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Blessing of your Christmas Tree

Blessing of your Christmas Tree   Blessing of your Christmas Tree This blessing may be made by any family, led by one of the parents or one of the children. Verse.  Our help is in the name of the Lord. Response.  Who hath made heaven and earth. All say the antiphon: Then shall all the trees of …

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The last seven days of Christmas contain the seven “O Antiphons.”

The “O’s” of Advent are the great gems of liturgical song which are sung each evening at the “Magnificat” at Vespers, from December 17 to December 23. Addressing Christ with seven magnificent titles, they beg Him to come to save His people. Each O antiphon addresses Christ using a Messianic title drawn from the prophecies of the Old …

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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Dec 12th

Our Lady of Guadalupe The Feast of Our Lady of GuadalupeDecember 12, 2018“I am the merciful Mother of all mankind.  Am I not your hope?”Our Lady of Guadalupe to St. Juan Diego In contrast to the Culture of Death with its loss of life and hope, St. John Paul II called Our Lady of Guadalupe …

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Feast of the Immaculate Conception and the Hour of Grace

Feast of the Immaculate Conception Hour of Grace – December 8th

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