Christmas Season: Jan 2-7
Jan 2 Monday (Saints Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops)
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Showing posts with label Christmas Season. Show all posts
7th January, Saturday: Christmas Season
7th January, Saturday
1 John 5:14-21 / John 2:1-11
Jesus responds to Mary's request; "They have no wine."
6th January, Friday: Saint Andre Bessette
6th January, Friday
1 John 5:5-13 / Mark 1:6-11
Jesus is baptized; "You are my beloved Son."
5th January, Thursday: Saint John Neumann
5th January, Thursday
1 John 3:11-21 / John 1:43-51
Jesus meets Nathanael; Philip said, "Come and see for yourself."
Jan 4th, Wednesday; Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
4th January, Wednesday
1 John 3:7-10 / 1:35-42
Two disciples meet Jesus: The time
was about four o’clock.
2nd January, Monday: Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen
1 John 2:22-28 / John 1:19-28
Some priests question John: “Are you the Messiah, Elijah, or a prophet?”
Octave of Christmas, 31st December: Pope Sylvester I
Octave of Christmas, 31st December
1 John 2:18-21 / John 1:1-18
Antichrists have appeared; They came from our ranks.
Octave of Christmas, 29th December, St. Thomas Becket
Octave of Christmas, 29th December, St. Thomas Becket
1 John 2:3-11 / Luke 2:22-35
The light is shining; If we don't love, we are in darkness
28th December, Holy Innocents, Martyrs
Christmas Octave: 28th December, Holy Innocents, Martyrs
1 John 1:5 - 2:2 / Matthew 2:13-18
We have been redeemed; Jesus' blood purifies us
St. John, Apostle & Evangelist, December 27
St. John, Apostle & Evangelist, December 27
1 John 1:1-4 / John 20:2-8
Eternal life becomes visible; We touched him with our
hands.
January 3-8: After Epiphany
3 Monday (The Most Holy Name of Jesus):
The context: Today’s Gospel describes the beginning of Jesus’ mission of preaching and healing in Galilee, an ideal spot because it was the most fertile land in Palestine and well-populated with 204 villages around the Sea of Galilee housing Jews and Gentiles. The Jews there largely belonged to the tribes of Asher, Naphtali, and Zebulon. The people were open to new ideas because they had been exposed to various religious beliefs and the culture of traders from all over the known world.
3rd January, Monday after Epiphany
3rd January, Monday after Epiphany
Do not trust every spirit; Test each spirit to see if it is of God.
1 John 3: 22-4:6; mt 4:12-17;23-25
Christmas Octave, 30th December
Christmas Octave, 30th December
1 John 2:12-17 / Luke 2:36-40
Shun the world's attractions; The world passes; God alone remains
Octave of Christmas, 29th December, St. Thomas Becket
Octave of Christmas, 29th December, St. Thomas Becket
1 John 2:3-11 / Luke 2:22-35
The light is shining; If we don't love, we are in
darkness
5th Week of Easter, Friday, May 7
5th Week of Easter, Friday, May 7
Acts 15:22-31 / John 15:12-17
Jesus
talks more about love; "No one has greater love than this. "
A municipal park in Chicago is called Milton Olive Park. The story behind the park's name deserves to be told over and over.
Wednesday within Octave of Easter, April 7
Wednesday within Octave of Easter, April 7
Acts 3:1-10
/ Luke 24:13-45
Two disciples welcome a stranger; The stranger turned out to be Jesus.
The Emmaus episode dramatizes three of the ways that people encountered the risen Jesus: in the broken brother, the broken word, and the broken bread.
Dec 31: Christmas Octave
1 John 2:18-21 / John 1:1-18
Antichrists have
appeared; They came from our ranks
30th December, Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas
1 John 2 : 12-17; Luke 2 : 36-40
Shun
the world’s attractions: The
world passes; God alone remains.
Photographer David Crocket of KOMO-TV, Seattle, was caught at the foot of Mt. St. Helens when it exploded on May 18, 1980. He was nearly buried in the falling ash. Ten hours later he was miraculously spotted, picked up by a helicopter, and rushed to a hospital.
29th December, St. Thomas Becket
1 John 2:3-11 / Luke 2:22-35
A light
for all the nations; The
light is shining
If we don’t love, we are in darkness. Gnosticism was a thorn in the side of the early Church. This heresy derived its name from the Greek word for “knowledge.” Gnosticism took many twists and is difficult to define.
Dec 28-Jan 2: Christmas Season
Dec 28 Monday (Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs): https://www.franciscanmedia.org/holy-innocents/ Mt 2:13-18: 13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”
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