Christmas Novena, 22.12.20: Day Six

Day Six: God’s Mercy Revealed in His Coming down from Heaven to Save Us ThoughtSaint Paul says, ‘The goodness and kindness of God, our Savior, has appeared.’ When the Son of God made Man appear on earth, then was it seen how great is God’s goodness towards us. Saint Bernard...

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Some reading material

https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2021/12/linguistic-violence   https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2021/12/incarnation-transcends-myth   https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2021/12/the-politics-of-scapegoating   https://www.firstthings.com/article/2022/01/antifascists-after-fascism   https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2007/04/religion-and-the-common-good   https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2021/12/the-vaticans-unread-newspaper-and-the-us-bishops

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Christmas Novena, 21.12.20: Day Five

Day Five: The Life of Sorrow which Jesus Led from His Birth ThoughtJesus Christ could have saved mankind without suffering and dying. Yet, in order to prove to us how much He loved us, He chose for Himself a life full of tribulations. Therefore the prophet Isaias called Him ‘a...

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Christmas Novena, 20.12.20: Day Four

Day Four: The Life of Humiliation which Jesus Led from His Birth ThoughtThe Sign which the angel gave the shepherds to help them find the newborn Savior, points to His lowliness: ‘This shall be a sign to you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in...

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Christmas Novena, 17.12.20: Day One

Day One: God’s Love Revealed In His Becoming Man  ThoughtBecause our first parent Adam had rebelled against God, he was driven out of paradise and brought on himself and all his descendants the punishment of eternal death. But the son of God, seeing man thus lost and wishing to save...

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Safeguarding Matters

Please see attached from The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland the December issue of Safeguarding Matters, which provides details on the appointment of The Hon Lady Rita Rae QC as Chair of the new Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency together with information regarding the 2021 Parish Safeguarding Audit. Please note that this...

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