Guuti Greenlandip naalagaaffiata!

Today is the 45th Anniversary of the New Cross Fire, a tragedy that claimed the lives of 13 Black teenagers in New Cross, South East London. 15 minutes from where I live. Remembering in prayer at the end of the day all those lives lost on 18 January 1981.

Requiem aeternam eis dona, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Animae eorum et omnes animae fidelium defunctorum, per Dei misericordiam, requiescant in pace. Amen.

POPE LEO XIV’S NEW MOSAIC PORTRAIT Pope Leo XIV reviews his portrait before the General Audience on Wednesday. It will be placed alongside the images of his 266 predecessors in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.

I just need a day between everyday to recover from the day before so that I can prepare for the day coming!

Erfan Soltani will be executed publicly on the streets of Iran by the Islamic Occupation for simply demanding freedom and democracy. He is only 26 years old. He is an Iranian hero.

A little light reading to start your day: open.substack.com/pub/grantcic...

Back home after Mass. Now for some coffee! There is a paradox here in the coffee’s name, my Sunday’s are never lazy!

Please take care during Storm Goretti If you’re travelling, take care, check your journey or stay at home if you can. Check on your neighbours, especially anyone who is elderly or vulnerable. Secure loose items, keep pets indoors, and look out for each other.

This photo of Pope Leo XIV is going viral

Wishing all my friends in the Orthodox Churches Καλά Χριστούγεννα. God bless you all

Today, on Nollaig na mBan (Women’s Christmas), let’s celebrate the phenomenal women in our lives. I’m grateful for our mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, cousins, friends, and the day is traditionally marked by 12 candles in the window. Nollaig na mBan shona daoibh go léir!

I am very much looking forward to hearing from Pope Leo XIV at the Angelus tomorrow. It will be very interesting indeed to learn what he has to say about today’s events in Venezuela.

A change from my usual reading material. It’s actually very enjoyable!

I wish you all a very Happy New Year!

A thought to ponder on for the New Year Stand at the crossroads and look and ask for the ancient paths where the good way lies and walk in it and find rest for your souls. Jeremiah 6:16

Noctem quietam et finem perfectum concedat nobis Dominus omnipotens

To all my Filipino friends, I wish you a Happy Rizal Day. "Adiós, Patria adorada, región del sol querida, Perla del mar de oriente, nuestro perdido Edén! A darte voy alegre la triste mustia vida, Y fuera más brillante, más fresca, más florida, También por ti la diera, la diera por tu bien."

Rest in Peace Cecilia Giménez, "restorer" of the infamous botched Ecce Homo painting who died yesterday.

A Christmas present to myself. Time to organise some mini pilgrimages to the sacred sites in this ancient land.

Today is the Feast of St. Thomas à Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury and Martyr. Murdered by the orders of King Henry II, in front of the altar in his own Cathedral on this day in 1170. “I am ready to die for my Lord, that in my blood the Church may obtain liberty and peace.” Pray for us

On 25 December, 350, Pope St Julius I selected this date for the "Feast of the Nativity," which we now celebrate as Christmas Day to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ The reason for this date remains unclear but it is situated near the well-known Roman festival Saturnalia and the Winter Solstice

The first gift of Christmas was not wrapped. It had no bow. It wasn’t purchased online. It was the gift of love, life, peace and hope given by a FATHER to all His children because He so loved the world, that He gave us the best gift: HIMSELF. Wishing you all Merry Christmas.

The first letter of each antiphon—Sapientia, Adonai, Radix, Clavis, Oriens, Rex, Emmanuel—when read backwards forms an acrostic in Latin: "Ero cras." This can be understood as the words of Christ, responding to His people's plea, saying, “Tomorrow, I will come.”

In the BBC documentary "Secrets of the Conclave", Cardinal Nichols reveals the security measures: “Even the Kindle I thought I might be able to read; that was taken. They checked my electric toothbrush! It was worse than getting on any aeroplane.”

What a lovely compliment to receive at the end of a busy day on one of my papers.

Now this looks very interesting

“God is not ashamed of the lowliness of human beings. God marches right in… God is near to lowliness; he loves the lost, the neglected, the unseemly, the excluded, the weak and broken” Dietrich Bonhoeffer

There is so much I can relate to in this article by the Rev Fergus Butler-Gallie.

Congratulations to Bishop Richard Moth on his appointment as Archbishop of Westminster.

Today we will find out who will become the next Archbishop of Westminster.

This did make me smile!

Today is International Tea Day, so I’ve brewed a pot of good old Mr Tetley’s wot not to start the day. 'If you are cold, tea will warm you; If you are too heated, it will cool you; If you are depressed, it will cheer you; If you are excited, it will calm you.' ~ William Gladstone

A message from King Charles to the people of Australia following the terror attack on Bondi Beach:

Sent to me by a friend: Absolutely beautiful scenes out of Texas as 'Sky Elements Drones' use 5000 drones for their Christmas drone show depicting the birth of Jesus.