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Today's Liturgy:
Monday of the Third Week of Advent
Today we begin the O Antiphons, the seven jewels of our liturgy, dating back to the fourth century, one for each day until Christmas Eve. These antiphons address Christ with seven magnificent Messianic titles, based on the Old Testament prophecies and types of Christ.
Today's Advent Meditation with Fr. Philippe
Today is Day Two of the Christmas Novena.
On This Day in Catholic History
1187 Pope Gregory VIII died (b. ca. 1100).
1999 Pope John Paul II (1920–2005) told an international symposium, “Today, on the eve of the Great Jubilee, I feel the need to express deep regret for the cruel death inflicted on Jan Hus.”
Birthdays
1807 - John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and abolitionist (d. 1892)
1894 - Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (d. 1979)
1937 - Art Neville, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, vocalist, Neville Brothers
1953 - Barry Livingston, an American actor perhaps best known for his role as Ernie Douglas on the television series My Three Sons
1957 - Bob Ojeda, pitcher for the New York Mets
1971 - Nikki McCray, Collierville Tennessee, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold
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