Because it falls exactly six months before the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord, St. John’s birthday is sometimes known ...

Editor's Note: The following is the full text of Pope Francis' homily for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, 2023.

The Gospel for today’s feast follows Luke’s account of the Visitation and Mary’s Magnificat. After Mary has “remained with ...

Scripture for Life: The feast of the Ascension commissions Christ's followers through all ages, reminding us that Christ's mission continues through us and that the grace to accomplish it remains ...

The meaning of this solemnity, then, is the same as that of Christmas: “The Word became flesh, and we have seen his glory.” In Jesus, our faith in God is tangible; it is no longer abstract.

On our calendars, we celebrate the Incarnation on March 25, the solemnity of the Annunciation—nine months before the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord. Yet, for some reason, the Annunciation ...

We all know the image. Baby Jesus in the manger. Around him, shepherds, animals, angels and three wise men: Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar. Two of them are white, one of them Black.

At Holy Nativity of the Lord in Shreveport, where I am the priest, we gather around 9 p.m. on Dec. 24 to begin the three-hour Festal Vigil and Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Nativity in the ...

June 24 is the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and the gospel of the day talks about his circumcision (cfr. Lk 1,57-66.80) which, at that time, meant his entry into the covenant ...

Għimmanu-El Għaqda Presepisti Għajnsielem association, which is based in Għajnsielem, organised its second symposium on the Nativity of Our Lord at the old parish church of Għajnsielem.

Vatican City, Jan 6, 2023 / 05:45 am. The following is the full text of Pope Francis' homily for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, 2023.