Category Archives: Advent

December 24, 2025

Daily Mass: Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel! Catholic Inspiration

Zechariah offers his canticle of praise, inspiring us to count our blessings and thank the Lord for gift of life and faith as we prepare for the birth of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 4th Week of Advent (#200)

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December 23, 2025

Daily Mass: The birth of John the Baptist prepares the way of the Lord. Catholic Inspiration

By Fr. Andrew Ricci

Given a new and different name from his family, the birth of John the Baptist reveals God’s hand at work in salvation history to do something extraordinary in preparation for the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 4th Week of Advent (#199)

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St. John of Kanty, pray for us!

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December 22, 2025

Daily Mass: We count our blessings and praise the Lord. Catholic Inspiration

By Fr. Andrew Ricci

Both Mary and Hannah offer praise and thanksgiving to God, inviting us in these last days of Advent to count our blessings and offer our lives for the Lord.

Mass Readings – Monday of the 4th Week of Advent (#198)

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December 22, 2025

Study, Pray, Serve: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

By Fr. Andrew Ricci

Here are some of the themes that we find in the Mass readings for the feast of the Holy Family.

1st Reading – Sirach 3:2-7,12-14

God sets a mother and father in authority over their children.
God exhorts children to honor their parents, when they are frail and elderly.

Psalm 128:1-5

“Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways.”
Those who follow the Lord will have prosperity at work and at home.

2nd Reading – Colossians 3:12-21

With grateful hearts we put on virtue in all our dealings with the people we meet.
Within the family, husbands, wives, and children honor and respect one another.

Gospel – Matthew 2:13-15,19-23

After the Magi depart, the angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream and directs him to leave with Mary and Jesus to Egypt, and flee from Herod.
After the death of Herod, the Holy Family depart from Egypt and dwell in Nazareth.

Mass Readings – The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph (#17)

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December 21, 2025

4th Sunday of Advent: Our faith gives strength to our lives. Catholic Inspiration

By Fr. Andrew Ricci

The example of St. Joseph in the Gospel of Matthew inspires us to cultivate our spiritual lives so that we might have the direction and strength we need to journey through our world.

Mass Readings – 4th Sunday of Advent (#10)

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