It’s the Feast of Vigil of the Nativity, 1st Class, with the color of Violet. In this episode: the meditation: “In the Cave of Bethlehem”, today’s news from the Church: “A Book-Interview in Which Leo XIV Speaks About the Traditional Latin Mass”, a preview of the Sermon: “Our Lady's Dispositions”, and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Sources Used Today:
“In the Cave of Bethlehem” – From Advent to Epiphanyhttps://angeluspress.org/products/from-advent-to-epiphany

“A Book-Interview in Which Leo XIV Speaks About the Traditional Latin Mass” (FSSPX.news)
https://fsspx.news/en/news/book-interview-which-leo-xiv-speaks-about-traditional-latin-mass-55954

“Our Lady's Dispositions” (SSPX Sermons)
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The Spiritual Life – Archbishop Lefebvre (Angelus Press)
https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop


The Vigil of the Nativity is one of the Church’s most hushed and expectant moments, a threshold day that stands between waiting and fulfillment. Traditionally kept on December 24 until nightfall, it is not yet Christmas, and that distinction mattered deeply in the older liturgical rhythm. The Vigil was a day of restraint, silence, and longing, meant to sharpen the joy that would soon arrive. It taught the faithful that the mystery of the Incarnation is not rushed into, but received after patient preparation.
In the traditional calendar, the Vigil of Christmas was penitential in character. Fasting and abstinence were observed until the first Mass of Christmas, usually Midnight Mass. Violet vestments were used earlier in the day, and the liturgy carried a sober tone. The Church placed before the faithful the genealogy of Christ, reminding them that the Word entered history slowly, through generations marked by faithfulness and failure alike. The Collects and readings spoke of longing, promise, and fulfillment held just out of reach. Even the absence of the Gloria reinforced the sense that the song of angels was still waiting to be heard.
Spiritually, the Vigil draws attention to the hidden years and quiet hours before Christ’s birth. It invites reflection on Mary’s final hours of waiting, on Joseph’s trust in the dark, and on a world unaware...

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