O Come, O Come,
Emmanuel!




December 21, 2009
Advent Weekday

Read
Today’s O Antiphon cries out to shine the sun of justice and dispel the darkness. Read these excerpts on Catholic social teaching and how each of us is called to shine the light of justice.


Daily Readings

Pray
During this last week of Advent, begin your daily prayers with the O Antiphon for the day:
O Radiant Dawn,
splendor of eternal light, sun of justice:

come and shine on those who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death.
Reflect
Pope Benedict XVI , Word of God, 4
The Word Incarnate
The divine Word, incarnate in Jesus, comes to dwell in the world, many aspects of which make it a desolate valley; he shows full solidarity with human beings and brings them the glad tidings of eternal life.

Homily at Mass for the souls of cardinals and bishops
November 4, 2006
Act
The World Day of Peace is fast approaching on January 1. Download the bulletin insert on Pope Benedict XVI’s message and ask your parish to distribute it on Sunday, January 3, 2010.