Happy Christmas, all

O, Holy Night

Father: O Lord, hear my prayer.
All: And let my cry come to You.

Father: Let us pray. O God, who made this most holy night to shine forth with the brightness of the true Light, grant we beseech Thee, that we who have known the mystery of His light on earth, may attain the enjoyment of His happiness in heaven. Who lives and reigns with Thee forever and ever.

Crib Blessing
Father: Bless, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, this crib (he sprinkles it with holy water) which we have prepared in honor of the new birth in the flesh of Thine only begotten Son, that all who devoutly contemplate in this image the mystery of His Incarnation, may be filled with the light of His glory. Who lives and reigns with Thee forever and ever.
All: Amen.

Midnight, 25 December- Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ- Christmass

Holy Family, Davenport: 11:15pm, Confessions; 11:30pm, Carols; 12:00am, High TLM Mass

No 11:00am TLM (Fr Young will be celebrating at this time, at St Alphonsus, Dav. a Novus Ordo Mass of Christmas Day, instead)

No 2:30pm Iowa City TLM

https://extraordinaryform.org/propers/1225ChristmasDay1st.pdf

Sunday, 24 December- the Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord

Advent IV, vacat.

Holy Family, Davenport: 9:30 Catechism- 1315 W Pleasant St; Confession 10:20, Rosary 10:35, Low Mass with hymns. Holy Face reparation devotion after. No Fellowship Meal this week. Blessing of religious items- sacristy.

St Patrick, Iowa City: 2:00 this week – No Confessions; Low Mass in Sacred Heart Chapel. Bring items to be blessed to the sacristy – After Mass. Unwrapped. Remain with them.

https://extraordinaryform.org/propers/1224VigilofNativity.pdf