3 Jan – Memorial for the Most Holy Name of Jesus Today’s feast day is a remembrance and celebration of the conferral of the Holy Name of Jesus. A separate votive Mass under this title is found in the revised Roman Missal, and may be used for an annual celebration (e.g. titular of a Church),... Continue Reading →
31 December, Tuesday — Coming out of the dark
7th day within the octave of Christmas1 Jn 2:18-21Jn 1:1-18 The Word was the true light that enlightens all men. In the past couple of months, I’ve been busy with home fixes. Neither my husband nor I are good handymen, and after 11 years in this apartment, things have slowly started falling apart. It began with... Continue Reading →
30 December, Monday — Pursuing God
6th day within the octave of Christmas 1 Jn 2:12-17Lk 2:36-40 ...nothing the world has to offer…could ever come from the Father but only from the world… I am a consummate social media consumer and have used these platforms for my work and to 'pass time'. I have noticed that videos that go viral tend... Continue Reading →
26 December, Thursday — Dying to live
Dec 26 – Feast of St. Stephen, protomartyr St. Stephen was the first Christian martyr. A deacon and a preacher, all we know of him is related in the Acts of the Apostles. While preaching the gospel in the streets, angry Jews who believed his message to be blasphemy dragged him outside the city, and... Continue Reading →
25 December, Wednesday — He Kept His Promise
Dear Oxygen readers, The Core Team wishes one and all a blessed, peaceful and joyous Christmas filled with God's graces and love. May He continue to light out paths and guide us on our journeys as we come to know Him more. Christmas Day – Mass in the Day Isa 52:7-10Heb 1:1-6Jn 1:1-18 …all peoples... Continue Reading →
25 December, Wednesday — Cheering for the King
Dear Oxygen readers, The Core Team wishes one and all a blessed, peaceful and joyous Christmas filled with God's graces and love. May He continue to light out paths and guide us on our journeys as we come to know Him more. Christmas Day -- Mass at Dawn Isa 62:11-12Tit 3:4-7Lk 2:15-20 The Lord is... Continue Reading →
25 December, Wednesday — The true meaning of Christmas
Dear Oxygen readers, The Core Team wishes one and all a blessed, peaceful and joyous Christmas filled with God's graces and love. May He continue to light out paths and guide us on our journeys as we come to know Him more. Christmas Day -- Midnight Mass Isa 9:1-7Tit 2:11-14Lk 2:1-14 What we have to... Continue Reading →
25 December, Wednesday — I am not defined by my flaws or limitations
Dear Oxygen readers, The Core Team wishes one and all a blessed, peaceful and joyous Christmas filled with God's graces and love. May He continue to light out paths and guide us on our journeys as we come to know Him more. Christmas Day -- Vigil Mass Isa 62:1-5Acts 13:16-17,22-25Mt 1:1-25 ...and they will call... Continue Reading →
31 December, Sunday — The Model Family
Dec 31 – Feast of The Holy Family The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. The subject became popular in art from the 1490s on, but veneration of the Holy Family was formally begun in the 17th century by Saint François de Laval, the first bishop of New France, who founded a confraternity. The Gospels speak little of the life... Continue Reading →
30 December, Saturday – Set Apart
6th day within the Octave of Christmas 1 Jn 2:12-17Luke 2:36-40 You must not love this passing world or anything that is in the world. The love of the Father cannot be in any man who loves the world... As is my personal tradition, I will binge read the Narnia and Harry Potter books around... Continue Reading →
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