by Lynne Marie | Dec 25, 2025 | Daily Reflections
The Good News of Jesus the Savior Isaiah 9: 1-6 tells us to expect four things of the Savior: “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.” He will show us the way to live by being the Way, and will teach us by being the Truth. He will bring us...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 24, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Christmas Vigil Mass (Afternoon) Isaiah 62: 1-5 deserves to be read and re-read every day of Christmas! It gives us a reason (many reasons, and there are many, many more!) to be Christians. It tells us what is so great about recognizing there is something “going on”...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 24, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Christmas Eve We are passing from the season of Advent to the Christmas season. Advent lasts from the first Sunday of Advent until Christmas. The Christmas season continues through the week after Epiphany. Celebrate until then. Don’t take down your Christmas tree...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 23, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent “O Emmanuel” O Emmanuel, Our King and our Law, Long-awaited of the nations, Savior of all, Come! Set us free, Lord our God! We can understand Christmas either as a day that is different from ordinary days or as a day that...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 22, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent “O King and Desire of All Nations” O King and desire of all nations, The cornerstone of unity and peace, Come! Save us, your creatures, whom You fashioned from the dust! The whole human race was created from the “dust...
by Lynne Marie | Dec 20, 2025 | Daily Reflections
Fourth Sunday of Advent “O Radiant Dawn” O Dawn and splendor of eternal light, Sun of Justice, Come! Enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death! We compare Jesus to God as the dawn to the sun. The sun is eternal, unchanging, and distant. Dawn is...
