MEMORIAL OF SAINT JOSEPH MARY TOMASI, RELIGIOUS

THE OCTAVE DAY OF CHRISTMAS

SAINTS OF THE DAY: FEAST DAY ~ JANUARY 1, 2025

SOLEMNITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

THE 58TH WORLD DAY OF PEACE

OPENING OF THE HOLY DOOR OF BASILICA OF ST. MARY THE MAJOR | JANUARY 1, 2025 | Today, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, the Holy Door of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary the Major will be opened [Link below]

Greetings, and blessings beloved family, and Happy New Year!

THANKSGIVING: We thank God for the gift of life and most especially thank Him for blessing us all with the special gift of another year! Praying for God’s abundant grace and blessings, favors, health, peace, and a prosperous New Year, 2025! 🙏

Today in our calendar is the first day of the Gregorian Year, the New Year’s Day of the Year of Our Lord 2025. On this day while we rejoice with many other people all around the world celebrating the arrival of the new year, and looking ahead with great hope and jubilation, the Church also celebrates the very important occasion of the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, or in the original Greek, ‘Theotokos’ which means ‘God-bearer’. This most honourable title of our Blessed Mother Mary. Today as we rejoice greatly during this celebration honouring Mary as the Mother of God, let us all also remember her great examples in faith and dedication, her love for each and every one of us, her companionship towards us where she journeyed and guided us through difficult and challenging moments in life. Let us all follow in her examples and do our best so that all of us may be good examples, role models and inspirations ourselves in our own respective lives. And as we begin this New Year and continue to rejoice still in this Christmas season, let us always remember that Christ must always be at the centre and heart of everything that we do in our lives, with Mary, His mother and our mother ever close by our side, guiding and strengthening us in our journey. May Mary, the Holy Mother of God continue to intercede for us all sinners and help us so that we may remain firm in our commitment to follow the Lord and to be good and worthy of God’s grace and love. May she continue to show us all her maternal love and tender care as she has always shown us, guiding us all to the path towards salvation and eternal life through her Son, Our Lord and Saviour. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen 🙏🏽

Watch “HOLY MASS ON THE SOLEMNITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD | POPE FRANCIS | LIVE FROM THE VATICAN, BASILICA OF ST. PETER | JANUARY 1, 2025” | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/2025/01/01/watch-holy-mass-on-the-solemnity-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-the-holy-mother-of-god-pope-francis-live-from-the-vatican-january-1-2025/

Watch “Vespers and Te Deum | Pope Francis | LIVE from the Vatican | December 31, 2024 | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/2025/01/01/live-from-the-vacation-pope-francis-vespers-and-te-deum-december-31st-2024/

Watch “OPENING OF THE HOLY DOOR OF BASILICA OF ST. MARY THE MAJOR | ROME | JANUARY 1, 2025” | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/2025/01/01/opening-of-the-holy-door-of-basilica-of-st-mary-the-major-january-1-2025/

LIVE from Rome | The Opening of the 4th Holy Door of the Basilica of St. Mary the Major, in Rome, for the Jubilee of Hope 2025.

Watch “Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God” – Catholic Daily Mass and Rosary – Daily TV Mass – EWTN | Wednesday, January 1, 2025 on YouTube |

Watch “Holy Mass from the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy” | January 1, 2025 |

Pray “Holy Rosary for Peace with Pope Francis” | LIVE Basilica of St. Mary Major | October 6, 2024 |

Pray “Holy Rosary Novena From Lourdes” | January 1, 2025 |

Watch “Angelus with Pope Francis | LIVE from the Vatican” | January 1, 2025 |

Pray “The Chaplet of Divine Mercy in song”| January 1, 2025 |

Pray “Holy Rosary ALL 20 Mysteries VIRTUAL🌹JOYFUL🌹LUMINOUS🌹SORROWFUL🌹GLORIOUS” oùn YouTube |

Memorare Chaplet | Prayer in Difficult Times (Powerful Prayer) |

Today’s Bible Readings: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God | Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Reading 1, Numbers 6:22-27
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8
Reading 2, Galatians 4:4-7
Gospel, Luke 2:16-21

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 58TH WORLD DAY OF PEACE | JANUARY 1, 2025 | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/2025/01/01/message-of-his-holiness-pope-francis-for-the-58th-world-day-of-peace-january-1-2025/

Each year, the Holy Father marks this day with a special message. The theme for this year, 2025, Forgive Us Our Trespasses: Grant Us Your Peace, encourages us to take three concrete actions to make peace among us. May the Lord help us to be instruments of peace and reconciliation in our families and our divided and conflicted World. Amen 🙏🏽

On this special feast day, as we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God and today being the World Day of Prayer for Peace, through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary and the Saints, we pray for all mothers, children, families and for peace all around the world, particularly in the Middle East, Ukraine-Russia and other parts of the world. We pray for an end to the wars and conflicts, and for peace in our families and throughout our divided and conflicted World. We continue to pray for the gentle repose of the souls of all the faithful departed, may the Lord receive them into the light of Eternal Kingdom. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their gentle souls and souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in perfect peace with our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen 🙏 ✝️🕯✝️🕯✝️🕯

“Blessed are those who have died in the Lord; let them rest from their abors for their good deeds go with them.” ~ Rev 14:13

PRAYER FOR THE DEAD: In your hands, O Lord, we humbly entrust our brothers and sisters. In this life, you embraced them with your tender love; deliver them now from every evil, and bid them eternal rest. The old order has passed away: welcome them into paradise, where there will be no sorrow, no weeping or pain, but fullness of peace and joy with your Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen🙏

A PRAYER FOR PEACE: Lord Jesus Christ, You are the true King of peace. In You alone is found freedom. Please free our world from conflict. Bring unity to troubled nations. Let Your glorious peace reign in every heart. Dispel all darkness and evil. Protect the dignity of every human life. Replace hatred with Your love. Give wisdom to world leaders. Free them from selfish ambition. Eliminate all violence and war. Glorious Virgin Mary, Saint Michael the Archangel, Every Angel and Saint: Please pray for peace. Pray for unity amongst nations. Pray for unity amongst all people. Pray for the most vulnerable. Pray for those suffering. Pray for the fearful. Pray for those most in need. Pray for us all. Jesus, Son of the Living God, have mercy on us. Jesus, hear our prayers. Jesus, I trust in You! Amen 🙏

Prayers for Peace | https://mycatholic.life/catholic-prayers/prayers-for-peace/

OPENING OF THE HOLY DOORS SCHEDULES

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door Ushering in the Jubilee of Hope | ‘Hope is Alive’ | Vatican News | December 24, 2024 | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/2024/12/25/pope-francis-opens-the-holy-door-ushering-in-the-jubilee-of-hope-hope-is-alive-vatican-news-december-24-2024/

• On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the First Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica.
• On Christmas Day, Pope Francis delivered his Urbi et Orbi message to the people of the city of Rome and the world from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica at noon.
• On 26 December, for the first time in the Jubilee tradition, Pope Francis opened a fifth sacred portal in a Roman prison, a gesture of hope that shows his ongoing closeness to detainees.
• On Sunday, 29 December, the Pope opens the Holy Door of his cathedral, Saint John Lateran, which on 9 November this year celebrated the 1700th anniversary of its dedication.
• Then, on 1 January 2025, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, the Holy Door of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major will be opened.
• Lastly, Sunday, 5 January 2025, will mark the opening of the Holy Door of the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls.

These last three Holy Doors will be closed on Sunday, 28 December 2025.

Today, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, our Lady’s greatest title. This feast is the Octave Day of Christmas. In the current liturgical calendar, only Christmas and Easter enjoy the privilege of an octave.

SOLEMNITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD: Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, our Lady’s greatest title. This feast is the final day of the Christmas octave and a Holy Day of Obligation (However, when a feast falls on either a Monday or a Saturday, the obligation is removed). In the current liturgical calendar, only Christmas and Easter enjoy the privilege of an octave. Our Mother Mary is honored as the mother of Jesus Christ, God incarnate, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity and was declared to be Mother of God at the council of Ephesus towards the end of the fifth century and adopted from Constantinople at the start of the 7th century, January 1st began to be celebrated simply as the octave day of Christmas, the “eighth day” on which, according to Luke 2:21, the child was circumcised and given the name Jesus, which means ‘God Saves’. This was as much a declaration about Jesus as it was about Mary. It is because Jesus is both human and divine that Mary, the mother of Jesus, can be declared to be the Mother of God or in the language of the Council, the Theotokos, the God bearer.

This feast takes the place of the Maternity of Mary formerly kept on October 11, which was instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1931, as a commemoration of the 15th centenary of the Council of the Ephesus in 431. In the 13th or 14th century, January 1st began to be celebrated in Rome, as already in Spain and Gaul, as the feast of the Circumcision of the Lord and the Octave of the Nativity, while still oriented towards Mary and Christmas, with many prayers, antiphons and responsories glorifying the maternity of Mary. Pope John XXIII’s 1960 rubrical and calendrical revision removed the mention of the circumcision of Jesus and called January simply the Octave of the Nativity.

The title ‘Mother of God’ is one of Mary’s more exalted titles, the source of all her other privileges. One of the four Marian Dogmas, the Dogma of the Divine Motherhood of Mary, stating that Mary is truly the Mother of God by her being the Mother of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world and the Son of God. Because we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, therefore it is only natural that Mary should also be the Mother of God, as the Mother who brings forth into this world God Himself, incarnate in the flesh. From all eternity, God thought of the Virgin of Nazareth as the future Mother of His Son. At the Annunciation, Mary became the Mother of God. On Calvary, Christ gave His mother to all men to be their spiritual Mother, so that through her they might come to God as through her He came to them. Mary, the all-holy ever-virgin Mother of God, is the masterwork of the mission of the Son and the Spirit in the fullness of time. For the first time in the plan of salvation and because His Spirit had prepared her, the Father found the dwelling place where His Son and His Spirit could dwell among men. In this sense, the Church’s Tradition has often read the most beautiful texts on wisdom in relation to Mary. Mary is acclaimed and represented in the liturgy as the “Seat of Wisdom.” On this new year’s day, this feast fits well with the beginning of the New Year so that we may consecrate our year to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of all Christians. Our Blessed Mother Mary’s life was instrumental in ushering in not only a new year but a new age.

PRAYER TO MARY: O Mother of God, you birthed the one who created all. How beautiful the mystery. How exalted your vocation that precedes and makes possible the Apostles’ own vocations. At home you bounced on your knee the one who spins the world on His finger. Help us start this new year with wonder more than resolutions, with eternal gratitude more than mundane goals.🙏

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.🙏

The Memorare: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me… Amen🙏

PRAYER: God, through the fruitful virginity of Mary, You bestowed the blessings of eternal salvation on mankind. Grant that we may enjoy her intercession, for through her we received Your Son, the Author of Life. Amen 🙏

VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS: A plenary indulgence may be gained by reciting or singing the hymn Veni Creator Spiritus (Come Holy Spirit, Creator Blest) on the first day of the year. This hymn is traditionally sung for beginnings of things, calling on the Holy Spirit before endeavoring something new. See link below: Veni, Creator Spiritus (Come Holy Spirit, Creator Blest) | EWTN https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/veni-creator-spiritus-come-holy-spirit-creator-blest-11897

VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS

Come, Holy Spirit, Creator blest, and in our souls take up Thy rest; come with Thy grace and heavenly aid to fill the hearts which Thou hast made.

O comforter, to Thee we cry, O heavenly gift of God Most High, O fount of life and fire of love, and sweet anointing from above.

Thou in Thy sevenfold gifts are known; Thou, finger of God’s hand we own; Thou, promise of the Father, Thou Who dost the tongue with power imbue.

Kindle our sense from above, and make our hearts o’erflow with love; with patience firm and virtue high the weakness of our flesh supply.

Far from us drive the foe we dread, and grant us Thy peace instead; so shall we not, with Thee for guide, turn from the path of life aside.

Oh, may Thy grace on us bestow the Father and the Son to know; and Thee, through endless times confessed, of both the eternal Spirit blest.

Now to the Father and the Son, Who rose from death, be glory given, with Thou, O Holy Comforter, henceforth by all in earth and heaven. Amen.

V. Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created.
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

Let Us Pray:

O God, Who didst instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Ghost: give to us, in the same Spirit, to know what is right, and ever rejoice in His consolation. Through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who with Thee livest and reignest in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, God. World without end… Amen🙏

SAINT OF THE DAY: MEMORIAL OF SAINT JOSEPH MARY TOMASI, RELIGIOUS – FEAST DAY ~ JANUARY 1ST: On this special Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, we also celebrate the Memorial of Saint Joseph Mary Tomasi, Religious.

MEMORIAL OF SAINT JOSEPH MARY TOMASI, RELIGIOUS: St. Joseph Mary Tomasi (1649-1713) was born in Sicily to noble and virtuous parents. He received a good Christian education and was drawn to the things of God from an early age. He renounced his inheritance and titles, transferring them to his brother, and entered religious life in the Order of the Clerics Regular Theatine founded by St. Cajetan. When their children were grown, his parents also entered religious life. St. Joseph Tomasi became so well known for his sanctity and learning that his advice and friendship was widely sought. He was a master of several languages, including Hebrew, and converted his teacher, a Jewish Rabbi, to Christianity. He is known for his writings on theology and love of the Roman liturgy, earning him the name “Liturgical Doctor.” Some of the liturgical reforms he sought were adopted in 20th century. He was famous for teaching catechism to the children of his titular church, and its congregants Gregorian chant. He was appointed a Cardinal, and not long after suffered from pneumonia and died. St. Joseph Mary Tomasi is the patron saint of liturgy. His feast day is January 1st.

Saint Joseph Mary Tomasi, Religious ~ Pray for us 🙏

SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS:

Bible Readings for today, The Octave Day of Christmas, Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God | USCCB | https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading

Gospel Reading ~ Luke 2:16–21

“They found Mary and Joseph and the infant. When the eight days were completed, He was named Jesus”

“The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them. When eight days were completed for His circumcision, He was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.”

In today’s Gospel reading, our Mother Mary marvels at what has happened, treasuring the events of Christmas in her memory and pondering them in her heart. The image of Our Mother Mary put before us in today’s Gospel reading is that of the contemplative woman who ponders the marvels the Almighty has done for her and for all people. She ponders in response to what the shepherds said to her. The shepherds had preached the Gospel to her. They repeated to her what had been told to them by the Angels, ‘Today in the town of David, a Saviour has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord’. This is the good news of great joy, the Gospel. It is this good news that she treasured and pondered over. The same Gospel has been preached to us, and we are invited to treasure it, to ponder on it and to respond to it, as Our Blessed Mother Mary did. Today is new year’s day, a day to make resolutions. What better new year’s resolution could we make today than that of adopting Mary’s stance before the Gospel? Today’s feast invites us to share in Mary’s sense of awe and wonder before God’s merciful love, made known to us in Jesus, Mary’s son. As we look towards the new year, which begins today, we ask our Mother Mary to help us to treasure the Gospel as she did, so that Jesus might come to others through us as He came to us through Our Blessed Mother Mary.

In our first reading today from the Book of Numbers 6:22-27, the LORD said to Moses: “Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them: This is how you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them: The LORD bless you and keep you! The LORD let His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you. The LORD look upon you kindly and give you peace! So shall they invoke my name upon the Israelites, and I will bless them.” We are called to always pray the prayer of blessing in today’s first reading for us and for others. It was above all through the birth of Jesus, Mary’s child, that the Lord blessed us and kept us, made his face to shine upon us and was gracious to us. Today we celebrate Mary as mother, mother of Jesus, mother of God’s Son, mother of God. It was because of her ‘yes’ to God’s call that God blessed us so abundantly through Jesus, her son, and revealed the light of His face to us, displaying His gracious love.

In our Second Reading taken from the Letter of St. Paul to the Galatians 4:4-7.  “Brothers and sisters: When the fullness of time had come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. As proof that you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son then also an heir, through God.” In the words of Saint Paul in today’s second reading, it was because God sent His Son, born of a woman, born of Mary, that the Spirit of God’s Son has been poured into all our hearts, drawing us into a share in Jesus’ own relationship with God, enabling us to cry out ‘Abba, Father’, alongside Jesus. There is much to treasure and ponder here, and that is what we find Mary doing in today’s Gospel reading.

As we reflect on the words of the Sacred Scriptures today, in the new year and rejoice at the glorious Divine Motherhood of God, Mary, Blessed Mother ever-Virgin, let us all hence spend some time to reflect on our way of life and actions, and what we plan to do for this coming year ahead of us. If we have been spending a lot of time the past year and also this Christmas season mostly on worldly things and matter, and in our pursuit of worldly glory, fame, achievements, then perhaps we should reconsider our path and direction in life. We should reconsider once again why we rejoice and celebrate in this season and time of celebration. We should think of why we rejoice and celebrate this new year too. The Lord has entrusted His own Mother to us from His Cross, as He entrusted her to His trusted disciple St. John the Apostle. Similarly, He has also entrusted us all to her, that we all become her own children, to be loved and cared for by this same Mother of God, who has loved her Son so thoroughly. Can we follow our loving Mother in her ways and entrust ourselves to her and to her Son? Can we love the Lord more through His mother Mary, by ensuring that our lives and actions are truly worthy and appropriate of those who call ourselves as Christians? We are reminded again and again this Christmas season of what we are celebrating and what our Christian faith is all about, and hence, let us all begin our new year with the right mindset and spirit, and ensure that we conform ourselves once more to the Lord and His ways. And also, today being the World Day of Prayer for Peace, let us also pray for peace all around the world, particularly in the Middle East, Ukraine-Russia and other parts of the world, we pray for an end to wars and conflicts. May the Lord continue to guide us and bless us in the year ahead, bless our world and all its peoples with peace and harmony, and with the guidance of His blessed Mother, Mary, the Holy Mother of God, let us all draw ever closer to Him and commit ourselves ever more wholeheartedly to Him, in all of our actions and lives. May God in His infinite grace and mercy, grant us the grace and bless our works and efforts, our endeavours in this coming year, and may He bless all of us and our loved ones, at all times. Have a blessed New Year, brothers and sisters! Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen 🙏

DEVOTION OF THE MONTH OF JANUARY

MONTH OF THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS: The month of January is traditionally dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus. After the Blessed Virgin Mary conceived by the Holy Spirit, the Angel Gabriel appeared to St. Joseph told him that the Child’s name should be called Jesus, meaning “God Saves.” According to Jewish law, on the 8th day after his birth, a male child was to be circumcised, receive his name, and become a full member of God’s covenant people. According to the old Roman liturgical calendar, the Feast of the Circumcision of Jesus was celebrated on January 1st, eight days after Christmas, the same day that He was given His sacred name. Currently, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Mother of God on January 1st and honor the Holy Name of Jesus on January 3rd. For Catholics, Jesus’ sacred name is the object of a special devotion symbolized by the monogram “IHS,” (sometimes called a Christogram), which is the first three letters of the Greek spelling of His name.

https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=12538

*THE POPE’S MONTHLY INTENTIONS FOR 2024: FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY – FOR THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION: Let us pray for migrants, refugees, and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected.

https://www.usccb.org/prayers/popes-monthly-intentions-2024

PRAYER FOR PEACE ~ POPE FRANCIS:

Lord God of peace, hear our prayer!

Prayers for Peace | https://mycatholic.life/catholic-prayers/prayers-for-peace/

PRAYER INTENTIONS: Through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary and the Saints, on this Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Holy Mother of God,  we humbly pray and thank God for blessing us all with the gift of another year! We pray for all mothers, for the safety and well-being of everyone and for all those traveling during this season of Christmas and New Year. We pray for peace, love, and unity in our marriages, our families, and our world today, as we face these incredibly challenging times. We pray for God’s deliverance from impossible causes or situations. We pray for the sick and dying, especially sick children, those who are mentally and physically ill, strokes, heart diseases, and those suffering from cancers and other terminal diseases. We pray for an end to wars, political and religious unrest. We pray for torture victims, the poor, the needy, and the most vulnerable in our communities and around the world. We pray for the souls in Purgatory and the repose of the souls of the faithful departed and for all widows and widowers. And we continue to pray for our Holy Father, Pope Francis, the Bishops, the Clergy, and all those who preach the Gospel. We pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life, for the Church, for persecuted christians, for all the innocent who suffer violence due to political or religious unrest, for the conversion of sinners, and Christians all over the world… Amen🙏

Let us pray:

Dearest Mother Mary, you were graced with a grace beyond any other. You were preserved from all sin and remained perfectly obedient to the will of God throughout your life. As a result, you became the perfect instrument of the Savior of the World by becoming His mother, the Mother of God. Pray for me that I may ponder this great mystery of our faith this day and ever more deeply rejoice in the incomprehensible beauty of your motherly soul. Mother Mary, the Mother of God, pray for us.  Jesus, I trust in You ~ Amen 🙏

Our Lord Jesus Christ…have mercy on us. Our Blessed Mother Mary, the Holy Mother of God; Saint Joseph Mary Tomasi, Religious ~ Pray for us 🙏

Please find below links to the websites for Daily Reflections, Foundation and interesting topics and articles about our Catholic faith and doctrines:

DAILY REFLECTIONS | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/

FOUNDATION | https://gliopiepehe.org

SIR G.L.I OPIEPE’S HEALTH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION | https://youtu.be/gB31nuOFx0A?si=mSoZs-wiByhGsY

THE LITURGICAL YEAR IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/2024/12/03/the-liturgical-year-in-the-catholic-church/

THE HOLY ROSARY: WHAT IS THE HOLY ROSARY AND WHY DO WE PRAY THE HOLY ROSARY? | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/2024/11/21/the-holy-rosary-what-is-the-holy-rosary-and-why-do-we-pray-the-holy-rosary/

THE SAINTS: WHO ARE THEY AND HOW ARE THEY CANONISED? | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/2024/11/01/the-saints-who-are-they-and-how-are-they-canonised/

PURGATORY: WHAT IS PURGATORY? | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/2024/11/15/purgatory-and-limbo/

Thanking God for the gift of this day, the beginning of the year and praying for justice, peace, love and unity in our families and our world and for God’s Divine Mercy and Grace upon us all. Journey mercies for all those traveling during this Christmas season and new year. Wishing all of us a most blessed, safe, healthy, fruitful, grace-filled, and prosperous New Year! Amen🙏

HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2025!!!

Blessings and  love always, Philomena💖