Saint Vincent Archabbey

24 December 2019 2Sm7:1-5,8b-12,14a,16; Ps89:2-5,27,29; Lk1:67-79 “Free to worship him without fear, holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.”  The

Mal3:1-4, 23,24; Ps 25:4,5ab,8-10,14; 
Lk1:57-66

 O Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver, the Expected of the nations and their Savior.  Come and save us, O Lord

Sgs 2:8-14; Ps 33:2,3,11,12,20,21; Lk 1:39-45

 “O Oriens: O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice: come, shine on those who dwell in

Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab,5,6; Lk 1:26-38 “O Clavis David: O Key of David, O royal Power of Israel controlling at your will the gate of

Jgs 13:2-7, 24,25a; Ps 71:3-4a,5,6ab,16-19; Lk 1:5-25

 “O Radix Jesse: O Flower of Jesse’s stem, you have been raised up as a sign for all

Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1,2,12,13,18,19; Mt 1:18-25 “O Adonai: O sacred Lord of ancient Israel, who showed yourself to Moses in the burning bush, who gave

Gn 49:2,8-10; Ps 72:1-8,17; Mt 1:1-17 “O Sapientia: O Wisdom, O holy Word of God, you govern all creation with your strong yet tender care. 

Nm 24:2-7,15-17a; Ps 25:4-9; Mt 21:23-27   Indeed, the Book of Psalms is an inspiration for anyone who reads, knocks, and finds.  As today’s Psalm

Sir 48:1-4,9-11; Ps 80:2-19; Mt 17:9-13 Saint John of the Cross is a doctor of the universal church.  His teaching about prayer and the spiritual

Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4,6; Mt 11:16-19 The faith of men and woman throughout the centuries has given bright and glorious witness to the power of

Zec 2:14-17; Judith 13:18,19 ; Lk 1:39-47 Holofernes the general in command of Israel’s enemies didn’t have a chance against the beauty and courage of

Is 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-4,8,10; Mt11:28-30





 Kindness is so rare in our world.  Most people found the movie Pay It Forward a great new way to

Is 40:1-11; Ps 96:1-3,10-13; Mt 18:12-14 The Lord our God comes with power, with the power of a shepherd, a good shepherd.  It is not

Gn 3:9-15,20; Ps 98:1-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 This is our national feast in honor of the Mother of God.  Today we gather around

Is 30:19-21,23-26; Ps 147:1-6; Mt 9:35–10:1,5a,6-8 We are blessed because we wait for the LORD.  The One for whom we wait is called by the

Is 29:17-24; Ps 27:1,4,13,14; Mt 9:27-31 Many great theologians and saints in the Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Churches had to defend the revelation of the

Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8, 9, 19, 21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27

 In Psalm 116 we pray, “I trusted even when I said, ‘I am

Is 25:6-10; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 15:29-37 It’s not a pleasant thought, but we do sit down to eat in the sight of our foes.  We

Is 4:2-6; Ps 122:1-9; Mt 8:5-11 Once you’ve been in the house of the LORD there’s no place else you’d rather be.  In the words

Rm 10:9-18; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 4:18-22 The laws, the decree, the precepts, the command, the fear, the ordinances of the LORD are all together the