On New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day, the household gathers at the table, at the Christmas tree or manger scene. All make the sign of the cross. The leader begins: Let us praise the Lord of days and seasons...

God of Heaven, at the first Christmas Your angel announced, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom His favor rests.” Thank You for the peace Your Son Jesus promised, not as the world gives, but...

I lift my heart up to you, Lord, to thank you for the blessings you shower on me each day. You are the ‘joy of my soul.’ I know that in your great love, I am held and protected by...

Lord, in a season when every heart should be happy and light, many of us are struggling with the heaviness of life—burdens that steal the joy right out of our stockings. Tragedy arrives as innocent victims suffer, and an inner...