Saints and the Liturgical Year

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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:
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, click links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-12-12
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/O/ourladyofguadalupe.asp

December 12, 2014 - 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.”

Advent 2014 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/Advent/11th.html
 
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:
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=2014-12-13

December 13, 2014 - 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.”

Advent 2014 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/Advent/12th.html
 
December 14, 2014 - 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-12-14

"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

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:
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 link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjohnofthecross.asp

Advent 2014 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/Advent/13th.html
(Please ignore the note “Our Lady of Guadalupe” above. This reflection was made prior to 2014.)
 
December 15, 2014 - Monday, 3rd Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Incline a merciful ear to our cry, we pray, O Lord,
and, casting light on the darkness of our hearts,
visit us with the grace of 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-12-15

Advent 2014 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/Advent/14.html
 
December 16, 2014 - Tuesday, 3rd Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who through your Only Begotten Son
have made us a new creation,
look kindly, we pray,
on the handiwork of your mercy,
and at your Son’s coming
cleanse us from every stain of the old way of 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 reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For information on St. Adelaide, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-12-16

Advent 2014 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/Advent/15.html
 
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, 2014 - Wednesday, 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-12-17

Advent 2014 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/Advent/16.html
 
December 18, 2014 - Thursday, 3rd Week of Advent:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who are weighed down from of old
by slavery beneath the yoke of sin,
may be set free by the newness
of the long-awaited Nativity
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 reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-12-18

Advent 2014 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/Advent/17.html
 
December 19, 2014 - Friday, 3rd 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-12-19

Advent 2014 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/Advent/18.html
 
December 20, 2014 - Saturday, 3rd 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-12-20

Advent 2014 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/Advent/19.html
 
December 21, 2014 - 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-12-21

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 link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/P/stpetercanisius.asp

Advent 2014 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/Advent/20_1999.html
 
December 22, 2014 - Monday, 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 Incarnationwith 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-12-22

Advent 2014 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/Advent/22.html
 
December 23, 2014 - Tuesday, 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:
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 link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjohnofkanty.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-12-23

Advent 2014 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/Advent/23.html
 
December 24, 2014 - Wednesday, 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:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-12-24

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

Advent 2014 from EWTN:
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/Advent/24.html
 
December 25 - Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas):

Collect (Opening Prayer At the Vigil Mass):
“O God, who gladden us year by year
as we wait in hope for our redemption,
grant that, just as we joyfully welcome
your Only Begotten Son as our Redeemer,
we may also merit to face him confidently
when he comes again as our Judge.
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=2014-12-25

Collect (Opening Prayer at Mass during the day):
“O God, who wonderfully created the dignity of human nature
and still more wonderfully restored it,
grant, we pray,
that we may share in the divinity of Christ,
who humbled himself to share in our humanity.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

**Note: **“THE NEXT days of the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord show that the Nativity of the Lord is also a feast of Christ’s final coming, when he will be surrounded by his angels and saints, represented by St. Stephen [December 26], St. John the Apostle [December 27], and the Holy Innocents [December 28].” (Ordo.)
 
grateful_child said:
December 25 - Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas):

Collect (Opening Prayer At the Vigil Mass):
“O God, who gladden us year by year
as we wait in hope for our redemption,
grant that, just as we joyfully welcome
your Only Begotten Son as our Redeemer,
we may also merit to face him confidently
when he comes again as our Judge.
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=2014-12-25

Collect (Opening Prayer at Mass during the day):
“O God, who wonderfully created the dignity of human nature
and still more wonderfully restored it,
grant, we pray,
that we may share in the divinity of Christ,
who humbled himself to share in our humanity.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

**Note: **“THE NEXT days of the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord show that the Nativity of the Lord is also a feast of Christ’s final coming, when he will be surrounded by his angels and saints, represented by St. Stephen [December 26], St. John the Apostle [December 27], and the Holy Innocents [December 28].” (Ordo.)
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Thank you, Lord for the gift of your Son,
for all the blessings you have given us this year,
in the past, and for all the blessings you will be giving us
in the coming years! Amen.

Wishing you all
a very Blessed Christmas
and a Happy New Year! 🙂
 
grateful_child said:
Note: “THE NEXT days of the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord show that the Nativity of the Lord is also a feast of Christ’s final coming, when he will be surrounded by his angels and saints, represented by St. Stephen [December 26], St. John the Apostle [December 27], and the Holy Innocents [December 28].” (Ordo.)
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December 26 - Saint Stephen, The First Martyr (Feast):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, Lord, we pray,
that we may imitate what we worship,
and so learn to love even our enemies,
for we celebrate the heavenly birthday
of a man who knew how to pray even for his persecutors.
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

“St. Stephen was the first Christian martyred and one of the seven deacons who helped the Apostles. He died praying for his executioners; the similarities between his martyrdom and the Crucifixion of Our Lord show his perfect imitation of Christ even unto death. His name is included in the Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I).” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Stephen, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/S/ststephen.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-12-26
 
December 27 - Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist (Feast):

Collect:
“O God, who through the blessed Apostle John
have unlocked for us the secrets of your Word,
grant, we pray,
that we may grasp with proper understanding
what he has so marvelously brought to our ears.
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 Bethsaida, the fisherman St. John was called to follow Christ while mending his nets; he wrote a Gospel, three Epistles, and the Book of Revelation. With his brother St. James and St. Peter, St. John witnessed the Transfiguration. At the Last Supper, this ‘beloved disciple’ leaned on Our Lord’s breast, and at the foot of the Cross, Christ entrusted his own Mother to his care. St. John’s purity kept him close to Christ. He was exiled to the island of Patmos under Emperor Domitian.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. John, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjohn.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-12-27
 
December 28, 2014 - The Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord [Christmas] -
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who were pleased to give us
the shining example of the Holy Family,
graciously grant that we may imitate them
in practicing the virtues of family life and in the bonds of charity,
and so, in the joy of your house,
delight one day in eternal rewards.
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

"The hidden life at Nazareth allows everyone to enter into fellowhip with Jesus by the most ordinary events of daily life:

'The home of Nazareth is the school where we begin to understand the life of Jesus - the school of the Gospel. First, then, a lesson of silence. May esteem for silence, that admirable and indispensable condition of mind, revive in us … a lesson on family life. May Nazareth teach us what family life is, its communionof love, its austere and simple beauty, and its sacred and inviolable charactger … A lesson of work. Nazareth, home of the ‘Carpenter’s Son’, in you I would choose to understand and proclaim the severe and redeeming law of human work… To conclude, I want to greet all the workers of the word, holding up to them their great pattern, their brother who is God" (CCC533). (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on the Feast of the Holy Family, see links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-12-28
www.ncregister.com/site/article/the-holy-family-at-christmas-model-of-faith-and-love

December 28 - The Holy Innocents, Martyrs (Feast). This year (2014), th feast of the Holy Innocents gives way to the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, whom the Holy Innocents confessed
and proclaimed on this day,
not by speaking but by dying,
grant, we pray,
that the faith in you which we confess with our lips
may also speak through our manner of 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.”

“This feast celebrates the memory of the male children King Herod ordered to be killed in his attempt to kill the infant Christ. These innocent victims thus bear witness to Christ in the world and God’s care for even the most helpless of people.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on the Holy Innocents, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/H/holyinnocents.asp
 
December 29, 2014 - Monday (Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty and invisible God,
who dispersed the darkness of this world
by the coming of your light,
look, we pray, with serene countenance upon us,
that we may acclaim with fitting praise
the greatness of the Nativity 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 reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

December 29 - St. Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr (Optional Memorial)

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who gave the Martyr Saint Thomas Becket
the courage to give up his life for the sake of justice,
grant, through his intercession,
that, renouncing our life
for the sake of Christ in this world,
we may find it in heaven.
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 London, St. Thomas (1118-1170) studied in Paris. He was named chancellor to the king and later was consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury. A conversion followed his appointment as archbishop; he absorbed himself in his duties, defending the right of the Church against King Henry II, who exiled him for six years. Upon his return, St. Thomas endured trials and was martyred by agents of the king.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Thomas Becket, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/T/stthomasbecket.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-12-29
 
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