The Seasons of Advent and Christmas
The Liturgical Year
The following sections are from Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year
Advent
Christmas
- The History of Christmas
- The Mystery of Christmas
- Practice During Christmas
- Morning and Night Prayers for Christmas
- On Hearing Mass During the Season of Christmas
- On Holy Communion During Christmas
- On the Office of Vesters for Sundays and Feasts During Christmas
- On te Office of Compline During Christmas
Christmas Day
Fr. Z's ADVENTCAzTs - 2018
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (Fr. Z), author of the blog What Does the Prayer Really Say (WDTPRS), will be preparing a short (approx. 5 min.) audio recording each day during Advent to help us with our preparations for the upcoming feast.
First Week of Advent
- Sunday: Exceeding great Love
- Monday: The time of silent apostasy
- Tuesday: "take heed of the example of the prince of rebellion"
- Wednesday: Your God of the Second Chance
- Thursday: The priest, John the Baptist, points toward Jesus
- Friday: Our Lord will appear in His humanity so that He can be seen by the just and the wicked
- Saturday: "If she had not given her ‘Fiat!’…"
Second Week of Advent
- Sunday: Egocentrics and God’s gifts
- Monday: Proper Marian Devotion
- Tuesday: If a liturgy looks silly, you can close your eyes. But if it sounds silly…
- Wednesday: Hark! a gladsome voice is thrilling
- Thursday: Patience
- Friday: The Dirty Bucket