Liturgy and Worship Reflections

Merry Christmas! Today, on the last day of the Christmas season, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, commemorating the occasion of St. John the Baptist baptizing our Lord in the Jordan River.

Merry Christmas! In two days, Pope Leo XIV will close the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, officially bringing to a close the 2025 Jubilee. This Jubilee has been a blessing to me, as I had the privilege and joy to take three pilgrimages to Rome during the Jubilee, passed through all four Holy Doors, attended the Funeral Mass of Pope Francis, and attended the Canonization Mass of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati and St. Carlo Acutis. The Jubilee year called the entire church to journey (even if only spiritually) together to renew ourselves as pilgrims of hope, bearing in mind always that Hope [in Christ] does not disappoint.

Merry Christmas! Today, on this, the fourth day of the Octave of Christmas, Holy Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. The family: child, mother, and father, forms the basic unit of the church and is the root through which the tree of life and salvation grows, as evidenced by the Holy Family.