Christmas
Christmas 2016 – Mass During the Night Isaiah 9:1-6 Psalm 96:1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14 December 25, 2016 We are here to celebrate something very holy. We began with a song familiar to many, O Come All…
Read More4th Sunday in Advent, Year A Isaiah 7:10-14 Psalm 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 (7c, 10b) Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-24 December 18, 2016 Isaiah offers a sign to King Ahaz but the king refuses. He tries to make his refusal look noble by…
Read More3rd Sunday in Advent, Year A Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-13 December 11, 2016 “Be patient.” These are the words of James offers to the recipients of his letter. What are they to be patient…
Read MoreI just sent out a letter to all our parishioners at St. Michael’s with our Christmas Mass schedule. In what follows, I share with you the first part of the letter for your reflection as we prepare for Christmas. We…
Read More1st Sunday in Advent, Year A Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:37-44 November 27, 2016 It should be apparent that the seasons are changing. Outside it is evident from the snow we got this past…
Read MoreChristmas – Mass During the Night Isaiah 9:1-6 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14 December 25, 2015 The grace of God has appeared as a little baby laying in a manger. His name is Jesus. Today is a time to rejoice. Today…
Read More4th Sunday of Advent, Year C Micah 5:1-4a Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45 December 20, 2015 Today we hear the story of Mary’s visitation to Elizabeth. To understand the context of the story we first need to…
Read MoreThe Baptism of the Lord Isaiah 55:1-11 1 John 5:1-9 Mark 1:7-11 January 11, 2015 Today our celebration of our Christmas Season draws to a close with our celebration of the Baptism of our Lord Jesus. Our Christmas Season began…
Read MoreThe Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12 January 4, 2015 It’s Christmas! Well, it’s not Christmas day but we celebrate the Season of Christmas until the Baptism of the Lord, which falls on January 11th…
Read MoreChristmas Mass During the Night Isaiah 9:1-6 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14 December 25, 2014 Why are we here? The answer would seem obvious. It’s Christmas and that means we come to church but why? We have Mass every Sunday but…
Read MoreHere are some pre-Christmas thoughts I wrote for the bulletin as we come close to Christmas. Well, here we are just a few days till Christmas. We will celebrate Masses as follows: Christmas Eve 4:00 p.m. Children’s Christmas Pageant with…
Read MoreEpiphany, Year C Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12 January 6, 2013 Christmas is a season to be very aware of Jesus’ presence in the world. Today we celebrate The Epiphany of the Lord but Christmas is really a…
Read MoreHoly Family, Year C 1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-8 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24 Luke 2:41-52 December 30, 2012 Christmas is not over. Christmas is too important to be a single day. We celebrate Christmas as a season from Christmas Day till…
Read MoreChristmas, Year C Isaiah 9:1-6 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14 December 25, 2012 O Come All Ye Faithful! Familiar words to many. It’s my favorite Christmas hymn. It also fits today. Look at all the people. There’s something about Christmas that…
Read MoreYou have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing. These are the words spoken by the Prophet Isaiah in the first reading for Christmas Mass During the Night. Today we can truly know abundant joy and great rejoicing for as…
Read MoreThis morning I joined our school children for Morning Prayer. I asked them if there was an important day coming up to which they responded yes. Then, I asked what the day was. Lots of hands went up and I…
Read MoreMy favorite Christmas song is O Come All Ye Faithful. Even though it is my favorite, I only know one verse of it because that is all I learned as a child. For those of you who don’t know me,…
Read MoreToday is a day to rejoice for For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord (Luke 2:11 – from Mass at Midnight Readings). Many people celebrate Christmas as a…
Read MoreMany Christians wonder if the true meaning of Christmas has been lost. I share this concern. There are people who have never been to church in their lives who celebrate Christmas. I bet you could even find atheists who celebrate…
Read More- « Previous
- 1
- 2
- 3