Thursday, December 24, 2020

December 24

Year of Saint Joseph

Other saints: Saint Delphinus, Bishop (403); Saint Tharsilla (c. 550); Saint Mochua, Abbot (657); SS Dagobert II (679), Irmina (c. 710), and Adela, Abbess (c. 724); Bd Bartholomew dal Monte, Founder (1726-1778); Bd Paula Cerioli, Foundress (1816-1865); Saint Sharbel Makhlouf (1828-1898)

Readings of the Day

RB: Ch 66 The Porter of the Monastery

Mass in the Morning: Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Resp Ps 89; Lk 1:67-79

For ever will I sing the goodness of the Lord.

SAINT JOSEPH, LIGHT OF PATRIARCHS,
PRAY FOR US.

CHRISTMAS EVE DAY
Jeremy Driscoll

The earth asleep a season
and birdsong few

the gliding clouds
and the immense quiet

soggy soil yet
already noiseless
push of the green.

This afternoon the light
was clearly longer than
        yesterday
        and the day
        before.

Let us celebrate the light
        tonight.
let us light a candle
        and a tree.

Far stars shall see
our hopeful signals
and let mercies
       and skyly strengths

                                        waking the earth
                                        stirring the birds
                                        drying the soil
                                        and pulling the green.

BLESSED BE THE LORD, THE GOD OF ISRAEL; FOR HE HAS COME TO HIS PEOPLE AND SET THEM FREE.
(Lk 1:68)

Today's photo: One last look at our 2020 Advent wreath with a friendly reminder: Advent "ends before First Vespers (Evening Prayer I) of Christmas", and "Christmas Time runs from First Vespers (Evening Prayer I) of the Nativity of the Lord [Christmas] up to and including the Sunday after Epiphany or after January 6" (Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year, 40, 33).

© Gertrude Feick 2020

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