Dec

31

Saint of the Day – Saint Catherine Laboure

December 31, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Saint Catherine Laboure (1876)
She was a religious of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. She was sent to a convent in Paris where Our Lady appeared to her three times in the year 1830, and gave her the inspiration for the beautiful miraculous Mary medal, which so many Catholics wear today. Saint [...]

Dec

29

Saint David the King

December 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Saint David the King (973 B.C.)
David, the great king and prophet of the Old Testament, whom we call Saint David on his feast day, lived a thousand years before Our Lord. He was King of Israel for forty years, from 1013 to 973. He was seventy years old when he died. Despite his human frailty, [...]

Dec

25

A Christmas message

December 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Dear Friends,
How wonderful an event we are celebrating as we recall the mysteries of the Nativity and early days of Our Lord on this earth ! It is a mystery too ineffable for us to grasp fully. It is a mercy beyond our meager and selfish human comprehension. God the Almighty Father instead of banishing [...]

Dec

25

THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD

December 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment

CHRISTMAS DAY —— THE SAVIOR HAS APPEARED
PRESENCE OF GOD Behold, I am at the feet of my Incarnate God, who has become a Child for love of me! I adore, I thank, I love!
MEDITATION
God is charity : He has loved us with an everlasting love! ” I think God must have said to Himself: Man [...]

Dec

24

A Christmas Surprise

December 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment

“Tonight He Will Come”
Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today before reciting the midday Angelus with several thousand people gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
The celebration of the holy birth is here.
Today’s vigil prepares us to live intensely the mystery that tonight’s liturgy will invite us to contemplate with [...]

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