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Fr. Bonaventure preaches the homily at the Vigil Mass on Christmas Eve at Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel in Griswold, CT. The homily is preceded by a time-lapse video of the setting-up of the creche in the chapel.

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Homily #081224s ( 05min) Play – “On earth peace to men of good will.”

Fr. Ignatius explains how the infant Jesus teaches from the manger by coming in humility and so shows us how to find happiness in this life and in the next. Come, let us adore Him!
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Homily #091224s ( 13min) Play – Grace comes in the silence of the night. It is not that there was no room in the Inn, it’s that there was no room in the heart of man. See how God comes to us in so humble a manner, in quite while man sleeps. To night we find in the Liturgy that the Church puts us in the shoes of the shepherds, let us remain there and adore in silence.
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Homily #101224 ( 04min) Play – In today’s Gospel Zachary is filled with the Holy Spirit after the birth of John the Baptist and proclaims, “The Dawn from on high shall break upon us…” Fr. Dominic preaches on how this dawn is Jesus Christ who’s birth we will celebrate tomorrow. Let us make our final preparation to receive this new Light into our hearts.
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Mass: Weekdays of Advent – Dec 24 Morning – – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: 2sa 7:1-5, 8-11, 16
Resp: psa 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29
Gsp: luk 1:67-79

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Homily #111224s ( 16min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure gives a history of the fall and salvation of mankind on this Christmas Eve as we celebrate the birth of Jesus our Redeemer and King who will conquer the world and sin with His meekness, love and self-sacrifice.
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Mass: Nativity of the Lord (Vigil) – Solemnity – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: isa 62:1-5
Resp: psa 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29
2nd: act 13:16-17, 22-25
Gsp: mat 1:1-25

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Homily #121224b ( 12min) Play – Fr. Elias on how God made a house for the Son of David and the name of this house is Mary who is a figure of the Church where the Son of God dwells.
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Mass: Weekdays of Advent – Dec 24 Morning – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: 2sa 7:1-5, 8-11, 16
Resp: psa 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29
Gsp: luk 1:67-79

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Homily #121224bs ( 13min) Play – On Christmas Eve Fr. Elias preaches on the historicity of the Birth of Christ and how we have been celebrating this ever since with the greatest joy of the year since we have been given the greatest gift, Our Savior.

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Mass: Nativity of the Lord (Midnight) – Solemnity – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: isa 9:1-6
Resp: psa 96:1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13
2nd: tit 2:11-14
Gsp: luk 2:1-14

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Homily #141224j ( 11min) Play – United with other Christians on Christmas Eve we consider how Our Lord is such a personal God that He would become a humble human baby. Our Lord is born into the world to feed us, to give us spiritual nourishment to let us take Him into our selves; so that we might truly become more and more His image and likeness in the world.
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Mass: Nativity of the Lord (Midnight) – Solemnity – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: isa 9:1-6
Resp: psa 96:1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13
2nd: tit 2:11-14
Gsp: luk 2:1-14

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Today’s Gospel is the Canticle of Zechariah or the “Benedictus” (LK 1:67-79). This song of thanksgiving is prayed every morning in the Church’s liturgy, and is fittingly used today to thank the Father for sending Jesus to earth. Many people – even Christians – live with a complaining spirit, and while there is much wrong with the world, the “wrongness” of our own hearts is what we need to be most concerned about. To help cultivate an attitude of thanks and praise, let us take some time out of our busy Christmas preparations to thank and praise the God for descending into our humanity.

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Mass: Weekdays of Advent – Dec 24 Morning
Readings: 
1st: 2sa 7:1-5, 8-11, 16
Resp: psa 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 0
Gsp: luk 1:67-79

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“I have always thought of Christmastime, when it has come round…as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely” – Charles Dickens

Lyrics: (Available on itunes)

It’s that time of the year again, to kindle hearts anew
With the fire of the love of God, and sing Merry Christmas you!
Like snowflakes pure and oh so white, coming down from up above
The Lord descends with great delight, to show us his gentle love.

Refrain:

What sentiments as we embrace, Having come from near and far!
Mary’s super lovely face, illumined by a star!

To decorate the tree tonight, and place my gifts below
The way I feel toward Christmas Eve, Please stay and never go!
With family and with loving friends, one last minute at the store,
On coming home from Midnight Mass, The homeless we won’t ignore. (Refrain)

How’s this evening possible? At once so cold and warm
A night when frost and icicle, Begin to hang and form.
Oh my God, what joy to see, your face ne’er seen before
I cancel and forgive with glee, all debts my heart has stored.

(Interlude)

In city streets and country sides, all throughout the earth
They stop to raise their voice and sing, we celebrate His birth!
My soul was filled with so much joy, Oh, when I heard them say:
That Jesus Christ is born for us, our Peace and Love today!

(Refrain)

Words and Music: Brandon Bry Cortes (Br. Gabriel)
Piano arrangement: Anita Park

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