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Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica infra Octavam Nativitatis Domini ~ Sunday within the Octave of Christmas † † Childermas ~ Children's Mass † FEAST OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS Missa médium siléntium tenérent ómnia ( "all things were in quiet silence" ) Statio ad S. Pauli Apostoli ~ Station at Saint Paul's Outside the Walls 28 December Anno Dómini Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name,that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,and every tongue confess that Jesus...

Traditional Holy Mass Propers † In Nativitate Domini Ad Tertium Missam ad Die ~ Christmas Day: Third Mass During the Day † Statio ad S. Mariam Majorem ~ Station at Saint Mary MajorMissa Puer natus est nobis, et Fílius datus est nobis ( "A Child is born to us and a Son is given to us" ) 25 December Anno Dómini "....the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us...." by William McNichols Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name,that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,...

Introduction The Catholic Church teaches that when a priest repeats the words of Christ at the Last Supper over bread and wine that these become truly the Body and Blood of the Lord, even though the appearance of the bread and wine remain. In addition, the Catholic Church teaches that the celebration of the Eucharist renews in an unbloody manner the Sacrifice of Jesus on Calvary, forming a unity with it. How can Catholics, who in every other way appear sane, hold these outrageous beliefs that utterly defy ordinary human sense? Moreover, how can Catholics maintain, in the light of...