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December 11 St. Damasus I (305?-384)  To his secretary St. Jerome, Damasus was “an incomparable person, learned in the Scriptures, a virgin doctor of the virgin Church, who loved chastity and heard its praises with pleasure.”Damasus seldom heard such unre

O God, you never forget us but watchfully and lovingly wait to see the desire to return home to be reborn in our hearts. And when you see this desire, even simply hinted at and so often almost unconsciously, immediately you are with us, and by your forgiv

I introduction: For Living The Holy Year Of Mercy-Season by Season

Virgin of Loreto, pray for us

O Lady of Guadalupe, we beg you that parents live a holy life and educate their children in a Christian manner; that children obey and follow the direction of their parents; that all members of the family pray and worship together. This we ask of you, o M

December 10 Blessed Adolph Kolping (1813-1865) The rise of the factory system in 19th-century Germany brought many single men into cities where they faced new challenges to their faith. Father Adolph Kolping began a ministry to them, hoping that they woul

Advent-Waiting to Encounter Mercy Incarnate

December 9 St. Juan Diego (1474-1548) Thousands of people gathered in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe July 31, 2002, for the canonization of Juan Diego, to whom the Blessed Mother appeared in the 16th century. Pope John Paul II celebrated the ceremo

Reading: Colossians 3: 16-17 Prayer: O God, open our ears and teach us how to listen to the word of your son Jesus among the thousands of words of this world. Grant that we may listen to the reality in which we live, to every person we encounter, especial

The Three O’ Clock Hour-The Hour Of Mercy

Honour Of Our Lady Of Guadalupe

“All Fair” Thou art all fair, O Mary: and the original stain is not in thee. Thou art the glory of Jerusalem; thou art the joy of Israel; thou art the honour of our people. Blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary, by the Lord the Most High God above all women upo

December 8 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception  A feast called the Conception of Mary arose in the Eastern Church in the seventh century. It came to the West in the eighth century. In the 11th century it received its present name, the Immaculate Concep

December 8 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Reading: Luke 1:38 Prayer: Mary, virgin and mother, you who, moved by the Holy Spirit, welcomed the word of life in the depths of your humble faith. As you gave yourself completely to the Eternal One, hel

Mary, Meddiatrix Of All Graces

Holy Door in the Archdiocese of Miami- Cathedral, and five other churches: St. Mary Star of the Sea, La Ermita Gesu church, St Anthony, and Our Lady of Mercy

December 7 St. Ambrose (340?-397)  One of Ambrose’s biographers observed that at the Last Judgment people would still be divided between those who admired Ambrose and those who heartily disliked him. He emerges as the man of action who cut a furrow throug

Reading:John 14:27 Prayer:  Lord,  defuse the violence of our tongues and our hands. Renew our hearts and minds, so that the word which always brings us together will be “brother and sister,” and our way of life will always be that of shalom, peace, salaa

Reading: John 8:12 Prayer:O Jesus, help us never to forget the meaning of our earthly journey. May the kindly light of faith illumine our days, the comforting power hope direct our steps, the contagious warmth of love srir our hearts. And may our gaze be

Prayer by St. Maximilian Kolbe Grant that I may praise You, O Immaculate Virgin, with my commitment and personal sacrifice. Grant that I may live, work, suffer, consume myself and die for You, only for You. Grant that I utmost glorification. Grant tha

December 5 St. Sabas (b. 439) Born in Cappadocia (modern-day Turkey), Sabas is one of the most highly regarded patriarchs among the monks of Palestine, and is considered one of the founders of Eastern monasticism. After an unhappy childhood in which he wa

Reading: Matthew 28:20 Prayer: O God, remind us that those who believe are never alone. Teach us to see all things with the eyes of Jesus, that he may be the light for our path that never fades. May this light always increase in us and in our daily life,

Mary, Mother Most Pure

December 4 St. John Damascene (676?-749) John spent most of his life in the monastery of St. Sabas, near Jerusalem, and all of his life under Muslim rule, indeed, protected by it. He was born in Damascus, received a classical and theological education, an

Reading: 1 John 3:2 Prayer: Lord, God of Abraham, God of the Prophets, God of Love, you created us and you call us to live as brothers and sisters. Give us the strength daily to be insruments of peace. Enable us to see everyone who crosses our path as our