January
Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ (January 6)
[Pope Saint Leo the Great] Rejoice in the Lord, my dearly beloved brethren; again I say, rejoice. For it is but a few days since the solemnity of the Birth of Christ, and the world is already illumined by the Feast of His manifestation. On this Feast Day the world acknowledges Him Who was born…
Read MoreFeast of The Most Holy Name of Jesus (Jan. 2 or First Sunday of the Year)
[Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot, Doctor and Father of the Church] Not in vain does the Holy Ghost compare the Name of the Bridegroom with oil when He makes the bride say to the Bridegroom, “Thy Name is an oil poured out.” For oil gives light, nourishment, and ointment. It feeds the flame, nourishes…
Read MoreOctave of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ (January 1)
Octave of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ (January 1) [Saint Augustine, Bishop, Doctor and Father of the Church] And so the Child is circumcised. Who is this Child but He of Whom it was said, “A Child is born to us, a Son is given us”? He became as one under the Law…
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