Merry Christmas and season of blessings everyone!

May the joy and peace of christmas conspire to gladden your hearts and fill every desire. Wish you all a season of blessings from heaven above, Merry Christmas..

PRAYER TO ST LUCY, PROTECTOR OF THE EYES

Why do people go to church at Christmas? It’s all about Jesus

December means curtains up for church Christmas pageants, hand-bell concerts, caroling kiddie choirs, and Nativity displays on the front lawns.

But the No. 1 reason most US adults — Christians and many unbelievers, too — give for going to church at Christmastime is to “honor Jesus,” according to a new survey from the evangelical research agency LifeWay Research.

Photo: Imo State Nigeria set to unveil the tallest statue of Jesus Christ in Africa

The 28 feet statue, Jesus De Greatest, which will be the fifth tallest statue in Africa, will be unveiled at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in the Abajah local government area of Imo state Nigeria, on January 1, 2016.

Saint Lucy

St. Lucy’s name means “light”, with the same root as “lucid” which means “clear, radiant, understandable.” Unfortunately for us, Lucy’s history does not match her name. Shrouded in the darkness of time, all we really know for certain is that this brave woman who lived in Syracuse lost her life in the persecution of Christians in the early fourth century.

FULL TEXT: Pope Francis' Angelus Address

In today's Gospel, there is a question posed three times: "What should we do?" (Lk 3,10.12.14).  Three categories of people raise it to John the Baptist: first, the crowd in general; second, the publicans, or tax collectors; and, third, some soldiers.

44 Legionary Priests Ordained This Weekend in Rome

Cardinal Beniamino Stella, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, ordained 44 Legionaries of Christ priests in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome. There were close to 3,000 persons present, including friends and family of the newly ordained priests. In his homily, Cardinal Stella said the 44 new Legionary

Our Hope is on the Lord

For those who hope in the Lord, Just have faith because Our Lord will not disappoint you. He will surely pave way for you, he is the Alpha and Omega. Never stop worshipping him. God bless you as your share this post. Amen.

Prayer to the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary

Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, in these times of such brazen impiety, show thy power with the signs of thy former victories, and from thy throne, from which thou bestoweth pardon and graces, mercifully look upon the Church of thy Son, His Vicar on earth, and every order of clergy and laity, who are sorely oppressed in this mighty conflict.

Prayer to become more like Jesus

God, our Father,
You redeemed us and made us Your children in Christ. Through Him You have saved us from death and given us Your Divine life of grace. By becoming more like Jesus on earth, may I come to share His glory in Heaven.

Prayer to Saint Anthony, Performer of Miracles

Dear St. Anthony, your prayers obtained miracles during your lifetime. You still seem to move at ease in the realm of minor and major miracles.