The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 22, 2023 Year of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ark of the New Covenant
“Our life during this earthly pilgrimage cannot be without temptations, for we make progress along life’s path precisely through our fight against temptations; nobody can know himself unless he has experienced temptation, nor can he be crowned if he has not been victorious, nor can he be victorious if he has not fought, nor can he fight if he has not enemies and temptations.” (Saint Augustine, Enarrationes in Psalmos)
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time Second Sunday after Epiphany (Latin Mass) January 15, 2023 Year of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ark of the New Covenant
“The development, desire by us, of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary is an indication of the
Church’s genuine piety. This devotion fits – as we have indicated above – into the only worship
that is rightly called ‘Christian,’ because it takes its origin and effectiveness from Christ, finds
its complete expression in Christ, and leads through Christ in the Spirit to the Father.”
(Pope Paul VI, For the Right Ordering and Development of Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, p.4)
The Epiphany of the Lord January 8, 2023 Year of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ark of the New Covenant
“They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. (Matthew 2:10-11)
Mary, the Holy Mother of God Octave of Christmas (Latin Mass) January 1, 2023 Year of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ark of the New Covenant
“The development, desire by us, of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary is an indication of the Church’s genuine piety. This devotion fits – as we have indicated above – into the only worship that is rightly called ‘Christian,’ because it takes its origin and effectiveness from Christ, finds its complete expression in Christ, and leads through Christ in the Spirit to the Father.”
(Pope Paul VI, For the Right Ordering and Development of Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, p.4)Mary, Holy Mother of God 2023
Solemnity of The Nativity of The Lord December 25, 2022 Christmas
“O sweet Child of Bethlehem, grant that we may share with all our
hearts in this profound mystery of Christmas. Put into the hearts of
men this peace for which they sometime seek so desperately and
which you alone can give to them. Help them to know one another
better, and to live as brothers, children of the same Father.
Reveal to them also your beauty, holiness, and purity. Awaken in
their hearts love and gratitude for your infinite goodness. Join them
all together in your love. And give us your heavenly peace. Amen.”
by Pope St. John XXIII, from his Journal of a Soul
Christmas Homily 2022 (Deacon Bullock)
(Homily by Deacon Bullock)
Third Sunday of Advent December 11, 2022 Year of Saint Joseph
“Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.” (Matthew 3:3)
Second Sunday of Advent Second Sunday of Advent (Latin Mass) December 4, 2022 Year of Saint Joseph
“Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.” (Matthew 3:3)
First Sunday of Advent November 27, 2022
Pilate said to them, ‘Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?’ “ (Matthew 27:22)
by Deacon Groves
Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Twenty-Fourth and Last Sunday after Pentecost (Latin Mass) November 20, 2022 Year of Saint Joseph
“Any new departure in the discipline or liturgy of the Catholic Church tends to be accepted, almost at once, as a legacy from immemorial antiquity. Probably most people think of this feast, the Feast of the Kingship of Christ, that is if they think of it at all, as something that has always been there, like Trinity Sunday, or even All Saints’ Day. As a matter of fact, it was established in the year of jubilee, 1925.”
(Ronald Knox, Pastoral and Occasional Sermons, p.521)
“Traditional institutions, laws and modes of thought and emotion do not always appear to be in
harmony with today’s world. This has given rise to a serious disruption of patterns and even of norms of behavior.”
(Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Vatican II, paragraph 7)