Morning Roundup - Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord - Missa 'Hodie Scietis' - December 24th, 2011

• Archdiocese of Washington >> In the Incarnation We Are Touched by God (Msgr. Charles Pope)
• Catholic Herald Online >> The priest whose preaching was like a ‘spiritual earthquake’
• Domine, da mihi hanc aquam! >> Be guided onto the way of peace. . .
• Dymphna's Road >> Bad homilies and the Holy Family
• Godzdogz >> 24th December - Zechariah: An Advent Conversion
• Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog >> "The God in the Cave": G.K. Chesterton on the birth of Jesus Christ
• Liturgia Latina >> 25th December, 1st Mass of Christmas
• Liturgia Latina >> 25th December, 2nd Mass of Christmas
• Liturgia Latina >> 25th December, 3rd Mass of Christmas
• Meeting Christ in the Liturgy >> Homily for Nativity of the Lord. "Christmas every Sunday": the Lord seeks to be born into our lives through the Eucharist at Sunday Mass each week
• Mulier Fortis >> On A Guilt Trip... (Just A Small One)
• Ordo recitandi >> The Vigil of the Nativity
• RORATE CÆLI >> A question for our readers: Rorate Masses
• RORATE CÆLI >> Our Christmas gift: Little Collection of Devout Meditations on the Mysteries of the Rosary, by John XXIII
• Standing on My Head >> English Christmas
• Standing on My Head >> Jesus' Birthday from Scripture
• Standing on My Head >> Christians Awake
• The Catholic Thing >> Christmas (John Betjeman)
• The New Theological Movement >> When did Christ reach the "age of reason"?
• The Way of the Fathers >> The Senses of Christmas
• V for Victory! >> Needed: Translators without Agendas
• Word On Fire Blog >> Westminster Cathedral Choir: "Once in Royal David's City"