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Christmas Prayer Companion

I have completed the Christmas season in the Prayer Companion. It is a rather large file, and covers from Christmas Eve until January 9, the Baptism of the Lord, the end of the Christmas Season.

Download 2010Christmas Prayer Companion

Christmas Prayers

I'm assembling our prayer companion for Christmas. It's written for my family and aimed for my 7 year old son. But in case you would like some prayer ceremonies for the next few ideas, I'm sharing our little pages. I used various sources, including Elsa Chaney's Twelve Days of Christmas and Helen McLoughlin's Christmas to Candlemas. May you and your family have a blessed Christmas. Download 2010Christmas Prayer Companion

O King....Errata

This morning my son found a glaring error on the prayer for today from the O Antiphon Prayer Companion. I have corrected it, and you can download the corrected file from the previous post. My apologies about the error!

Praying the O Antiphons

Crossposted with Family Feast and Feria

Although not highlighted on most calendars, December 17 is a red letter day. This date marks the second part of Advent, the beginning of the O Antiphons. The O Antiphons are seven precious jewels of our Catholic Liturgy, counting down the last seven days before Christmas with building anticipation. The title O Antiphons is simply because each phrase begins with an “O”.

Dating back to the fourth century, these antiphons address Christ with seven magnificent Messianic titles: O Sapientia (Wisdom), O Adonai (Lord and Ruler), O Radix Jesse (Root of Jesse), O Clavis David (Key of David), O Oriens (Dawn of the East), O Rex Gentium (King of the Gentiles), and O Emmanuel (God With Us) that are based on the Old Testament prophecies and types of Christ. Put in reverse order: Emmanuel, Rex, Oriens, Clavis, Radix, Adonai, and Sapienta, the first letters of these Messianic titles spell out the Latin words ERO CRAS, meaning, “Tomorrow, I will come.” The antiphons sum up in excellence the longing of our Redeemer, and we echo the prayers of the Old Testament faithful by also begging Him to “Come!”

I’m very fond of this time of Advent. This is a little “pick-me-up” that helps us refocus on the two-fold coming of Christ at Christmas, as described in the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

524 When the Church celebrates the liturgy of Advent each year, she makes present this ancient expectancy of the Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation for the Saviour's first coming, the faithful renew their ardent desire for his second coming.

. The outward preparations for Christmas can be distracting, and by this time, I often have lost focus on the true meaning of Advent preparation. Our Advent endeavors and resolutions haven’t always come to fruition. The O Antiphons remind me that Christ comes in seven days, and although the outward preparations can cause a frenzy, the O Antiphons beckon me to relax and invite Christ to come into my heart. The urgent “Come!” reminds me of a child’s eager and impatient waiting for Christmas Eve.

If we try to make our own the thought of these antiphons on their proper days, letting their ardent aspirations dominate our prayer life, our minds and hearts will surely be more closely attuned to the mind and heart of the Church as she prepares for the coming of her King. (With Christ Through the Year, Rev. Bernard Strasser, O.S.B., 1947).

The repeated and urgent “Come!” reminds me of a child’s eager and impatient waiting for Christmas Eve, but the antiphons and their symbolism and meaning are not always easy to relate to children. It doesn’t need to be elaborate, but it is quite helpful to find various ways to present the O Antiphons that touch many of the senses. (There are many creative and crafty ideas on the Internet or books.). Our family's Jesse Tree ornaments incorporate the O Antiphons for the last seven days of Advent. But no matter how I decide to present the O Antiphons, my main intention is to unite our family’s prayers with the universal Church and her Liturgy.

The antiphons can be found in the Vespers, and also the Alleluia verse at Mass. The "O" Antiphons are the verses for the ancient hymn O Come, O Come Emmanuel. The first letter of the Messianic titles: Emmanuel, Rex, Oriens, Clavis, Radix, Adonai, Sapientia -- all spell out Latin words ERO CRAS, meaning, "Tomorrow, I will come." (The translations below are the traditional antiphons; they do not match exactly with the current Divine Office or Alleluia verse.)

Keeping this in mind, we are adding to our prayers the Antiphon, Magnificat, and singing the corresponding verse of the O Come Emmanuel. Adding elements to our meals is another aspect of incorporating the O Antiphons. One way is reviving the old custom of monasteries of different monks furnishing extra treats on these days to the members of the community. As Florence Berger describes:

The gardener gave the community some of his finest dried or preserved fruits on Dec 19 when he called on Christ: 'O Root of Jesse, come to deliver us and tarry not.' The cellarer unlocked the best wine for his treat as he called: 'O Key of David, come, and come quickly.' Finally, on Dec 23, the abbot gave his extra gift to the brothers. Expense accounts which are still extant show how generous and extensive a list of foods were used on the abbot's 'O day.'" — Cooking for Christ, 1949

One of my favorite childhood Advent memories is when my family practiced this tradition, especially when each member was involved in a surprise. We adjusted according to ages and size of our family, assigning a day to a family member, usually going from the youngest (who had help) to oldest, so that they can provide a special treat for that O Antiphon day. The surprise usually revolved around dinner, but it was never too fancy or nor always a food treat. The best part was leaving it up to the family member to keep it a secret until dinner time. An alternative or additional idea I’ve incorporated over the last years is to serve foods that remind the family of the symbols of the O Antiphons.

The ideas are plentiful, but all depend on time and energy, which can be lacking especially during this busy time of year. My aim for our domestic church is keep things simple, and for the O Antiphons the basic plan is making sure we incorporate the antiphons in prayer and song. The crafts and foods are helpful, but I will not allow it to create stress upon myself if I can’t include them.

Last year I compiled an O Antiphons Prayer Companion to keep all the antiphons, symbols, and prayers together for each day. The main one includes an image of art for each day. This is a large, color file. I keep this displayed in a flip-chart easel placed near our dining room table.

Download O Antiphons Prayer Companion (updated 2012) with color pictures

Update 2012: I've added this prayer print-out now that my children are older. There are choices for your home use. I've included on one page the Magnificat and the actual O Antiphon verses, the second page is the Magnificat and verses for O come Emmanuel. The following two pages are the verses of O Come Emmanuel presented in two ways. Choose what works for your printouts, two-sided or one-sided, one page or two.

Download O antiphons prayer companion table printout 2012

Download O Come Emmanuel

Michele Quigley also made a beautiful page of the O Antiphons for prayer time.

St. Lucia of Syracuse, December 13

This is repost of 2006 posting, cross-posted with Family Feast and Feria, with links all updated and a few additional links. (Please also see my latest book review, Lucia, Saint of Light.)

December 13 is the Feast of St. Lucia or Lucy of Syracuse, Sicily. From Lives of the Saints, Volume 3, by Catholic Press:

In the Roman Martyrology, Saint Lucy is called both virgin and martyr, and in both titles lies the secret of her sanctity in the Roman Empire of the fourth century. Recent excavations in Syracuse, the ancient capital of Sicily, revealed both her tomb and an inscription dating from the end of the fourth century that mentions her feast day. She is known to have been honored in Rome in the sixth century and she is mentioned in the Canon of the Mass. Lucy, whose name means "light" was invoked by the devout of the Middle Ages as the patroness of those afflicted with any eye disease. In art she is often shown carrying a dish with two eyeballs on it. The poet Dante prayed to Saint Lucy for the relief of an eye ailment, and in his Divine Comedy he gave this saint one of the most honored places in heaven, next to that of Saint John the Baptist. Much of what we are told about Saint Lucy may be legend. The earliest account of her martyrdom, although written some time before the sixth century, is not considered authentic.

Her legend can be found at Patron Saints Index.

Lucy means "light" and she is the patron of eye troubles and blindness. As mentioned above, she is often portrayed holding her eyeballs on a dish, although in the painting above by Francesco del Cossa has the eyes held in a more unique way. Her feast originally coincided with the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year before calendar reforms, so her feastday has become a feast of light...of course, not The Light, but pointing to Christ our Light.. There are so many approaches to thinking of light -- Christ the Light of the World comes at Christmas; Christ our Light in the Paschal Candle at Easter; we see light through the gift of eyesight; we are enlightened by our Faith and grace; light comes through sunlight, fire, electricity; scientific analysis of the speed of light and the light spectrum, the rainbow colors...and this merely scratches the surface.

All over the world we remember this virgin-martyr saint less than 2 weeks before Christmas. Whether you embrace the Lucia Child of Sweden, the Sicilian customs or particular family traditions, light should play a prominent role in the feast!

There was a real St. Lucia, as you can see from Basilica of St. Lucy in Syracuse, Sicily that holds her relics. There are pictures here of the sepulchre. And don't miss the beautiful depiction in the basilica by Caravaggio "Death of St. Lucia".

I don't have a girl, so we don't play up the Swedish Lucia much. I decorate with a few Swedish items, and pictures of St. Lucy. I have a Brass Lucia Crown with real candles that I received as a Christmas present one year, a Dala horse, and Swedish Angel Chimes. I had a set of these as a young girl and loved seeing the candles and hearing the sweet soft chimes. I found mine at an antique store for a few dollars, and I thought it would be a perfect addition for a feast with light.

 
I wanted to decorate my brass wreath with lingonberry leaves, which are used in Sweden, but not native to USA. After much searching I found at one of the craft stores a long artificial garland with similar leaves and berries. Perhaps one day I'll have a daughter who can wear the Lucia Crown. It seems that even in Sweden battery operated candles are the way to go. Safety first! Some craft and party ideas:

• Swedish Lucia Fest
• Paper Dali St. Lucia Paper Dolls to color and cut
• Catholic Icing Ideas for St. Lucy
• Paper Santa Lucia crowns and hats
• Adorable St. Lucia Dolls
• St. Lucia Puppet and Song to color
• Santa Lucia Paper Doll
• Waltzing Matilda Coloring Pages
• Another appropriately themed craft would be making candles. A simple way that would make a great gift is Teacup Lights.

Not all traditions for St. Lucia are from Sweden. There is a Croatian and Hungarian custom of planting the St. Lucy Wheat on this day. See

• St. Lucy and the Christmas Wheat from The Year and Our Children by Mary Reed Newland
• Christmas Wheat from Maria von Trapp
• Ideas from various countries
• Collection of St. Lucia links

There have been a few terrific blog posts in the past years on preparing for the feast of St. Lucia from families who have experience, in baking, reading, crafting and celebrating:

• O Night Divine Fresh Hay for the Manger, planting Wheat for St. Lucy's Day
• Karen's Preparing for St. Lucia Day and We Made Lucia Wreaths!
• Christine Beauty of Advent II, with making Lucia Wreaths
• Maggie's St. Lucy Dolls
• Jennifer's St. Lucy's Crown
• Waltzing Matilda's Lucy Crowns

Images:

This site has almost every image of St. Lucia on holycards imaginable.

Books:

• I reviewed Lucia, Saint of Light, which now runs the top of our Lucia book list. This story includes both the life of St. Lucia and the Swedish traditions of the Lucia bride.
• Lucia: Child of Light by Florence Ekstrand. The history and tradition of Sweden's Lucia celebration. Includes recipes, songs, and other traditions related to this Swedish celebration.
• LuciaMorning.com gives the information for the book Lucia Morning in Sweden by Ewa Rydaker, with illustrations by Carina Stahlberg. A living story about Lucia Morning traditions in Sweden, but also includes recipes, music, and patterns for a Starboy and Lucia gown.
• Kirsten's Surprise: A Christmas Story by Janet Shaw, from The American Girls' Collection. A wonderful story about Kirsten and her first Christmas in Minnesota and her struggle to make her Christmas similar to ones in Sweden, including her Lucia Morning. The companion cookbook Kirsten's Cook Book includes a recipe for St. Lucia Buns.
• If you're blessed to own a copy, or your library has one, Hanna's Christmas by Melissa Wiley Peterson is perfect for this feast day. See What We'll Be Reading and Hanna and Me.
• Swedish Christmas in America by Catarina Lundren is a gorgeous cookbook, rich with pictures, recipes and traditions. Get some sneak previews from Christmas in Sweden.

Catalogs:

These have great ideas for a Swedish unit or Swedish Lucia items. I've used both and have been very pleased.

• Hemslojd
• Tomten Catalog

Websites and Links:

• St. Lucia Unit Christmas Traditions of Sweden and Norway By Clarice Fox-Hughes.
• St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr, Catholic Culture
• Catholic Encyclopedia St. Lucy
• Domestic Church, St. Lucy
• Golden Legend: Life of Saint Lucy (to translate), or English Version at Patron Saints Index)
• Elrdbarry Legends of St. Lucia
• Multiple links for saints stories to read about Lucy

Foods:

Not all foods for this feast day are Swedish. Italians and Sicilians have some wonderful recipes for celebrating this day, too. There are quite a few recipes on Catholic Culture including St. Lucia Cats, St. Lucy Buns, St. Lucia Crown...

The use of saffron in some of these recipes points back to the light reference, with the yellow reminding us of sunlight. A very simple approach to getting the yellow or saffron on the dinner table is making a variant of yellow rice. There are recipes from various cultures, or the simplest route of using box mix like Zatarains, Goya, or Mahatma.

For other recipes, see also:

• Catholic Cuisine for wonderful ideas
• Eyes of St. Lucy (Occhi Di Santa)
• Cuccia with the connections of House of Bread, St. Lucy Wheat
• Sicilian Recipes, including Cuccia Dessert and Cuccia Soup
• Swedish Ginger Cookies Lucia Pepparkakor
• Swedish Saffron Cake (no yeast)
• Lucia Bread with symbols
• Swedish Glogg
• Swedish Coffee
• St. Lucia Buns
• St. Lucia's Braided Bread
• Santa Lucia Crown

Music

• Sankta or Sancta Lucia Song
• Mario Lanza sings Santa Lucia Song
• CD - Lucia Celebration
• Julsanger Och julvisor
• En Riktig Svensk Jul

Prayers

Prayers to St. Lucy

Saint Lucy, you did not hide your light under a basket, but let it shine for the whole world, for all the centuries to see. We may not suffer torture in our lives the way you did, but we are still called to let the light of our Christianity illumine our daily lives. Please help us to have the courage to bring our Christianity into our work, our recreation, our relationships, our conversation every corner of our day. Amen.

St. Lucia, Pray for Us.

O Jesse Tree, O Jesse Tree

Cross-posted with Family in Feast and Feria 

 
 
My boys have been singing to the tune of "O Christmas Tree" either the word "O Advent Tree" or "O Jesse Tree". It makes me smile every time.

  

 
I really wanted to introduce the Jesse Tree this year. My perfectionist tendency didn't want to do this until I decided on the names and symbols and had just the right ornaments. But then I decided that I can always change or add along the years. Every Advent is different!

So I purchased wood ornament cut-outs that I thought I would paint or glue images. And time was running out...it looked like this would be another Advent of indecisiveness and no Jesse Tree.

In the meantime, Michele posted the perfect Jesse Tree images that she created. They were just made to order -- almost like I told her what I wanted (but I hadn't!). Since the first images of the Jesse Tree were found in stained glass windows, I find these images just a perfect connection. Plus, she included the O Antiphons, which is the approach I prefer.

At first I was just going to print and glue the images onto the circles, but after Michele also suggested that epoxy round stickers might enhance the image, I thought I'd try that.

My boys helped me sand the circles (be careful with this, because the wood can split in areas). We then painted them with a base coat of white, then with an acrylic paint "Champagne gold".

I printed the Jesse Tree file on glossy paper with a color laser printer, applied the epoxy sticker over the middle of the image, and then cut around the circle leaving the excess. Then using quick-drying tacky glue I glued the circles onto the ornament. I decided to make them two-sided, so that the same image is on both the front and back. I used gold filament thread to hang them.

The only "fault" in the ornament is that the hole is a bit lower, so the image isn't centered in the ornament, but that's just minor cosmetics. I'm really pleased with how they turned out.

To keep them in order, I took a foam board, divided it into 5 inch squares and hung each one on the corresponding square with a thumb tack.

Our tree is a $9 3-footer from Home Depot. I was looking for a bit larger, but now I think it's just right.

 We're not doing any elaborate readings or discussions. As we hang them we just talk about them. To supplement with images and further information, we are using Bible Stories.

Short List Alphabet Advent

Short List Alphabet Advent

Alphabet Advent Short List This is a summary highlighting only a few titles for each day. For more detail, see Alphabet Advent for 2010.

A - Angel	November 29	Country Angel Christmas by Tomie dePaola
B - Bethelehem	November 30	B is for Bethlehem by Isabel Wilner
C - Cookie	December 1	A Baker’s Dozen by Aaron Shepard
D - Donkey	December 2	The Christmas Donkey by Gillian McClure
E - Evergreen	December 3	The Tale of the Three Trees by Angela Elwell Hunt
F – St. Francis	December 4	St. Francis and the Nativity by Myrna A. Strasser
G - Gifts	December 5	The Princess and the Kiss: The Three Gifts at Christmas by Jennie Bishop St. Nicholas: The Real Story Behind the Legend by Julie Stiegmeyer, illustrated by Chris Ellison
H - Holy	December 6	The Legend of St. Nicholas by Demi The Real Santa Claus: Legends of Saint Nicholas by Marianna Mayer Saint Nicholas by Ann Tompert
I - Italy	December 7	Jingle the Christmas Clown by Tomie dePaola Merry Christmas, Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola
J - Juggler	December 8	The Clown of God by Tomie dePaola
K - Knight	December 9	The Christmas Knight by Jane Louise Curry
L - Lullaby	December 10	Christmas Lullaby by Nancy Jewell
M - Manger	December 11	Animals Christmas Carol by Helen Ward
N- Nativity	December 12	Spirit Child, A Story of the Nativity (Aztec) by J Bierhorst
O - Ox	December 13	The Friendly Beasts by Tomie dePaola Lucia: Saint of Light by Katherine Bolger Hyde
P - Poinsettia	December 14	The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola
Q - Quirinius	December 15	The Christmas Story by Genady Spirin
R - Russia	December 16	Miracle of St. Nicholas by Gloria Whelan Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street by Leo Politi The Night of Las Posadas by Tomie dePaola
S – Silent Night	December 17	Silent Night by Susan Jeffers
T - Tree	December 18	Uncle Vova’s Tree by Patricia Polacco
U – United States	December 19	Christmas on the Farm by Bob Rankin Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl Buck
V - Visit	December 20	A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clark Moore (Gennady Spirin, Jan Brett, Tasha Tudor) Christmas in Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren
W - Welcome	December 21	Who is Coming to Our House? By Joseph Slat
X - Xmas	December 22	The Nativity illustrated by Francesca Crespi
Y - Yule	December 23	Christmas in the Stable by Astrid Lindgren
Z - ZZZZ	December 24	There Was No Snow On Christmas Eve by Pam Munoz Ryan

Advent Catechesis with Inos Biffi, 2010

Crossposted with Family Feast and Feria

Last year I had a reading plan Our Advent Catechesis, 2009.

I mentioned last year in my long Advent pondering and planning post that our main Advent catechesis will be using three key books by Inos Biffi and illustrated by Franco VignaziaIntroduction to the Liturgical Year, The Way to Bethlehem and The Life of Mary.

These books are golden, and worth repeating every year. They explain so clearly the Liturgical Year and the liturgical seasons of Advent and Christmas; they are the perfect catechesis for both children and adults. The text is wonderfully supported by the rich flowing illustrations I'm crazy about the illustrations by Franco Vignazia. The images themselves are catechetical in nature -- just like the old illuminated manuscripts and stained glass windows that even young children and illiterate faithful could learn and contemplate great mysteries of the faith. Vignazia's is reminiscent of various methods, like religious icons and illuminated manuscripts. My sons have loved just to gaze at the beautiful illustrations for long periods at a time.

Download Advent-reading-2010 This is a Word document, so you can tweak to what works for you.

I decided to break the books down so that they would last through Advent. I know there will be days we'll add and subtract. The sections are short, but meaty. I'd like to keep them smaller for the most part to leave time to soak in the richness. We'll begin on the First Sunday of Advent, November 29. The readings are small chunks, skipping Saturdays, but including Sundays. Looking ahead to the Christmas season, I know we won't be doing much formal studying, so I'm going to include reading about the Christmas season in Advent.

We will begin with An Introduction to the Liturgical Year by Inos Biffi, as this is the beginning of the new Liturgical Year. We will read the Part One: Advent and Christmas Seaons during the first two weeks of Advent.

For a few years now we have hung a round liturgical calendar in our kitchen, discussed, and tried living the liturgical year in various ways. Every liturgical year cycle we are called to go in deeper into the Paschal Mystery, to understand more so that we can love and serve God even more. An Introduction to the Liturgical Year is the next step in understanding the symbolism and meaning of the various liturgical seasons and feasts.

On the Third Sunday of Advent we will begin The Way to Bethlehem by Inos Biffi which covers similar items as the first book, but a little more detailed at the Nativity story. Both these books cover the coming of the Messiah, with the prophecies, the prophets, the forerunners of Christ, the key Advent figures that lead to His birth in Bethlehem, and also the saints of the season.

On December 8, we take a break to view The Life of Mary. I'm finishing up the school year on the 23rd.

I've added a few readings from Ethel Marbach Pochocki’s Saints of the Season for Children (or Saints in Waiting, both out of print) and her Around the Year Once Upon a Time Saints. These will be used as extra reading on the saints' days in Advent, and reading for the key Advent figures (Isaiah, John the Baptist, and St. Joseph).

 If there's interest for fun reading, we'll read along daily Destination Bethlehem by Sharon Altman and Christine Winkelman.

That's a peek at our Advent reading plans, although I know how things can change even if they are carved in stone. Come Thou, O Long Awaited Messiah!

My Little Advent

Updated files for 2011: Download My Little Advent cards 2011

Download Advent calendar 2011

Download Christmas calendar 2011

I have found that a key to living the Liturgical Year in the home is having meditative sources so the child can quietly look, explore, read, examine, and ponder all these things in his heart and make it his own. He needs to make his own connections.

There are all sorts of different approaches, such as displays, artwork, figures to touch, crafts, and books. Now that my 7 year old is such an avid reader, I'm finding the combination of both pictures and words really speak to his heart. So I thought I would provide little tidbits to think through Advent on his own, combining the Advent Calendar with something that was little and portable. I was also going to use the same idea for his homeschool Advent retreat, aiming at children from Kindergarten to 2nd grade.

 

The result is My Little Advent. These are little cards, to cut, hole-punch (and children love to punch holes!), and place on a loose-leaf ring (such as these or these, that can be left as is, or put on a pipe cleaner, shoelace or lanyard. I gave one to my son already and he is just constantly flipping through the cards, singing verses to O Come, Emmanuel and pondering and wondering in quiet. When not in use it hangs on our pantry door near our kitchen table.

The file: My Little Advent Cards

I also created a companion calendar, which has the same images, some of the same text as the cards, but is all on one page.

File: Advent and Christmas Calendar

Epiphany Proclamation 2010

The Proclamation of the Date of Easter on Epiphany dates from a time when calendars were not readily available. It was necessary to make known the date of Easter in advance, since many celebrations of the liturgical year depend on its date. The number of Sundays that follow Epiphany, the date of Ash Wednesday, and the number of Sundays that follow Pentecost are all computed in relation to Easter.

Although calendars now give the date of Easter and the other feasts in the liturgical year for many years in advance, the Epiphany proclamation still has value. It is a reminder of the centrality of the resurrection of the Lord in the liturgical year and the importance of the great mysteries of faith which are celebrated each year. (From Sacramentary Supplement.)

On the solemnity of the Epiphany, the proclamation takes place after the Gospel, the homily or after the Prayer after Communion. The proclamation should be sung from the ambo by a deacon, cantor or a reader. In their absence, the celebrant or concelebrant or another priest may sing or proclaim it according to the following text:

Dear brothers and sisters, the glory of the Lord has shone upon us,
and shall ever be manifest among us, until the day of his return.
Through the rhythms of times and seasons/let us celebrate the mysteries of salvation.

Let us recall the year’s culmination, the Easter Triduum of the Lord:
his last supper, his crucifixion, his burial, and his rising celebrated
between the evening of the 1st of April and the evening of the 4th of April.

Each Easter – as on each Sunday –
the Holy Church makes present the great and saving deed
by which Christ has for ever conquered sin and death.

From Easter are reckoned all the days we keep holy.

Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, will occur on the 17th of February.

The Ascension of the Lord will be commemorated on the 13st [or 16th] of May.

Pentecost, the joyful conclusion of the season of Easter, will be celebrated on the 23rd of May.

And this year the First Sunday of Advent will be on the 28th of November.

Likewise the pilgrim Church proclaims the Passover of Christ in the feasts of the holy Mother of God, in the feasts of the Apostles and Saints, and in the commemoration of the faithful departed.

To Jesus Christ, who was, who is, and who is to come, Lord of time and history,
be endless praise, for ever and ever.
Amen.