Thursday Mass Edition - Greater Feria of Advent - Missa 'Gaudéte' - Magnificat Antiphon: "O Adonai" - December 18th, 2025

†           Greater Feria of Advent, Feria Quinta infra Hebdomadam III Adventus, Missa 'Gaudéte',   Magnificat Antiphon: "O Adonai" - December 18th, 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) >>  Feria
• The +Ecu-Men+ >> December 18 – Thursday of the Third Week of Advent
• Vespers, Magnificat Antiphon.:  "O  Adonai"  ["O Adonai, and Ruler of the house of Israel, who didst appear unto Moses in the burning bush, and gavest him the law in Sinai; come, to  redeem us with an outstretched arm!"]
• Lives of the Saints >> December 18 - Saint Gatian, First Bishop of Tours  († First Century)
• CatholicSaints.Info: Saints of the Day: December 18
• Boston Catholic Journal, Roman Martyrology >> December 18th
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• BLOGS, NEWS, OPINION AND COMMENTARY
• Aleteia (Theresa Civantos Barber) >> 5 Meaningful gifts for Catholics in the military
• Aleteia (Christine Rousselle) >> Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza speaks on God, Catholic faith
• American Thinker (Jason Rivers) >> EU’s ‘Frozen-Asset’ Gambit
• American Thinker (J.B. Shurk) >> Why Should Americans Die for European Tyranny?
• AnaStpaul.com >> One Minute Reflection – 17 December – ‘… Speak the word which is transitory and embrace the Word which is everlasting!’
• A Pilgrim's Journey (Fr. Christopher George Phillips) >> O Sapientia
• A Priest Life (Fr. Kevin Cusick) >> Vatican Nativity and Christmas Tree
• Ascension Presents >> 3 Traps When Life Feels Empty (w/ Fr. Mark-Mary Ames)
• Beyond These Stone Walls (Fr. Gordon MacRae) >> I have Seen the Fall of Man: Christ Comes East of Eden
• Catholic Daily Reflections >> Divine Truth vs. Our Imagination
• Catholic Exchange (Nate Guyear) >> If Adam and Eve Were Perfect, Why Did They Sin?
• Catholic Exchange (Fr. Kevin Drew) >> Defending Truth: Joy Doesn’t Come From Comfort
• Catholic Exchange (C.E. Albanese) >> Facing Our Insecurities and Having the Ears to Hear
• Catholic Insight (John Paul Meenan, Editor) >> The O Antiphons and the Last Seven Days of Advent
• Catholic Stand (Dennis Dillon) >> Comparison is the Thief of Joy
• Catholic World Report - Blog (George Weigel) >> The German bishops’ conference, over the cliff
• Crisis Magazine (John M. Grondelski) >> Give Your Kids a Christmas Present: Reading!
• Crisis Magazine (Anne Hendershott) >> Faith Betrayed: The Vatican’s Silence on China and the Fate of Jimmy Lai
• Crisis Magazine (Crisis Point Live) >> Catholicism and Conspiracy Hunting
• Crux (Geir Moulson, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press) >> Church altar featuring homeless man goes on display a stone’s throw from his grave at the Vatican
• Diane Montagna's Substack >> Sacred Liturgy to Feature Prominently at Pope Leo XIV’s Meeting with Cardinals
• Fr. Z's Blog (Fr. John Zuhlsdorf) >> ADVENTCAzT 2025: 18 – Ember Wednesday – 3rd Week of Advent – Embers and O and Golden Mass
• Gatestone Institute - Articles (Pierre Rehov) >> The 'Multicultural' Terrorist Threat Inside Europe: The Exported War No One Wants to Name
• IN LUMINE FIDEI (Rita Bogna) >> 18 DECEMBER – SECOND GREAT ANTIPHON
• InPrincipio Podcast >> Commencement of the Great Antiphons of Advent (December 17) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
• InPrincipio Podcast >> Ember Wednesday of Advent — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year
• Jimmy Akin Podcast>> Does Jesus' Childhood Make Sense? Matthew Luke Infancy Narratives | The Jimmy Akin Podcast
• Meeting Christ in the Liturgy (Fr. Kevin Cusick) >> Feria IV Quattuor Temporum in Adventu ~ Feria major
• National Catholic Register (Father Joseph Thomas) >> Jane Austen’s Most Famous Story Continues to Inspire Us, 250 Years After Her Birth
• New Liturgical Movement (Gregory DiPippo) >>  The Golden Mass of Ember Wednesday
• Pints With Aquinas (Matt Fradd) >> Christmas with Dr. Scott Hahn | Tracing the Fulfillment of Prophecies
• RORATE CÆLI (New Catholic) >> Italian Daily "Il Giornale": Liturgical question at the heart of the Consistory of Cardinals called by the Pope for early January
• RORATE CÆLI (New Catholic) >> Confirmed by Local Radio: Bishop Ronald Hicks to be named new Archbishop of New York!
• RORATE CÆLI (New Catholic) >> Pope Leo XIV, Cherubini's Mass, and King Charles X: Sacred Music returns to the Vatican in an event rich in symbols
• Sarah Cain - Crusader Gal >> Five Books That Can Change Your Soul
• Taylor Marshall, Ph.D. Podcast >> 1277: Why Did America Exclude Jews, Muslims, and Atheists from Office? Dr Taylor Marshall
• The American Catholic (Donald R. McClarey) >> The Plot to Overthrow Christmas
• The Catholic Thing (Francis X. Maier) >> On Santa’s Secret Police
• The Pillar >> Confirmed: Joliet's Bishop Hicks to NYC