Msgr. Beaulieu – Last Days of Advent

Even in the liturgical calendar, the season of Advent points ahead to Christmas because while the term Advent literally means arrival, it signifies the arrival of the Child Jesus. Being somewhat redundant, you could say that advent is genuinely adventual — a time before, a looking forward — and it lacks meaning without Christmas.

January 20, 2023

Msgr. Beaulieu – Oracles and Prophets

The biblical meaning of the word oracle (Lat. oraculum) is primarily found in its plural form or as oracles. The term refers both to divine responses to a question asked…

January 12, 2023

Msgr. Beaulieu – Movable Feasts of Christmastime

Among the moveable feasts during the Christmas season, where Epiphany is observed on its traditional date of January 6, it occurs on that date no matter what weekday that it…