Sunday Within the Octave of Christmas — A Message From Pope Benedict XVI
Presentation of Jesus in the Temple,Vittore Carpaccio, 1510 Translation of the Gospel According to Luke (2:33-40) At that time Joseph and Mary, the mother of Jesus, were wondering at those things which were spoken concerning Him, And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His Mother: Behold this child is set for the fall and for the resurrection of many in Israel: and for a sign which shall be contradicted: and thine own soul a [...]
Christmas Day — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
The Nativity,Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, cir. 1520 Translation of the Epistle for the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord (Hebrews 1:1-12) God, Who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets, last of all in these days has spoken to us by His Son, Whom He appointed heir of all things, by Whom also He made the world; Who, being the brightness of His glory [...]
Fourth Sunday of Advent — A Message from St. Pope John Paul II
Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness Indicating Christ, the River Jordan Beyond,Antoine de Favray, 1759 Translation of the Holy Gospel According to Luke (3:1-6) Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilina, under the high-priests Annas and Caiphas: the word of the [...]
Gaudéte Sunday — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
John the Baptist,Fernando Gallego, ca. 1500 Epistle for the Third Sunday in Advent (Phi 4:4-7) Brethren: Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Let your moderation be known to all men. The Lord is near. Have no anxiety, but in every prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your petitions be made known to God. And may the peace of God which surpasses all understanding guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus, [...]
Third Sunday of Advent — Gaudéte Sunday — A Message from St. John Paul II
John the Baptist Preaching,Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1732-3 Translation From the Holy Gospel According to John (1:19-28) At that time the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and levites to John, to ask him: Who art thou? And he confessed: I am not the Christ. And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the Prophet? And he answered: No. They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that [...]
Second Sunday of Advent – Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
John the Baptist in Prison, Giotto, 1330-35 Translation of the Epistle for the Second Sunday in Advent (Rom 15:4-13) Brethren: Whatever things have been written have been written for our instruction, that through the patience and the consolation afforded by the Scriptures we may have hope. May then the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind towards one another according to Jesus Christ; that, one in spirit, you may [...]