C&SI - Pope Francis reflections for Christmas 2021 - 2 January 2022 (S2E7)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2022!

John and Shane are delighted to welcome you to this weeks podcast as we continue to celebrate the Christmas season from Christmas Eve to the Baptism of the Lord - let no one tell you Christmas is only a day!

So on this the second Sunday within  the Christmas season, we decided to take a flying visit to the Eternal City and see what Pope Francis has been saying over the Christmas period and in particular his reflections for Christmas Eve Mass and the Urbi et Orbi on Christmas Day.

Just a liturgical calendar point/apology to our non-Irish listeners, but in Ireland we still keep Epiphany as January 6th - it is not moved around probably as much a cultural decision as anything else. 

We have our regular run  through the liturgical odds and ends including the saints of the coming week and of course a reflection on the gospel of the Sunday which is the Prologue to the gospel of St John.  

• General Audience 22 December 2022
• Homily from Christmas Eve Mass during the night
• Urbi et Orbi Christmas 2021

Rome reports does some good summaries. As of course does Vatican News as well. 

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