Evening Roundup - St. Thomas, Apostle - Missa 'Mihi Autem' - Commemora.: Ember Friday of Advent - December 21st, 2018

Important Note: The Propers for the 4th Sunday of Advent will be posted here on December 22nd at 5:00 AM EST (10:00 AM GMT).  The Weekly Traditional Latin Mass Calendar will be posted on Sunday, December 23rd at 12:15 PM EST (5:15 PM GMT).  The Propers for the Vigil Mass of Christmas will be posted on Sunday, December 23rd at 1:00 PM EST (6:00 PM GMT). This is NOT the Christmas Vigil Mass as the TLM does not celebrate Christmas until Midnight on December 24th!  Finally, the Propers for The Nativity of Our Lord (Masses at Midnight, Dawn and the Day) will be posted on Sunday, December 23rd at 3:30 PM EST (8:30 PM GMT).
† Traditional Latin Mass Calendar - December 17th, 2018 to December 23rd, 2018 - Ordo for the Week

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• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> Wherein Fr. Z is disgusted
• Happy Catholic* (Julie D.) >> The Night Before the Birth of Christ
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• LifeSiteNews (Maike Hickson) >> Prominent layman criticizes Cdl. Schönborn for close ties to bishop accused of corruption
• man with black hat (David L. Alexander) >> Novena for Christ-Mass: O Oriens
• National Catholic Register Bloggers (Edward Pentin) >> Pope Francis and Benedict XVI Exchange Christmas Greetings
• New Liturgical Movement (Gregory DiPippo) >> Call for Papers for Conference on Eastern and Western Liturgies 
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• OnePeterFive (Peter Kwasniewski) >> The Pope Forces the Question: What Good Is the New Catechism?
• The American Catholic (Donald R. McClarey) >> Time for a Mindwipe 
• The Babylon Bee >> 'CSI' Launches Spinoff Where People Just Dig Through Old Tweets 
• The Imaginative Conservative (John Horvat) >> Christmas Gifts That Will Help Your Children Get to Heaven
• The Lepanto Institute Blog (Carlos Caso-Rosendi) >> Catholic Doctrine Is Divine Unchangeable Doctrine
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