Trentino, Italy, home of Vatican Christmas treeIn a beautiful ceremony on Friday afternoon in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican officials lit an enormous Christmas tree and unveiled a Creche created to commemorate the death of too many migrants at sea.
Employees at a Best Buy in Valley Stream, New York, who chipped in to buy an unexpected gift for an underprivileged boy, proved that the true spirit of Christmas is alive and well in 2016 America.
Theme: Advent is a time of waiting and preparing for the coming of the Savior. Mary, the Mother of God, waits patiently for the birth of her Son and Savior, Jesus Christ to Whom she has given her life.
Grace: I pray for the grace of Marian surrender and anticipation of the Savior during this holy Advent and Christmas season.
“The secret of waiting is that the seed has
I vividly desire that a church be built on this site, so that in it I can be present and give my love, compassion, help and defense, for I am your most devoted mother...to hear your laments and to remedy all your miseries, pains and sufferings.
-The Blessed Mother to St. Juan Diego
A Texas middle school that banned the mention of Jesus on a holiday poster received a stern warning from the state’s Attorney General who warned the principal that the school was breaking the law.
HH writes: “Can you provide insight into the Goosebumps children’s series. My first grader selected it from her public school library.”
Theme: Advent is a time of waiting and preparing for the coming of the Savior. Mary, the Mother of God, waits patiently for the birth of her Son and Savior, Jesus Christ to Whom she has given her life.
Grace: I pray for the grace of Marian surrender and anticipation of the Savior during this holy Advent and Christmas season.
“The Word of God is present in [Mary], dwells
Theme: Advent is a time of waiting and preparing for the coming of the Savior. Mary, the Mother of God, waits patiently for the birth of her Son and Savior, Jesus Christ to Whom she has given her life.
Grace: I pray for the grace of Marian surrender and anticipation of the Savior during this holy Advent and Christmas season.
“Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life.” ~Simone Weil
Theme: Advent is a time of waiting and preparing for the coming of the Savior. Mary, the Mother of God, waits patiently for the birth of her Son and Savior, Jesus Christ to Whom she has given her life.
Grace: I pray for the grace of Marian surrender and anticipation of the Savior during this holy Advent and Christmas season.
“And when the hour had come that was to
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