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The Talk Shows Jan 7, 2018 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): CIA Director Mike Pompeo; Corey Lewandowski, onetime manager of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; author Michael Wolff.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Pompeo; Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.; former Gov. Haley Barbour, R-Miss.THIS WEEK (ABC): To be announced.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.

(If the Epiphany fall on a Saturday, the Mass and Office we now give are said on the following Day. Otherwise, they are deferred to the day within the Octave which is a Sunday.) MASS.—It is the Kingship of the divine Infant that the Church again proclaims in the opening Canticle of the Mass for the Sunday within the Octave of the Epiphany. She sings the praises of her Emmanuel’s Throne, and takes her part with the Angels who hymn the glory of Jesus’ eternal Empire. Let us do the same, and adore the King of Ages, in his...

The Talk Shows Dec 31st, 2017 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Panel of political consultants, analysts.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Panel of journalists.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Reps. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., Debbie Dingell, D-Md., Will Hurd, R-Texas and Mark Meadows, R-N.C.THIS WEEK (ABC): Retired Adm. Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Anthony Scaramucci, former White House communications director.

White Semidouble (When the 30th of December does not fall on a Sunday, it is called “the Sixth Day within the Octave,” and the 3rd Mass of Christmas Day is repeated; excepting only the Epistle and Gospel, which are taken from the 2nd Mass.) This is the only day within the Christmas Octave which is not a Saint’s Feast. During the Octaves of the Epiphany, Easter, and Pentecost, the Church is so absorbed in the respective mysteries that she puts off everything that could share her attention; whereas during this of Christmas, there is only one day which does...

Violet Privileged Sunday of the Second Class (Semidouble) (If this Sunday fall on the 24th of December, it is omitted that year; and in its place is said the Office of Christmas Eve, which is given here) WE HAVE NOW entered into the week which immediately precedes the Birth of the Messias. That long-desired Coming might be even tomorrow; and at furthest, that is, when Advent is as long as it can be, the beautiful feast is only seven days from us. So that the Church now counts the hours; she watches day and night, and since the 17th...

The Talk Shows Dec 24th, 2017 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): White House legislative affairs director Marc Short; Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Political analcysts FACE THE NATION (CBS): Panel of whorrespondentsTHIS WEEK (ABC): Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.; Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Sen. Bernie Sanders, CCCP-Vt.

The Talk Shows Dec 17th, 2017 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin; Sen.-elect Doug Jones, D-Ala.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short; Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio; Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. FACE THE NATION (CBS): Mnuchin; Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.THIS WEEK (ABC): Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Mnuchin, Jones.

Violet or Rose Privileged Sunday of the Second Class (Semidouble) TODAY AGAIN, the Church is full of joy, and the joy is greater than it was. It is true that her Lord is not come; but she feels that he is nearer than before, and therefore she thinks it just to lessen somewhat the austerity of this penitential season by the innocent cheerfulness of her sacred rites. And first, this Sunday has had the name of Gaudete given to it, from the first word of the Introit; it also is honored with those impressive exception which belong to the...

The Talk Shows Dec 10th, 2017 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley; Reps. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., and Debbie Dingell-Berry, D-Mich.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sens. Bernie Sanders, CCCP-Vt., and Tim Scott, R-S.C.; Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn. FACE THE NATION (CBS): Haley; Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Susan Collins, R-MaineTHIS WEEK (ABC): Dean Young, campaign strategist for Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Haley; Rep. Adam Schi(t)ff, D-Calif.; Sen. Richard Shelby, RINO-Ala.

Violet Privileged Sunday of the First Class—Semi-double THIS SUNDAY, the first of the ecclesiastical year, is called, in the chronicles and charts of the Middle Ages, Ad te levavi Sunday, from the first words of the Introit; or Aspiciens a longe, from the first words of one of the Responsories of Matins. The Station is at St. Mary Major’s. It is under the auspices of Mary—in the splendid Basilica which possesses the Crib of Bethlehem, and is therefore called, in ancient documents, St. Mary’s ad Præsepe—that the Roman Church recommences, each year, the sacred Cycle. It would have been...

The Talk Shows Dec 3rd, 2017 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster; Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie, former campaign manager and deputy campaign manager for Donald Trump. FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Anus King, I-Maine; White House budget director Mick Mulvaney. THIS WEEK (ABC): Rep. Adam Schi(t)ff D-Calif.; Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Michael Mukasey, former attorney general. STATE OF THE UNION...

The Talk Shows Nov 26th, 2017 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.; Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio; Anita Hill.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Panel of authors.THIS WEEK (ABC): Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C.; retired Adm. Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Reps. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., Jackie Speier, D-Calif.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; Tom Steyer, D-Calif.

Green Semidouble THE NUMBER of the Sundays after Pentecost may exceed twenty-four, and go up as far as twenty-eight, according as Easter is each Year, more or less near to the vernal equinox. But the Mass here given is always reserved for the last; and the intervening ones, be their number what it may, are taken from the Sundays after the Epiphany, which in that case were not used at the beginning of the year. This, however, does not apply to the Introit, Gradual, Offertory, and Communion, which, as we have already said, are repeated from the twenty-third Sunday....

Poland's lawmakers on Friday approved a law that will phase out Sunday shopping by the year 2020 despite criticism that it may eliminate thousands of jobs. Proposed by trade unions that want shop workers to spend more time with their families, the bill got support from the ruling party that adheres to Catholic values. Critics say it would negatively affect Poland's economy, eliminating tens of thousands of jobs, and hurt supermarket chains, which are mostly western... There will be, however, some exceptions that will allow Sunday shopping before major holidays like Christmas and Easter. Also, online shops and bakeries are...

The Talk Shows Nov 19th, 2017 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin; Rep Mia Love, R-Utah.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sen. Roy Blunt. R-Mo., Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., and Barbara Comstock, R-Va.; Mick Mulvaney, director Office of Management and Budget.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Mulvaney; Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.; Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif.THIS WEEK (ABC): White House legislative affairs director Marc Short; Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine..STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Mulvaney, Collins; Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

Green Semidouble THE NUMBER of the Sundays after Pentecost may exceed twenty-four, and go up as far as twenty-eight, according as Easter is each Year, more or less near to the vernal equinox. But the Mass here given is always reserved for the last; and the intervening ones, be their number what it may, are taken from the Sundays after the Epiphany, which in that case were not used at the beginning of the year. This, however, does not apply to the Introit, Gradual, Offertory, and Communion, which, as we have already said, are repeated from the twenty-third Sunday....

The Talk Shows Nov 12th, 2017 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas; Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): White House legislative director Marc Short; Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin; Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.THIS WEEK (ABC): Tom Perez, Democratic National Committee chairman; Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Mnuchin; Kasich; Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; James Clapper, former director of national intelligence; John Brennan, former CIA director.

Green Semidouble FOR the years when the number of the Sundays after Pentecost is only twenty-three, the Mass for today is taken from the twenty-fourth and last Sunday: and the Mass appointed for the twenty-third, is said on the previous Saturday, or on the nearest day of the preceding week, which is not impeded by a double or semi-double feast. But, under all circumstances, the Antiphonary ends today. The Introits, Graduals, Communions, and Postcommunions, which are given below, are to be repeated on each of the Sundays till Advent, which may be more or less in number, according to...

The Talk Shows Nov 59th, 2017 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.; Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): DNC Chairman Tom Perez; Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and James Lankford, R-Okla.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Warner; Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.THIS WEEK (ABC): Donna Brazile, former interim head of the Democratic National Committee; Reps. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., and Peter King, R-N.Y.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; Reps. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Barbara Lee, D-Calif., and Charlie Dent, R-Pa.

Green Semidouble INTROIT Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine, Domine, quia sustinebit? quia apud te propitiato est, Deus Israel. If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities, Lord! who shall endure it? For with thee there is merciful forgiveness, O God of Israel! Ps. De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine: Domine, exaudi vocem meam. Gloria Patri. Si iniquitates. Ps. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord: Lord! hear my voice. Glory, &c. If thou. We have just been rousing our confidence, by singing, that with God, there is merciful forgiveness. It is He himself who gives that loving...