Christmas Eve Roundup - Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord - In Vigilia Nativitatis Domini - Missa 'Hodie Scietis' - December 24th, 2013

Local Area TLM's for Christmas Eve & Day, 2013
The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas) - In Nativitate Domini - December 25th, 2013 - TLM Mass Propers & Video (Midnight, Dawn & Day)

• Acton Institute PowerBlog >> Civilization: A Christmas Miracle!  (Jordan J. Ballor)
• Archdiocese of Washington (Msgr. Charles Pope) >> Why is Christmas Celebrated Mainly at Night?
• Bill Petro >> History of Christmas Eve: Polish Christmas Wafer
• Catholic Education Resource Center >> Father, I am not worthy  (Blessed Guerric of Igny)
• Courageous Priest >> The First Gift Of Christmas
• Crisis Magazine >> The Promise and Fulfillment of Christmas  (Fr. Robert Johansen)
• Crisis Magazine >> The Gift  (Scott P. Richert)
• Da Mihi Animas (Padre Steve) >> Christmas Eve, 1906. A Miracle.
• FIRST THINGS: On the Square >> The Bizarre War on Christmas Debate  (Brett Bertucio)
• First Thoughts >> The First Breaths of the Son  (Dale M. Coulter)
• First Thoughts >> Repairs Begin on Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity  (Mark Movsesian)
• First Thoughts >> Glory in the Highest  (Phillip Cary)
• Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment (Fr. John Hunwicke) >> The First and Last Gospel
• Fr Ray Blake's Blog >> Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle, S. Alfonso Maria de' Liguori
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> WARNING! Tradition: A Danger To Your Children?
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> Card. Meisner cites Pope Francis: No Communion for divorced, remarried
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> ADVENTCAzT 24: Christmas Eve – The child knocks on the doors of our world.
• Godzdogz (The English Dominican Studentate) >> Christmas Eve: Rorate Caeli  (Jordan Scott OP)
• Happy Catholic* (Julie D.) >> Christmas Eve: Considering the Incarnation 
• Homiletic & Pastoral Review - Articles >> Ways to Celebrate Humanae Vitae at 45—and Beyond!  (Sr Renee Mirkes)
• Homiletic & Pastoral Review - Articles >> Vanishing Catholics  (Fr. William P. Clark, OMI)
• Homiletic & Pastoral Review - Articles >> Glory to God in the Highest!  (Fr. David Vincent Meconi, SJ)
• LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH (Mary Ann Kreitzer) >> Imitate Mary: Say, "Yes!" to God's Will in Your Life.
• Mark Shea (NC Register) >> In Honor of it Being Christmas Eve
• SOUTHERN ORDERS (Fr. Allan J. McDonald) >> POPE FRANCIS CELEBRATES THE TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS FOR CHRISTMAS MASS AT NIGHT  (This is apparently not the Usus Antiquor, but the Novus Ordo Latin Mass...)
• The Catholic Thing >> For the Eve of Christmas  (James V. Schall, S.J.)
• The Deacon's Bench (Deacon Greg Kandra) >> A Prayer for Those Who Grieve at Christmas
• Traditional Latin Mass in Michiana >> Christmas Traditional Latin Mass Schedule for Michiana 
• Traditional Catholic Priest (Fr. Peter Carota) >> The Catholic Roman Rite, The New and The Old, Don Pietro Leone # 10
• Traditional Catholic Priest (Fr. Peter Carota) >> And The Word (Logos Jesus) Became Flesh and Dwells Among Us.
• TRADITIONAL LATIN  MASS PROPERS IN ENGLISH (Deacon John Giglio Jr.) >> The Vigil of Christmas
• Word On Fire Blog >> Fr. Barron's Commentary on The Nativity in Luke's Gospel (Video)