Saturday Mass Edition - St. John the Evangelist, Apostle - Missa 'In Médio Ecclésiæ' - Commemoration: Day in the Octave of Christmas - December 27th, 2025

†          St. John the Evangelist, Apostle, S. Ioannis Apostoli et Evangelistæ, Missa 'In Médio Ecclésiæ', Commemoration: Day in the Octave of Christmas - December 27th, 2025 - Propers
       
†          Traditional Latin Mass Calendar With Hyperlinks - December 22nd, 2025 to December 28th, 2025 - Propers for the Week | The Nativity of the Lord | Sunday in the Octave of Christmas

• LITURGICAL
• Sermonry >> Saint John the Apostle
• Per Ipsum (TLM Gospel of the Day) >>  St John, apostle and evangelist
• The +Ecu-Men+ >> December 27 – St John, Evangelist & Apostle
• Lives of the Saints >> December 27 - Saint John, Apostle, Evangelist, and Prophet  († 103)
• CatholicSaints.Info: Saints of the Day: December 27
• Boston Catholic Journal, Roman Martyrology >> December 27th
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• BLOGS, NEWS, OPINION AND COMMENTARY
• Aleteia (Christine Rousselle) >> WATCH: Pope Leo says ‘Merry Christmas’ in 10 languages
• Aleteia (Philip Kosloski) >> A brief guide to the 12 Days of Christmas
• American Thinker (Jerold Levoritz) >> Affection May Be The Missing Ingredient In Our Troubled World
• American Thinker (Stephen Helgesen) >> David and Goliath Face Off in the Arctic?
• AnaStpaul.com >> One Minute Reflection – 26 December – ‘… Now Paul rejoices with Stephen, with Stephen he enjoys the brightness of Christ; he exults with Stephen, he reigns with Stephen! …’
• A Pilgrim's Journey (Fr. Christopher George Phillips) >> St. Stephen, Deacon and Martyr
• A Priest Life (Fr. Kevin Cusick) >> Giotto as a Guide to Christmas Light and Darkness
• Catholic Daily Reflections >> John, an Icon of Love
• Catholic Exchange (Mary Reed Newland) >> Wenceslaus & Stephen: Two Saints for Christmastime
• Catholic Exchange (Gayle Somers) >> Joseph Was the True Head of the Holy Family
• Catholic Exchange (Suellen Brewster) >> Honor and Justice at the End of Time
• Catholic Insight (John Paul Meenan, Editor) >> On the Feast of Stephen…not Boxing Day
• Catholic Insight (Pope Benedict XVI) >> Pope Benedict and Saint Stephen
• Catholic Stand (Genesius) >> ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Joyous and Bright
• Catholic World Report - Blog (Dr. R. Jared Staudt) >> Martyrdom and celebration: The beautiful tension of the Christmas Octave
• Community in Mission (Msgr. Charles Pope) >> A Meditation on the Bloody Octave of Christmas
• Crisis Magazine (David Torkington) >> Christmas With St. Francis
• Crux (Ngala Killian Chimtom) >> Trump orders US strike on Islamic State targets in Nigeria
• Crux (Elise Ann Allen) >> Pope urges Christians to strive for peace, justice even when it costs
• Dominicana (Br. Raphael Arteaga, O.P.) >> The God Who Bungee Jumps
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> ASK FATHER: Must we do penance, abstain from meat, on Friday in the Octave of Christmas?
• IN LUMINE FIDEI (Rita Bogna) >> 27 DECEMBER – SAINT JOHN (Apostle and Evangelist)
• InPrincipio Podcast >> St. Stephen the First Martyr (December 26th) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
• LifeSiteNews (Dom Prosper Guéranger) >> The martyrdom of St. Stephen reflects Christ’s own humility and victory over death
• Meeting Christ in the Liturgy (Fr. Kevin Cusick) >> S. Stephani Protomartyris ~ Duplex II. classis
• New Liturgical Movement (Michael P. Foley) >> St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Sun: Brother Wind and the Air
• RORATE CÆLI (New Catholic) >> The “Tucho Fernandez” note on the Blessed Virgin is a grievous offense against Our Lady
• Sarah Cain - Crusader Gal >> Merry Christmas from The Crusader Gal
• The American Catholic (Donald R. McClarey) >> Deep in the Heart of Texas
• The Catholic Thing (Stephen P. White) >> Christmas Joy
• The Pillar (Jack Figge) >> The road runs out, but the Church continues
• Unam Sanctam Catholicam (Boniface) >> God is For Us, Not Against Us