December 24

Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love"

Readings of the Day

RB: Ch 66 The Porter of the Monastery

Mass in the Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Resp Ps 89; Lk 1:67-79

For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

BEHOND, WHEN THE FULLNESS OF TIME HAD COME, GOD SENT HIS SON INTO THE WORLD.

(Entrance Antiphon, Mass)

Ready or not, our blessed Season of Advent ends tonight before First Vespers (Evening Prayer I) of Christmas. Let Christmas Time begin from First Vespers. We have some time yet to prepare the way of the Lord and make straight His paths. What is one thing you will do today to help "guide our feet into the way of peace" (Lk 1:79)? My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready. 

CHRISTMAS EVE DAY

by Jeremy Driscoll 

The earth asleep a season

and birdsong few

the gliding clouds

and the immense quiet

soggy soil yet

already the 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

out hopeful signals

and let down mercies

    and skyly strengths

waking the earth

stirring the birds

drying the soil

and pulling the green.

MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS,

SAINT JOSEPH, FOSTER FATHER OF JESUS,

PRAY FOR US.

Today's photo: One last look at our Advent wreath 2021. Blessed be the work of our hands.

© Gertrude Feick 2021