advent 2023 Archives

On Christmas Eve Christ knocks at the door of our hearts looking for a place to rest

Ah! Sweet Jesus! Thou shalt not be refused here! I beseech Thee, enter my house. I have been watching and longing for Thee. Come, then, Lord Jesus! Come!

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Dec 24, 2025Dec 24, 2025

St. Thomas’ feast reminds the faithful to believe and hope in the God whom we see not

St. Thomas comes most appropriately to defend us, by the power of his example and prayers, against the temptations which proud human reason might excite within us.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Dec 21, 2025Dec 19, 2025

The Great ‘O’ Antiphons of Advent serve as a glorious countdown to Jesus’ coming at Christmas

'O Emmanuel, king and lawgiver, desire of the nations, Savior of all people: Come and set us free, Lord our God.' reads the O Antiphon of the day.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Dec 20, 2025Dec 19, 2025

The Ember Days of Advent serve as final penitential preparation for the imminent feast

We must never forget that while interior preparation is essential to profit from the coming of our Lord, yet it is scarcely real unless manifested in exterior practices of religion and penance.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Dec 17, 2025Dec 17, 2025

St. Lucy was persecuted and put to death for maintaining her purity for Jesus’ sake

Let us consider why Our Lord has not only given us apostles, martyrs, and bishops as guides to us on our road to Bethlehem, but has willed also that we should be accompanied thither by such virgins as St. Lucy.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Dec 13, 2025Dec 10, 2025

The faithful wait in anticipation for the redeeming light of Christ’s nativity during Advent

There shall be days of temptation, and faith shall grow slack; so that when the Son of Man shall appear, faith shall scarce be found on the earth.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Dec 12, 2025Dec 12, 2025

The humility of the Virgin Mary is a heavenly remedy to the sin wrought by Lucifer’s pride

Jesus comes to teach humility not by laws given with awful majesty, as once on Sinai, but by meekly practicing that heavenly humility which alone can raise up them that had fallen by pride.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Dec 9, 2025Dec 9, 2025

St. Nicholas is venerated for his compassion, miracles, and stalwart defense of Christian doctrine

St. Nicholas' profound charity moved him to help three daughters avoid prostitution by paying their dowries.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Dec 6, 2025Dec 5, 2025

The faithful await God’s mercy and blessings in expectation of Christ’s coming

How could we be sad now that Christ hast heard our prayers, and our eyes shall behold Him, our master, and our teacher?

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Dec 19, 2023Dec 18, 2023

Gaudete Sunday anticipates the divine visit which dispels the darkness of Advent

On Gaudete Sunday the Church offers a glimpse of the light and joy brought into the world by the forthcoming Incarnation.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Dec 17, 2023Dec 15, 2023

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On Christmas Eve Christ knocks at the door of our hearts looking for a place to rest

St. Thomas’ feast reminds the faithful to believe and hope in the God whom we see not

The Great ‘O’ Antiphons of Advent serve as a glorious countdown to Jesus’ coming at Christmas

The Ember Days of Advent serve as final penitential preparation for the imminent feast

St. Lucy was persecuted and put to death for maintaining her purity for Jesus’ sake

The faithful wait in anticipation for the redeeming light of Christ’s nativity during Advent

The humility of the Virgin Mary is a heavenly remedy to the sin wrought by Lucifer’s pride

St. Nicholas is venerated for his compassion, miracles, and stalwart defense of Christian doctrine

The faithful await God’s mercy and blessings in expectation of Christ’s coming

Gaudete Sunday anticipates the divine visit which dispels the darkness of Advent