Source Pope Francis has appointed Most Rev. Gregory Kelly, Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas, as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Tyler. The appointment was announced in Washington, D.C., on December 20, 2024 by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. “I am grateful...

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Source The Octave Day of Christmas Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God Read We close out the Christmas octave—the eight days following the birth of Christ—with a day honoring Mary as the Mother of God. Take time to read about the Mother of God today. Pope Francis wal...

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Resources Washington D.C., Jan 7, 2024 / 04:00 am While the hustle and bustle of Christmas ends for many people on Dec. 26, throughout Christian history Christmas lasts for much longer. The feast marking the end of Christmas is called “Epiphany.” In the Latin rite of the Catholi...

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Source Christmas is more than a single day—it’s a season of joy that begins on December 25 and continues through the days to follow. Within the Church, it’s a season that spans the 12 Days of Christmas, culminating in the Feast of the Epiphany. The Christmas season celebrates...

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Source How to ready one’s heart to welcome the Christ Child. Joseph Pronechen Features December 10, 2017 “Advent is a time of waiting, conversion and of hope,” the Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the...

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Source The Holy Innocents are the children mentioned in the gospel of Matthew, chapter 2:16-18. Herod, perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry, and sent his soldiers to kill all male children ages two and under that were in Bethlehem and on the boarders, according t...

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Source This feast day honors Jesus, the Blessed Mother, and St. Joseph as the holiest of families, and therefore a model for all Christian families. They were holy because they placed God at the center of their family life, they loved and sacrificed for one another, and they radiated that love to...

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Source An elder Mexican man makes his way to Mass in the early morning twilight of December 9, 1531. He is a peasant, a simple farmer and laborer, and he has no education. Born under Aztec rule, he is a convert to Catholicism, and each step he takes this morning is a step into history. The mor...

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Source "The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin." In 1854, Pope Pius IX's so...

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