Anno Domini 2025 December 23

Beloved of the Lord:

Today is Tuesday, 23 December, in the year of our Lord 2025. You've roughly two days of shopping left 'til Christmas! The scheduled services are as-follows:

• Tuesday (today): 6:30 PM, monthly Parrish Requiem.
• Wednesday: 12:10 PM, Vigil of the Nativity.
  11:00 PM, Midnight Mass.
• Thursday: 10:00 AM, Christ Mass Day, Mass of the Day.
  NO OTHER SERVICES ON THIS DAY.
• Friday, 9:00 AM, Mass, S. Stephen, Protodeacon, Protomartyr, with the Gregorian Canon.
  Immediately following, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
• Saturday: 10:00 AM, Mass, S. John the Evangelist.

There are, of-course, changes to this week's schedule, though not too many. We will have our customary Noonday Mass tomorrow, Wednesday; note our usual Midnight Mass for the Feast of the Nativity that evening. The following day, Thursday, 25 December, we will have the Mass of the Day for the Feast of the Nativity, at 10:00 AM. Our usual services for Thursday evening are cancelled.

Friday will be the usual order of service. Saturday, instead of a service of Holy Communion, we'll celebrate a sung Mass for S. John the Divine, Apostle & Evangelist. Sunday will be as-per usual. For these holy days, please attend as-many services as ye may. I remain

in His praise,

The Rt. Rev'd T. L. Crowder

Pastor, Saint Matthew's Parish