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News from the Vatican
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Pope Francis is hoping that a charity soccer match that includes Swiss Guards, Vatican employees, priests, a player with Down syndrome, migrants and members of the Roma community will deal a...
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World leaders and international organizations must do more to protect thousands of men and women in the fishing industry who suffer continued human rights violations, said Cardinal Peter Turkson
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Extreme poverty, the lack of employment that can support a family and desperation are the major drivers of exploitative child labor, Pope Francis said.
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The world needs a culture of encounter that can open a way for respectful dialogue that doesn't resort to hostility, Pope Francis said.
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At the ongoing Vatican trial involving alleged embezzlement, money laundering and abuse of office, the defense has raised more questions about the prosecution's handling of the investigation..
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Today's Readings
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Schedule for Advent and Christmas Seasons
St. Matthew Catholic Church
Schedule for Advent and Christmas Seasons
The Season of Advent
Wednesday, December 1
6:00 p.m. - Vespers (Evening Prayer) and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Wednesday, December 8 - Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Holy Day of Obligation
7:00 a.m. - Mass
6:00 p.m. - Mass
Wednesday, December 15
6:00 p.m. - Vespers (Evening Prayer) and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Wednesday, December 22
6:00 p.m. - Vespers (Evening Prayer) and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament
The Season of Christmas
Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
Holy Day of Obligation
Friday, December 24 (Christmas Eve)
4:00 p.m. - Mass for the Vigil of Christmas
11:30 p.m.- Christmas Music for Choir, Congregation and Organ
Saturday, December 25 (Christmas Day)
12:00 midnight – Midnight Mass
10:30 a.m. –- Mass – ONLY
(Please note: There will be no 4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass on this day only)
Sunday, December 26 – The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
8:00 a.m. – Mass
10:30 a.m. – Mass
Wednesday, December 29
6:00 p.m. - Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Saturday, January 1, 2022– The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
Holy Day of Obligation
10:30 a.m. – Mass - ONLY
4:00 p.m.—Mass (Vigil for Epiphany)
Sunday, January 2, 2022—The Epiphany of the Lord
8:00 a.m.—Mass
10:30 a.m.—Mass
WEEKEND AND WEEKDAY SCHEDULE (EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE NOTED ABOVE)
4:00 P.M. Saturday– Vigil Mass; 8:00 A.M. and 10:30 A.M. Sunday—Mass
7:00 A.M. Tuesday through Friday each Week - Mass
7:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. on Wednesdays - Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament
6:00 P.M. on Wednesdays – Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament
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Please note: The dispensation from the requirement to attend Mass expired
June 1, 2021. Therefore, beginning the weekend of June 5-6, (Corpus Christi) all Catholics will again be required to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation. Masks are strongly recommended, but not required during Mass. The use of hand sanitizer upon entering the Church will continue to be available. -
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Divine Mercy Chaplet
The message of The Divine Mercy is simple. It is that God loves us – all of us. And, he wants us to recognize that His mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others. Thus, all will come to share His joy.
Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet
The Divine Mercy message is one we can call to mind simply by remembering ABC:
A - Ask for His Mercy. God wants us to approach Him in prayer constantly, repenting of our sins and asking Him to pour His mercy out upon us and upon the whole world.
B - Be merciful. God wants us to receive His mercy and let it flow through us to others. He wants us to extend love and forgiveness to others just as He does to us.
C - Completely trust in Jesus. God wants us to know that the graces of His mercy are dependent upon our trust. The more we trust in Jesus, the more we will receive.
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Pray the Rosary
"Love our Lady and make her loved. Always recite the Rosary and
recite it as often as possible. "
- St. Pio of Pietrelcina
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Word on Fire
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National Catholic Register
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National Catholic Register Pope Francis offers Mass in the Megaron Concert Hall in Athens, Greece, on Dec. 5. Pope Francis reflected on hope and the call to conversion after offering Mass...
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RKO The Christmas classic is a beloved seasonal movie. Home Video Picks & Passes 12.05.21
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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, “Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness,” 1660-1670 SCRIPTURES & ART: Today we are given a preview of John’s message: he was ‘proclaiming a baptism of repentance...
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Shannon Douglas Many men have deepened their devotion to St. Joseph during this special year. How Some Men Have Spent 12 Months Growing Closer to the Faithful Foster Father of Christ
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Vatican Media Pope Francis visits the Mavrovouni refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos on Dec. 5, 2021 “‘When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national...
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