Friday Mass Edition - Ember Friday of Advent - Missa 'Prope Es Tu' - Magnificat Antiphon: "O Radix Jesse" - December 19th, 2025

†           Ember Friday of Advent, Feria Sexta Quattuor Temporum Adventus, Missa 'Prope Es Tu',    Magnificat Antiphon: "O Radix Jesse" - December 19th, 2025 - Propers
       
†          Traditional Latin Mass Calendar With Hyperlinks - December 15th, 2025 to December 21st, 2025 - Propers for the Week | Ember Week of Advent | Fourth Sunday of Advent

• LITURGICAL
• Per Ipsum (TLM Gospel of the Day) >>  Friday of Ember Week in Advent
• The +Ecu-Men+ >> December 19 – Friday of Ember Week
• The +Ecu-Men+ >> December 19 – Third Antiphon
• Vespers, Magnificat Antiphon.:  "O  Radix Jesse"  ["O Root of Jesse, * which standest for an ensign of the people, at whom the kings shall shut their mouths, to whom the Gentiles shall seek; come to deliver us, make no tarrying!"]
• Lives of the Saints >> December 19 - Saint Nemesion of Alexandria and other Christians of the same Persecution, Martyrs  († 253)
• CatholicSaints.Info: Saints of the Day: December 19
• Boston Catholic Journal, Roman Martyrology >> December 19th
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• BLOGS, NEWS, OPINION AND COMMENTARY
• Aleteia (Philip Kosloski) >> What is the Dec. 18 feast of the Expectation of Mary?
• Aleteia (Christine Rousselle) >> NY’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan retires; replacement announced
• American Thinker (Michael G. Zey) >> Will Socialism Sweep the Midterms?
• American Thinker (Lars Møller) >> ‘Goodbye to Berlin’
• AnaStpaul.com >> One Minute Reflection – 18 December – “The Lord is near. Have no anxiety [at all]” Phil 4:5-6
• A Pilgrim's Journey (Fr. Christopher George Phillips) >> O Adonai
• A Priest Life (Fr. Kevin Cusick) >> When the left frames faith as politics
• A Priest Life (Fr. Kevin Cusick) >> BREAKING: Pope Leo Picks Fellow Chicagoan with ‘Missionary Spirit’ as New York’s Next Archbishop
• CatholicCulture.Org - Commentary >> What sort of bullies pick on the Little Sisters of the Poor? (Phil Lawler)
• Catholic Daily Reflections >> Chastisements of Love
• Catholic Exchange (Constance T. Hull) >> Choose Simplicity This Christmas
• Catholic Exchange (Suellen Brewster) >> Study and Prayer: Our Soul’s Strength and Cardiopulmonary Training
• Catholic Exchange (Victoria Cardona) >> Grace and Cooperation: How Christ Finishes What He Began
• Catholic Journal (Deacon Gregory Webster) >> AI for the Lonely
• Catholic Stand (Laura DeMaria) >> How to Be Like Scrooge This Christmas
• Catholic World Report - Blog (Charles J. Russo) >> SCOTUS refuses to intervene in suit over prayer at football game
• Charlotte was Both (Amy Welborn) >>  Converts
• City Journal (City Journal Podcast) >> Enduring Lessons of Christmas
• Crisis Magazine (Mike Parrott) >> The Fire Went Out: Hearths, Health, and the Wisdom We Buried
• Crisis Magazine (Marcus Peter) >> Trump’s Response to Rob Reiner’s Passing Missed the Mark
• Crux (Anthony Izaguirre, Michael Hill, Associated Press) >> New York is set to legalize medically assisted suicide with ‘guardrails,’ governor says
• Dominicana (Br. Anthony Akerman, O.P.) >> Antidote to Anxiety
• Edward Pentin's Substack >> Christ, Christmas and the Culture War: Tommy Robinson’s Carol Service Stirs British Christians
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> ADVENTCAzT 2025: 19 – Thursday 3rd Week of Advent – True love
• IN LUMINE FIDEI (Rita Bogna) >> 19 DECEMBER – THIRD GREATER ANTIPHON
• IN LUMINE FIDEI (Rita Bogna) >> 19 DECEMBER – EMBER FRIDAY IN ADVENT
• InPrincipio Podcast >> Thursday of the Third Week of Advent — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
• LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH (Mary Ann Kreitzer) >> Focus the Microscope of Christmas, The O Antiphons
• LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH (Mary Ann Kreitzer) >> A Christmas Family Tradition from the Past -- One Worth Re-Discovering
• Meeting Christ in the Liturgy (Fr. Kevin Cusick) >> Feria V infra Hebdomadam III Adventus ~ Feria major
• Musings of a Pertinacious Papist >> On the Occasion of a Favorite Professor Turning the Pen on Himself
• New Liturgical Movement (Peter Kwasniewski) >> The Orientation of Ancient Churches
• RORATE CÆLI (New Catholic) >> The Number One Priority of the Catholic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina: NO ALTAR RAILS
• RORATE CÆLI (New Catholic) >> Papa Stronsay 2026 Calendar Available
• Taylor Marshall, Ph.D. Podcast >> 1278: SCANDAL: Pope Leo XIV Appoints New LMNP Pride Mass Bishop – Dr. Taylor Marshall
• The American Catholic (Donald R. McClarey) >> Time For A Sweetness Overload
• The Catholic Gentleman (Podcast) >> Episode 233  The 5 Hidden Vices Fathers Pass to Their Children Without Even Realizing It
• The Catholic Thing (Michael Pakaluk) >> A Pro-Life Christmas
• The Pillar (Michelle La Rosa) >> Charlotte bishop bans altar rails, kneelers for communion
• The Pillar (Luke Coppen) >> Will Pope Leo approve Germany’s synodal conference?
• VDH’s Blade of Perseus (Victor Davis Hanson) >> Can the Dark Ages Return?