Saints and the Liturgical Year

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November 24, 2013 - Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe:
Today is the Last Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
whose will is to restore all things
in your beloved Son, the King of the universe,
grant, we pray,
that the whole creation, set free from slavery,
may render your majesty service
and ceaselessly proclaim your praise.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-11-24
www.ewtn.com/library/Doctrine/Christking.htm

“Though already present in his Church, Christ’s reign is nevertheless yet to be fulfilled ‘with power and great glory’ by the King’s return to earth. This reign is still under attack by the evil powers, even though they have been defeated definitively by Christ’s Passover. Until everything is subject to him, ‘until there be realized new heavens and a new earth in which justice dwells, the pilgrim Church, in her sacraments and institutions, which belong to this present age, carries the mark of this world which will pass, and she herself takes her place among the creatures which groan and travail yet and await the revelation of the sons of God.’ That is why Christians pray, above all in the Eucharist, to hasten Christ’s return by saying to him: Marana tha! ‘Our Lord, come!’(ccc 671).” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

November 24 - St. Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, source and origin of all fatherhood,
who kept the Martyrs Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and his companions
faithful to the Cross of your Son,
even to the shedding of their blood,
grant, through their intercession,
that, spreading your love among our brothers and sisters,
we may be your children both in name and in truth.
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.”

“St. Andrew (ca. 1795-1839) was one of 117 - of whom eight were bishops and fifty priests - who were martyred over the course of a few years in Vietnam.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on **St. Andrew Dung-Lac **, click link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/standewdunglac.asp
 
November 25, 2013 - Monday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Stir up the will of your faithful, we pray, O Lord,
that, striving more eagerly
to bring your divine work to fruitful completion,
they may receive in greater measure
the healing remedies your kindness bestows.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

November 25 - Saint Catherine of Alexandria (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who gave Saint Catherine of Alexandria to your people
as a Virgin and an invincible Martyr,
grant that through her intercession
we may be strengthened in faith and constancy
and spend ourselves without reserve
for the unity of the Church.
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.”

“According to tradition, St. Catherine (d.310) was courageous and learned. She denounced Emperor Maxentius to his face, and when she refused to apostatize, he imprisoned her, where she converted his wife and 200 soldiers before she was martyred.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Catherine of Alexandria, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcatherineofalexandria.asp
 
November 26, 2013 - Tuesday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect:
“Stir up the will of your faithful, we pray, O Lord,
that, striving more eagerly
to bring your divine work to fruitful completion,
they may receive in greater measure
the healing remedies your kindness bestows.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For information on St. Sylvester, St. Peter of Alexandria, St. John Berchmans, and St. Leonard of Port Maurice, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-11-26
 
grateful_child said:
November 24, 2013 - Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe:
Today is the Last Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
whose will is to restore all things
in your beloved Son, the King of the universe,
grant, we pray,
that the whole creation, set free from slavery,
may render your majesty service
and ceaselessly proclaim your praise.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-11-24
www.ewtn.com/library/Doctrine/Christking.htm
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Sharing this excerpt from today’s Euchalette, p.1:

"Today is the last Sunday of the liturgical year. It is appropriate that on this day, we proclaim Jesus Christ not only as our personal Lord and King, but also as "King of the Universe." He is King by birth because he is the Son of the Eternal Father from whom all kingly power derives. He is also King by conquest, for he triumphed over sin and death through his glorious resurrection. He should also be King by acclamation as we proclaim with our voices and our lives that he is, indeed, our Savior and our King.

On this Solemnity of Christ the King and the end of the Year of Faith, we also thank the Lord for all the blessings he has granted us in the course of the liturgical year now about to end. In particular, we thank him for the innumerable spiritual graces he has given us. Let our Eucharist today, then, be a hymn of glory and thanks to Jesus, the only King of our hearts, and a renewal of our allegiance to him." (p.1.)​

Below is an “Act of Dedication of the Human Race to Jesus Christ, the King”, for those who may wish to make / renew their allegiance to Our Lord Jesus Christ:

"Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race,
look down upon us humbly prostrate before you.
We are yours, and yours we wish to be;
but to be more surely united with you,
behold each one of us
freely consecrates himself today
to your Most Sacred Heart.
Many indeed have never known you;
many, too, despising your precepts, have rejected you.
Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus,
and draw them to your Sacred Heart.

Be King, O Lord, not only of the faithful
who have never forsaken you,
but also of the prodigal children
who have abandoned you;
grant that they may quickly return to their Father’s house,
lest they die of wretchedness and hunger.

Be King of those who are deceived by erroneous opinion,
or whom discord keeps aloof,
and call them back to the harbor of truth
and the unity of faith,
so that soon
there may be but one flock and one Shepherd.

Grant, O Lord, to your Church
assurance of freedom and immunity from harm;
give tranquillity and order to all nations;
and make the earth resound
from pole to pole with one cry:
Praise to the Divine Heart
that wrought our salvation;
to It be glory and honor forever. AMEN!"

**Won’t you join us in offering the Lord this beautiful hymn on the Solemnity of his Universal Kingship:

(Crown Him with Many Crowns)**
youtube.com/watch?v=qdK4lzg8gsU
 
November 27, 2013 - Wednesday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Stir up the will of your faithful, we pray, O Lord,
that, striving more eagerly
to bring your divine work to fruitful completion,
they may receive in greater measure
the healing remedies your kindness bestows.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-11-27
 
November 28, 2013 - Wednesday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect:
“Stir up the will of your faithful, we pray, O Lord,
that, striving more eagerly
to bring your divine work to fruitful completion,
they may receive in greater measure
the healing remedies your kindness bestows.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For thoughts on Thanksgiving, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-11-28
 
November 29, 2013 - Friday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Stir up the will of your faithful, we pray, O Lord,
that, striving more eagerly
to bring your divine work to fruitful completion,
they may receive in greater measure
the healing remedies your kindness bestows.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For information on St. Saturninus, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-11-29
 
November 30 - St. Andrew, the Apostle (Feast):
(Today is the last day of the Liturgical Year. Tomorrow is the First Sunday of Advent and the Advent Season begins.)

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“We humbly implore yur majesty, O Lord,
that, just as the blessed Apostle Andrew
was for your Church a preacher and pastor,
so he may be for us a constant intercessor before 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.”

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

“Born at Bethsaida, St. Andrew was a disciple of St. John the Baptist before he became a follower of Christ, to whom he also brought his brother, St. Peter. According to tradition, St. Andrew peached in Greece and was martyred on an X-shaped cross.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Andrew, the Apostle, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/standrew.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-11-30
 
December 1, 2013 - 1st Sunday of Advent:
The Advent Season begins today.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant your faithful, we pray, almighty God,
the resolve to run forth to meet your Christ
with righteous deeds at his coming,
so that, gathered at his right hand,
they may be worthy to possess the heavenly Kingdom.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-01

“When the Church celebrates *the liturgy of Advent *each year, she makes present this ancient expectancy of the Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming, the faithful renew their ardent desire for his second coming.” (CCC 524) (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
 
December 2, 2013 - Monday, 1st Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Look with favor, Lord God, on our petitions,
and in our trials grant us your compassionate help,
that, consoled by the presence of your Son,
whose coming we now await,
we may be tainted no longer
by the corruption of former ways.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For information on St. Bibiana, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-02
 
December 3 - St. Francis Xavier, Priest (Memorial):
(Today, December 3, 2013, is Tuesday of the 1st Week of Advent.)

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through the preaching of Saint Francis Xavier
won many peoples to yourself,
grant that the hearts of the faithful
may burn with the same zeal for the faith
and that Holy Church may everywhere rejoice
in an abundance of offspring.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“Born in Navarre, Spain, he studied in Paris, where St. Francis (1506-1552) became one of the original seven members of St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Society of Jesus. St. Francis proclaimed the Gospel in India, China, and Japan, bringing 30,000 souls to Christ.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Francis Xavier, see links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-03
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/F/stfrancisxavier.asp
 
grateful_child said:
December 2, 2013 - Monday, 1st Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Look with favor, Lord God, on our petitions,
and in our trials grant us your compassionate help,
that, consoled by the presence of your Son,
whose coming we now await,
we may be tainted no longer
by the corruption of former ways.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For information on St. Bibiana, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-02
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The above Collect Prayer is for ferial Tuesday, 1st Week of Advent. The Prayer for today, Monday, is as follows:

“Keep us alert, we pray, O Lord our God,
as we await the advent of Christ your Son,
so that, when he comes and knocks,
he may find us watchful in prayer
and exultant in his praise.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.”

(Truly sorry for this error. My apologies!)
 
grateful_child said:
December 1, 2013 - 1st Sunday of Advent:
The Advent Season begins today.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant your faithful, we pray, almighty God,
the resolve to run forth to meet your Christ
with righteous deeds at his coming,
so that, gathered at his right hand,
they may be worthy to possess the heavenly Kingdom.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-01

“When the Church celebrates *the liturgy of Advent *each year, she makes present this ancient expectancy of the Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming, the faithful renew their ardent desire for his second coming.” (CCC 524) (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
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Additional considerations on ADVENT from this link:
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?p=11443486#post11443486
 
December 4, 2013 - Wednesday, 1st Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Prepare our hearts, we pray, O Lord our God,
by your divine power,
so that at the coming of Christ your Son
we may be found worthy of the banquet of eternal life
and merit to receive heavenly nourishment from his hands.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

December 4 - Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that we may be helped by the prayers
of the Priest Saint John Damascene,
so that the true faith,
which he excelled in teaching,
may always be our light and our strength.
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 Damascus, St. John (675-749) served as finance minister to the caliph before his ordination. He dedicated himself to study and writing, producing both works of dogmatic theology as well as many hymns. One of the principal defenders of the use of images in religious worship, he is considered the last Father of the Church.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. John Damascene and St. Barbara, click links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-04
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcatherineofalexandria.asp
 
December 5, 2013 - Thursday, 1st Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Stir up your power, O Lord,
and come to our help with mighty strength,
that what our sins impede
the grace of your mercy may hasten.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For information on St. Sabbas, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-05

Advent 2013 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/week1.asp
 
December 6, 2013 - Friday, First Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Stir up your power, we pray, O Lord, and come,
that with you to protect us,
we may find rescue
from the pressing dangers of our sins,
and with you to set us free,
we may be found worthy of salvation.
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 reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

December 6 - Saint Nicholas, Bishop (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“We humbly implore your mercy, Lord:
protect us in all dangers
through the prayers of the Bishop Saint Nicholas,
that the way of salvation may lie open before us.
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.”

“Present at the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea where he signed the document affirming the divinity of Christ, St. Nicholas (d. ca. 346) was consecrated Bishop of Myra in modern-day Turkey and is known for his compassion to the poor.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

“Nicholas, + 4th c., Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor; model pastor noted for charity; popularized as Santa Claus; patron of Russia, Greece, Sicily, and Lorraine, and of children and sailors.” (ORDO.)

For more on St. Nicholas, click links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-06
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/N/stnicholas.asp

ADVENT 2013 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/week1.asp
 
December 7 - St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who made the Bishop Saint Ambrose
a teacher of the Catholic faith
and a model of apostolic courage,
raise up in your Church men after your own heart
to govern her with courage and wisdom.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“While St. Ambrose (340-397) was serving the imperial government and yet a catechumen, he was elected Bishop of Milan. He distinguished himself through apostolic zeal, service to the poor, and effective care of the faithful. An articulate opponent of Arianism in the West, he converted and baptized St. Augustine.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Ambrose, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/stambrose.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-07

December 7, 2013 - Saturday, First Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who sent your Only Begotten Son into this world
to free the human race from its ancient enslavement,
bestow on those who devoutly await him
the grace of your compassion from on high,
that we may attain the prize of true freedom.
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.”

(“PN - On obligatory memorials, when the prayers of the saints are to be used, the ferial collect may be used to conclude the general intercessions, thus situating memorials within their seasonal context.”) (ORDO.)​

ADVENT 2013 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/week1.asp
 
December 8, 2013 - 2nd Sunday of Advent:
(The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is being celebrated tomorrow, December 9, since the Sundays of Advent have precedence over Solemnities.)

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty and merciful God,
may no earthly undertaking hinder those
who set out in haste to meet your Son,
but may our learning of heavenly wisdom
gain us admittance to his company.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-08
 
December 9, 2013 - 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:
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=2013-12-09

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

Collect (Optional Memorial):
“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 link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjuandiego.asp
 
December 10, 2013 - Tuesday, 2nd Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who have shown forth your salvation
to all the ends of the earth,
grant, we pray,
that we may look forward in joy
to the glorious Nativity of Christ.
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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For information on St. Melchiades, click link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-12-10

ADVENT 2013 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/advent/week2.asp
 
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