Reading: Philippians 4:4 December 13 St. Lucy  (d. 304) Every little girl named Lucy must bite her tongue in disappointment when she first tries to find out what there is to know about her patron saint. The older books will have a lengthy paragraph detai

Reading: Psalm 96:8 Prayer: Mary, to you I consecrate my intention, that they may ever dwell on love that you merit. To you I consecrate my tongue that it may ever praise you and spread your devotion. To you I consecrate my heart, that, after God, I may l

December 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe The feast in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe goes back to the 16th century. Chronicles of that period tell us the story. A poor Indian named Cuauhtlatohuac was baptized and given the name Juan Diego. He was a 57-year-old w

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