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The name Et Reliqua is taken from the Office of Matins, in which the commentary by the Church Fathers on the Gospel of the day is preceded by part of the Gospel itself. Rather than read the Gospel in its entirety, only the first sentence is included, followed by the words, Et Reliqua, translated into English as “And so on and that which followeth.”
One of the most prominent features of the liturgical Advent season is the formidable presence of one man in particular, St. John the Baptist. He is the “voice crying in the wilderness”, the man sent by God to “prepare the way of the Lord”. He is the prophet who, according
One of the most prominent features of the liturgical Advent season is the formidable presence of one man in particular, St. John the Baptist. He is the “voice crying in the wilderness”, the man sent by God to “prepare the way of the Lord”. He is the prophet who, according
The Gospel story today is simple enough. It’s been twelve years since the Christchild was born in Bethlehem, and Mary and Joseph have decided he’s old enough to make the pilgrimage with them to the Holy City of Jerusalem. Afterwards on the way home, thinking their Son was with other
The problem with the holidays is that sooner or later they must come to an end. That gradual realization that we are transitioning from the joys of the Christmas season into the drab months of winter affect our general mood as we grit our teeth and settle back down to
It’s the last day of 2023, and we should be looking forward to all the good things, real and imaginary, that the New Year will bring. We may be a little hesitant in placing too much hope that such good things will actually happen, but we hope nonetheless. We are,
You’ve all noticed, I’m sure, the similarity between this week’s schedule and last week’s, with Christmas Day and New Year’s Day falling on the same day as usual, both of them holydays of obligation, calling us to Mass this year two days running for two weeks in a row. It’s
I like old movies. There’s something comforting about those old black and white celluloid trips to the past, to a better time when people were nice to each other and nearly all believed in God and went to church on Sundays. They’re especially reassuring around this time of year. From
There’s been a lot of doubting and worrying going on this past week. On Thursday, we had the feastday of Doubting Thomas, the Apostle who couldn’t believe in the Resurrection until he actually saw our Lord, complete with all the wounds of his crucifixion. Now today it’s the turn of
Do you remember Christmas Eve when you were a little child? The almost overwhelming feeling of expectation you had as you went to bed that night, forcing yourself to go to sleep in spite of your excitement, fearful lest you be caught awake by Santa and deprived of all the
Today is December 17, the date that marks the start of Sapientiatide. This liturgical season is the final lead-up to Christmas and includes the three Ember Days we’ll be observing this coming week. A fourth day of fasting and abstinence, Christmas Eve, also falls during Sapientiatide, although this year it
Many psychological experiments have been conducted that show that people see what they want to see. We have an extraordinary ability, or maybe it’s a disability, to blot out things we don’t understand in favor of what we expect. We are quite happy to accept without question the routine, normal
At first glance, the hymn on the back of today’s bulletin may seem out of place during Advent, this joyful time of anticipation. It starts out okay, with the first stanza bringing to mind the Annunciation, the message delivered to the Blessed Virgin Mary that she has been chosen to
Are we proud of being traditional Catholics? That’s kind of a loaded question, and you’d probably have to think twice before you answer accurately. It all depends on what we mean by the word ‘proud’. Pride is undoubtedly the worst of the seven deadly sins, the sin of superiority that
At first glance, there may seem to be very little difference between today’s Gospel and last Sunday’s. Both deal with the same event, namely, the terrible revolt of nature at the end of the world, with signs in the sun, and the moon, and the stars, men’s hearts failing them
A new year. New beginnings. New resolutions to bring those new beginnings to fruition. We enter upon a whole new era on this day, turning our full attention to the good things that are to come, the Advent of a Saviour who will save us all from Satan’s power and
Today is the last Sunday of the Church’s Liturgical Year. Next week begins the Season of Advent, and our thoughts will turn towards the coming of Christ in the form of a Child, lying in a manger. The bells of Advent will ring, silver bells, sleigh bells, happy reminders of
Perhaps nothing better exemplifies the depths to which our society has sunk than the pathetic interruptions made to this year’s traditional Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City. Since 1924 Macy’s Department Store has been sponsoring this event which has become inextricably linked to the opening of the Christmas shopping
A long, long time ago, God began the process we call Creation. According to the words of Genesis, it took him a whole week to create the entire universe. One day at a time, God meticulously made, out of nothing, one thing after another until he had made everything. There
On this Sunday before Thanksgiving, it is noteworthy and far from coincidental, that the first words of today’s Epistle are “We give thanks to God.” Before we delve deeper into the reasons for St. Paul’s gratitude, let me first explain what I mean when I say his words this Sunday
A man sows good seed in his field. But while he sleeps, up creeps the enemy and sows cockle among the wheat. And when the crops grow, he wakes up to find a nasty mixture of wheat and cockle. We know how he feels when he discovers this. For two
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