Christmas and Epiphany are two festivals that celebrate the saving presence of God among us. They are celebrations of different origins in the early centuries of Christianity. Christmas has its origins in the Latin-speaking world; the word “Christmas”...
Pope Francis, in decreeing the celebration of the Jubilee Year 2025, arranged for the opening rite of this holy time in churches outside Rome to be held on the Sunday following Christmas, coinciding with the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Although...
This is the announcement that fills us with hope and joy, with jubilation and gratitude. We were walking in darkness and a light shone upon us. We lived without God and without hope in this world, and the Son of God became man to be God with us and our Savior. The...
On this fourth Sunday of Advent, the Church, through the readings proposed to us for Mass, invites us to meditate on the person and mission of Jesus. Christmas is the liturgical celebration that fosters the desire and motivates the will to know Jesus better, for in...
“Be always joyful in the Lord; I repeat, be always joyful.” The Lord is near. With these words began today’s second reading, and that phrase was the entrance antiphon of the Mass. Today is the third Sunday of Advent. On this Sunday, the Church always...