December

1 First Mass of Christmas: [Pope Saint Gregory the Great] “By God’s generosity, we shall be celebrating three Masses today, and so we cannot speak at length on the Gospel reading. But the Birthday of our Redeemer demands that we say something, however briefly. Why is it that when our Lord was to be born…

    [Pope Benedict XIV] “He hath not done in like manner to every nation.” (Psalm 147:20) “If my duties did not prevent me, I would make a pilgrimage to the New World Shrine, and approach the Holy Virgin as the other poor pilgrims do, i.e. Barefoot And On My Knees!” [Pope Leo XIII] “With…

[ Saint Jerome, Doctor of the Church] The virtue and the greatness of the Blessed and Glorious Mary ever Virgin were proclaimed in God’s own words by the Angel when he said, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women.” For it was fitting that the Virgin should be…