Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent, December 9, 2025
The Word of God today speaks a word of unimaginable comfort. It reveals a God whose might is not expressed in crushing power, but in a shepherd’s tender, relentless love.
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, December 8, 2025
We honor the moment Mary herself was conceived in the womb of her mother, Saint Anne, free from the stain of original sin by the singular grace and foreseen merits of her Son, Jesus Christ.
Second Sunday of Advent (A), December 7, 2025
The Word of God today presents us with a magnificent vision of our hope, a call to the unity that hope creates, and the urgent, practical path that prepares us for its coming.
Myitkyina Priests’ Retreat Focuses on Healing and ‘Communion’ Amid Daily Struggles
Fr. Cyprian Aung Win centered his reflections on the theme of relationships, challenging the priests to see themselves first as “men of communion” in a divided world.
Saturday of the First Week of Advent, December 6, 2025
“He will be gracious to you when you cry out, as soon as he hears, he will answer you.” This is the God who sees our tears and hears our prayers.
Insein Parish Honors Missionary Legacy, Celebrates 50 Years of St. Francis Xavier Sisters’ Service
Msgr. Andrea Ferrante praised the SFX sisters, “You dedicate yourselves to children, young people, the poor, and families. Your charism—Rooted in the unity of the Holy Spirit, with deep faith, called to serve the needy in poverty of spirit—expresses your identity and mission.”
Friday of the First Week of Advent, December 5, 2025
“The deaf shall hear… and the eyes of the blind shall see.”
Thursday of the First Week of Advent, December 4, 2025
The Word of God speaks to us with profound clarity about the only foundation that can weather the storms of life, both personal and cultural.
Five Myanmar FMM Sisters Make Lifelong Vows, Embark on Global Missions in Yangon
Bishop Augustine Thang Zawm Hung described the vows as a countercultural response to a world seeking “wealth, pleasure, and power.”
Wednesday of the First Week of Advent, December 3, 2025
On this Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, the great missionary who crossed oceans to bring the Gospel to new worlds, the Church presents us with a stunning vision of God’s plan: a universal banquet of salvation, prepared by the Lord’s own hand and offered to all peoples.