"Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God! to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, and of His Blessed Mother. Amen."
(It is piously believed that whoever recites the above prayer fifteen times a day from the feast of St. Andrew (30th November) until Christmas will obtain what is asked.)
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+MICHAEL AUGUSTINE, Archbishop of New York
New York, February 6, 1897
A Summary of Our Salvation – A Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
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On the Fourth Sunday of Advent we are close to the unfolding of the great
mystery of the Word made flesh. It is easy for us to look right past it,
but we...
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