"He was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel"

This Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, is not only the Feast of Mary, the Mother of God,
it is also the World Day of Prayer for Peace. It is highly appropriate
that the whole Church pauses at the commencement of the New Year to take
time to pray for world peace. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study with family, friends and church groups.

Mary, Mother of God

The
readings for

"Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you."

On the carefully programmed Advent journey to Christmas, Dec. 18, 2011, the Fourth Sunday belongs to Mary.
This is so because Christmas, which celebrates the birth of Jesus,
necessarily involves the motherhood of Mary. Our Discussion Questions
will guide your Sunday Bible Study with family, friends and church groups.

Also on this last Sunday of Advent we begin more intensively to prepare

"Make straight the way of the Lord"

We have in Sunday’s Gospel - Dec. 11, 2011, the 3rd Sunday in Advent - an interesting interrogation. The priests and Levites came out from
Jerusalem to find out who this John the Baptist was, and whether he was
the Messiah. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study with family, friends and church groups.

Gaudete. Rejoice.

The
third Sunday of Advent is often called "Gaudate