www.ewtn.com/faith/teachings/maryc3a.htm
www.ewtn.com/faith/teachings/marya2.htm
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-08

Additional articles on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception:

Preparing for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, December 8.
by Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC (December 5, 2014).
www.thedivinemercy.org/news/story.php?NID=2927&em=em437

What’s the case for the Immaculate Conception?
By Dr. Robert Stackpole, STD (December 5, 2014).
www.thedivinemercy.org/news/story.php?NID=3756&em=em437

The ‘Immaculate Conception’ (an excerpt from Mark Miravalle’s book 'Meet Your Mother’.)
www.thedivinemercy.org/news/story.php?NID=6111&em=em437
 
December 09, 2016 - Friday, 2nd Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant that your people, we pray, almighty God,
may be ever watchful
for the coming of your Only Begotten Son,
that, as the author of our salvation himself has taught us,
we may hasten, alert and with lighted lamps,
to meet him when he comes.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

December 9 - Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who by means of Saint Juan Diego showed
the love of the most holy Virgin Mary for your people,
grant, through his intercession,
that, by following the counsels our Mother gave at Guadalupe,
we may be ever constant in fulfilling your will.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to St. Juan (1474-1548) and asked him to tell the Bishop of Mexico she desired a shrine to manifest her love for all people. Our Lady left a miraculous portrait of herself on his tilma, which is preserved to this day.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Juan Diego, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjuandiego.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-09

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
December 10, 2016 - Saturday, 2nd Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May the splendor of your glory dawn in our hearts,
we pray, almighty God,
that all shadows of the night may be scattered
and we may be shown to be children of light
by the advent of your Only Begotten Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture Readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Melchiades (St. Miltiades) and St. Eulalia:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-10
 
December 11, 2016 - 3rd Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who see how your people
faithfully await the feast of the Lord’s Nativity,
enable us, we pray,
to attain the joys of so great a salvation
and to celebrate them always
with solemn worship and glad rejoicing.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, you Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-11

"The Third Sunday of Advent is also known as Gaudete Sunday. The name is derived from the first word of the Latin Entrance Antiphon of the Mass, i.e., Gaudete, or rejoice!

Gaudete Sunday serves as a breaker during Advent (similar to Laetare Sunday in Lent). Halfway through an otherwise penitential season, it calls the faithful to rejoice because the Lord is now near.

More on Gaudete Sunday:
www.newadvent.org/cathen/06394b.htm
www.ewtn.com/library/Theology/domgaudete.htm

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/

December 11- Optional Memorial of Saint Damasus I, Pope which gives way to the Sunday Liturgy:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that we may constantly exalt the merits of your Martyrs,
whom Pope Saint Damasus so venerated and loved.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“Of Spanish descent, St. Damasus I (305 - 384) summoned the First Ecumenical Council of Constantinople to defend the Church against schismatics and heretics. He promoted the veneration of martyrs; he commissioned St. Jerome’s translation of the Bible, and he changed the liturgical language of the Western Church to Latin.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Damasus I, click link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/D/stdamasusi.asp
 
December 12 - Our Lady of Guadalupe, (Feast in the Dioceses of the United States, the Philippines & some other countries):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, Father of mercies,
who placed your people under the singular protection
of your Son’s most holy Mother,
grant that all who invoke the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe,
may seek with ever more lively faith
the progress of peoples in the ways of justice and of peace.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture Readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“The image of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the tilma of St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (Decemer 9) is kept, miraculously preserved, in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, in Mexico City. It is an object of great devotion.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

“Today’s memorial recalls the apparitions of Mary at the hill of Tepeyac from 9 - 12 Dec. 1531 to the native convert, Juan Diego; known to the Aztecs as Tecoatlaxope (or de Guadalupe in Spanish), meaning ‘she will crush the serpent of stone’; declared Patroness of the Americas and the Philippines by Pope Pius XI in 1935.” (ORDO.)

For more on Our Lady of Guadalupe, and information on **St. Valery and St. Finian,**click links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-12
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/O/ourladyofguadalupe.asp

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
December 13 - St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May the glorious intercession
of the Virgin and Martyr Saint Lucy
give us new heart, we pray, O Lord,
so that we may celebrate her heavenly birthday
in this present age
and so behold things eternal.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“St. Lucy (d. 304) died in Syracuse, Sicily, under the persecution of Diocletian. She has been venerated by the Church from antiquity, and her name is mentioned in the Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I).” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Lucy, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/L/stlucy.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-13

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
December 14 - St. John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who gave the Priest Saint John
an outstanding dedication to perfect self-denial
and love of the Cross,
grant that, by imitating him closely at all times,
we may come to contemplate eternally your glory.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“Born in a town near Avila, Spain, the Carmelite St. John (1542-1591) was persuaded by St. Teresa of Avila to join her in reforming the Carmelites, and as a result he suffered many tribulations, including imprisonment. During his incarceration he wrote Dark Night of the Soul, a profound work of mysticism. He is a Doctor of the Church.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. John of the Cross, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjohnofthecross.asp
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-14

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
grateful_child said:
December 11, 2016 - 3rd Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who see how your people
faithfully await the feast of the Lord’s Nativity,
enable us, we pray,
to attain the joys of so great a salvation
and to celebrate them always
with solemn worship and glad rejoicing.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, you Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-11

"The Third Sunday of Advent is also known as Gaudete Sunday. The name is derived from the first word of the Latin Entrance Antiphon of the Mass, i.e., Gaudete, or rejoice!

Gaudete Sunday serves as a breaker during Advent (similar to Laetare Sunday in Lent). Halfway through an otherwise penitential season, it calls the faithful to rejoice because the Lord is now near.

More on Gaudete Sunday:
www.newadvent.org/cathen/06394b.htm
www.ewtn.com/library/Theology/domgaudete.htm

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
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Sharing this reflection from today’s Euchalette, Third Sunday of Advent, December 11, 2016, p.1:

REJOICE! THE LORD IS COMING!

"On this Third Sunday of Advent “Gaudete Sunday” – St. Paul invites us to rejoice. He reminds us to remove from our hearts all anxiety and fear, for the Lord is near. In the Gospel, St. John the Baptist exhorts us to be generous, fair and service-minded.

These are attitudes that make our preparation for Christmas practical and fruitful. In this season of joyful expectation, we ever more open our hearts to welcome the Lord Jesus. Such is the basic disposition he needs to find in us so that he may bring about in us that radical renewal we are all yearning for…"
 
December 15, 2016 - Thursday, 3rd Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Unworthy servants that we are, O Lord,
grieved by the guilt of our deeds,
we pray that you may gladden us
by the saving advent of your Only Begotten Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about The Three Feasts of the Nativity and St. Virginia Centurione Bracelli:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-15

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
December 16, 2016 - Friday, 3rd Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May your grace,almighty God,
always go before us and follow after,
so that we, who await with heartfelt desire
the coming of your Only Begotten Son,
may receive your help both now and in the life to come.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Adelaide:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-16

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
On the Liturgical Meaning of December 17 - 24:

“FROM DECEMBER 17 onwards, the liturgical texts of Advent are more directly concerned with the immediate preparation for the Christmas feast. The mystery of God’s love, the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God (Eph 3:9), is the foreground. God realized it in the Lord’s ancestors and proximately in the infancy of John the Baptist and in the persons of Our Lady and St. Joseph.” (Ordo)

“The Roman Missal and Office contain formularies for the weekdays from December 17-24, inclusive. During this time obligatory memorials may only be commemorated at Lauds and Vespers with versicle, antiphon and oration; at the OR one may add the hagiographical lesson. At Mass the collect may be that of the saint…” (Ordo)
 
December 17, 2016 - Saturday, 3rd Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, Creator and Redeemer of human nature,
who willed that your Word should take flesh
in an ever-virgin womb,
look with favor on our prayers,
that your Only Begotten Son,
having taken to himself our humanity,
may be pleased to grant us a share in his divinity.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-17

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
December 18, 2016 - 4th Sunday of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord,
your grace into our hearts,
that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ your Son
was made known by the message of an Angel,
may by his Passion and Cross
be brought to the glory of his Resurrection.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-18

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
December 19, 2016 - Monday, 4th Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through the child-bearing of the holy Virgin
graciously revealed the radiance of your glory to the world,
grant, we pray,
that we may venerate with integrity of faith
the mystery of so wondrous an Incarnation
and always celebrate it with due reverence.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-19

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
December 20, 2016 - Tuesday, 4th Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, eternal majesty, whose ineffable Word
the Immaculate Virgin received through the message of an Angel
and so became the dwelling place of divinity,
filled with the light of the Holy Spirit,
grant, we pray, that by her example
we may in humility hold fast to your will.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Dominic of Silos:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-20

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
December 21, 2016 - Wednesday, 4th Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Hear in kindness, O Lord,
the prayers of your people,
that those who rejoice
at the coming of your Only Begotten Son in our flesh
may, when at last he comes in glory,
gain the reward of eternal life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

December 21 - St. Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who for the defense of the Catholic faith
made the Priest Saint Peter Canisius
strong in virtue and in learning,
grant, through his intercession,
that those who seek the truth
may joyfully find you, their God,
and that your faithful people
may persevere in confessing you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“Born in Holland, the Jesuit St. Peter (1521-1597) lived for many years in Germany, where he defended the Faith by writing and teaching. He founded several Catholic colleges, and his Catechism was published in nine languages and fifty-five editions.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Peter Canisius, click links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpetercanisius.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-21

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
grateful_child said:
December 18, 2016 - 4th Sunday of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord,
your grace into our hearts,
that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ your Son
was made known by the message of an Angel,
may by his Passion and Cross
be brought to the glory of his Resurrection.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-18

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
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Sharing this reflection from today’s Euchalette, 4th Sunday of Advent, December 18, 2016, p.1:

TRUST IN GOD AND FOLLOW HIM

"On this Fourth Sunday of Advent, we are invited to follow St. Joseph’s example. Like him, we are asked to place ourselves totally at the service of God in the fulfillment of His plan of salvation. It is only by doing so that we will be able to experience real peace and be assured of our final success.

The Lord, who created the world without us, could easily bring His plan to completion without us. But this is not what He usually does. He elevates us to the role of “partners” in the fulfillment of His plan, out of appreciation for our dignity, freedom, and other qualities that He has endowed us with. If we say “Yes,” His sure success will also be our success."
 
December 22, 2016 - Thursday, Fourth Week of Advent

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who, seeing the human race fallen into death,
willed to redeem it by the coming of your Only Begotten Son,
grant, we pray,
that those who confess his Incarnation with humble fervor
may merit his company as their Redeemer.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture Readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-22

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
December 23, 2016 - Friday, 4th Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
as we see how the Nativity of your Son
according to the flesh draws near,
we pray that to us, your unworthy servants,
mercy may flow from your Word,
who chose to become flesh of the Virgin Mary
and establish among us his dwelling,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

December 23 - Saint John of Kanty, Priest (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that by the example of the Priest Saint John of Kanty
we may advance in the knowledge of holy things
and, by showing compassion to all,
may gain forgiveness in your sight.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

For more on St. John of Kanty, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjohnofkanty.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-23

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
December 24, 2016 - Saturday, 4th Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Come quickly, we pray, Lord Jesus,
and do not delay,
that those who trust in your compassion
may find solace and relief in your coming.
Who live and reign with God the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-12-24

Note: This evening, we have the Vigil Mass of the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas).

ADVENT From EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/
 
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