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