Daily Readings
- Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent December 23, 2024Reading 1 Mal 3:1-4, 23-24 Thus says the Lord GOD:Lo, I am sending my messengerto prepare the way before me;And suddenly there will come to the templethe LORD whom you seek,And the messenger of the covenant whom you desire.Yes, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts.But who will endure the day of his coming?And […]USCCB
- Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent December 23, 2024
Vatican News
- Patriarch Pizzaballa visits Gaza Christians December 22, 2024The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa enters the Gaza Strip and presides at Mass with the parish community of Fr. Gabriel Romanelli. The Patriarch: "We are proud of you because you have remained what you are: Christians with Jesus." On Tuesday he will go to Bethlehem for the celebration of Christmas Mass at […]
- Pope expresses sadness for children gunned down in war, prays for ceasefire December 22, 2024At the conclusion of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis calls for a Christmas ceasefire on all war fronts and repeats his message of peace, hope and reconciliation for lands such as Mozambique, suffering Ukraine and the Holy Land. Read all
- Pope celebrates motherhood: Let us praise God for the miracle of life December 22, 2024As Christmas approaches, Pope Francis focuses on the gift of motherhood and “the miracle of life” at the Angelus for the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Read all
- Patriarch Pizzaballa visits Gaza Christians December 22, 2024