Today's Topics:

1) Gospel - Mt 10:17-22 - Jesus said to His disciples: "Beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. For it will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will hand over brother to death, and the father his child; children will rise up against parents and have them put to death. You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved."

Feast of Saint Stephen, First Martyr

Saint Stephen, pray for us!

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2) President-elect Trump: “With a stroke of my pen on day one, we are going to stop the transgender lunacy."  “And I will sign executive orders to end child sexual mutilation, get transgenders out of the military, out of our elementary schools, middle schools and high schools”

Trump At AmFest Promises To End ‘Transgender Lunacy’ On Day One

3) President-elect Trump gave his first rally-style speech since winning the presidency on Sunday morning, where he said the U.S. should think about taking full control of the Panama Canal and that he was reconsidering his position on banning TikTok. Trump spoke at AmericaFest, hosted by Turning Point USA

4 highlights from Trump’s speech at AmericaFest 2024 – Deseret News

4) What is the Christmas Octave?

What is the Christmas octave? | Catholic News Agency