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Sunday 28 December 2025The Holy Family Altar of Saint Anthony the Hermit in the parish church Saint Roch in Nova Vas Porecka, CroatiaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First readingEcclesiasticus 3:2-6,12-14He who fears the Lord respects his parentsThe Lord honours the father in his children, and upholds the rights of a mother over her sons.Whoever respects his father is atoning for his sins, he who honours his mother is like someone amassing a fortune.Whoever respects his father will be happy with children of his own, he shall be heard on the day when he prays.Long life comes to him...

Saturday 27 December 2025 Saint John, Apostle, Evangelist Feast St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, Leesburg, VAReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).First reading1 John 1:1-4The Word, who is life - this is our subjectSomething which has existed since the beginning,that we have heard,and we have seen with our own eyes;that we have watchedand touched with our hands:the Word, who is life –this is our subject.That life was made visible:we saw it and we are giving our testimony,telling you of the eternal lifewhich was with the Father and has been made visible to us.What we have seen and heardwe are...

Friday 26 December 2025 Saint Stephen, the first Martyr Feast St Stephen the First Martyr, SacramentoReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(II).First readingActs 6:8-10,7:54-59The martyrdom of StephenStephen was filled with grace and power and began to work miracles and great signs among the people. But then certain people came forward to debate with Stephen, some from Cyrene and Alexandria who were members of the synagogue called the Synagogue of Freedmen, and others from Cilicia and Asia. They found they could not get the better of him because of his wisdom, and because it was the Spirit that prompted what...

American has a new Christmas tradition: Black mob violence at malls. In the days before, during, and after Christmas, 15 malls reported large-scale episodes of rioting, shooting, looting, rampaging, fighting, throwing rocks at police, damaging cars and more. Two black people died. A survey of the mayhem from around the country. In Louisville, 2000 black people "rioted" at the Mall St. Matthews. In addition, shoppers report several gunshots. "Riots unfolded at Mall St. Matthews today," reported WHAS TV news of the day after Christmas mob action. "That violence, beginning around 7, forcing mall officials to close early. It actually spread...

The unconventional Father Charles "Chuck" O'Malley (Bing Crosby) is assigned to St. Mary's parish, which includes a run-down inner-city school building on the verge of being condemned. O'Malley is to recommend whether or not the school should be closed and the children sent to another school with modern facilities... Co-starring Ingrid Bergman and Henry Travers.

All right, before you get your freckles in an uproar by reading that title and making a quick, errant assumption about me, let me clarify a few things. I’m a bible believing, spirit filled Christian. I am not an atheist sympathizer. I do not doubt my faith, nor do I have any doubts about the deity of Jesus Christ. He is my Lord and Savior, and I believe the world is lost without Him. For years I celebrated Christmas. But last year, I decided to stop celebrating it. Something awoke in me, and I just felt turned off by the...

Sometimes we need a little brevity in our day. It is my wish that you all will get a kick out of the creative way these high schools students give a great rendition of Halleluia! Silent Monks Singing Halleluia

For year's the Mormon Tabernacle Choir was on the T.V. Not so this year.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Dec. 13, 2005) -- Family members of deployed Marines and sailors from Camp Pendleton were able to send a very special holiday greeting to their loved ones serving overseas Monday. WesCorp, a corporate credit union, kicked off Operation Best Wishes last weekend allowing servicemembers’ families to record a 10 minute video session which will be archived onto a website where it can be viewed an unlimited number of times. The operation is just one of several ways the credit union is reaching out to the military and giving thanks. “We consider credit union members...