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 reposting  Mary and New Beginnings! By  Fr. Dhinakaran Savariyar  /  December 31, 2025 Thursday, January 1, 2026 Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God Nm 6: 22-27; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, invites us to contemplate new beginnings from the eyes of God.  It is quite surprising that when the world is lost in welcoming the first day of the new year, Catholics celebrate the solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. Is it a feast that falls out of sync with what the world prepares to celebrate? In what way does the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, guide the Catholic celebration of the new year? How can we look up and look ahead to the new year with Mary’s help? The title ‘Mother of God’ ( Theotokos ) was formally declared at the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD. Addressing the Nestorian heresy, which denied the unity of Jesus’ divine and human natures, the dogma affirmed Mary as  Theotokos ,   and the Church upheld Chris...

Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister, Catholic school alumna, dies at 80 Begum Khaleda Zia, former Bangladesh prime minister and chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in 2010 at the Diploma Engineers Institute, Dhaka. | Credit: Mohammed Tawsif Salam, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By  Sumon Corraya Dec 30, 2025 / 19:22 pm Catholic leaders in Bangladesh are mourning the death of Begum Khaleda Zia, an alumna of Catholic-run St. Joseph’s School who became the country’s first woman prime minister and maintained a lifelong bond with the Catholic community. She died Tuesday morning local time at age 80 at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka following a prolonged illness. “She knew us and we had a good relationship with her,” said Bishop Gervas Rozario, vice president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh. “She protected minorities when she was in power.” The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which she led for decades, announced her passing. “Amma (Mother) is no more,”...

Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister, Catholic school alumna, dies at 80 Begum Khaleda Zia, former Bangladesh prime minister and chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in 2010 at the Diploma Engineers Institute, Dhaka. | Credit: Mohammed Tawsif Salam, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By  Sumon Corraya Dec 30, 2025 / 19:22 pm Catholic leaders in Bangladesh are mourning the death of Begum Khaleda Zia, an alumna of Catholic-run St. Joseph’s School who became the country’s first woman prime minister and maintained a lifelong bond with the Catholic community. She died Tuesday morning local time at age 80 at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka following a prolonged illness. “She knew us and we had a good relationship with her,” said Bishop Gervas Rozario, vice president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh. “She protected minorities when she was in power.” The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which she led for decades, announced her passing. “Amma (Mother) is no more,”...

Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister, Catholic school alumna, dies at 80 Begum Khaleda Zia, former Bangladesh prime minister and chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in 2010 at the Diploma Engineers Institute, Dhaka. | Credit: Mohammed Tawsif Salam, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By  Sumon Corraya Dec 30, 2025 / 19:22 pm Catholic leaders in Bangladesh are mourning the death of Begum Khaleda Zia, an alumna of Catholic-run St. Joseph’s School who became the country’s first woman prime minister and maintained a lifelong bond with the Catholic community. She died Tuesday morning local time at age 80 at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka following a prolonged illness. “She knew us and we had a good relationship with her,” said Bishop Gervas Rozario, vice president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh. “She protected minorities when she was in power.” The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which she led for decades, announced her passing. “Amma (Mother) is no more,”...

  Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister, Catholic school alumna, dies at 80 Begum Khaleda Zia, former Bangladesh prime minister and chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in 2010 at the Diploma Engineers Institute, Dhaka. | Credit: Mohammed Tawsif Salam, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By  Sumon Corraya Dec 30, 2025 / 19:22 pm Catholic leaders in Bangladesh are mourning the death of Begum Khaleda Zia, an alumna of Catholic-run St. Joseph’s School who became the country’s first woman prime minister and maintained a lifelong bond with the Catholic community. She died Tuesday morning local time at age 80 at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka following a prolonged illness. “She knew us and we had a good relationship with her,” said Bishop Gervas Rozario, vice president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh. “She protected minorities when she was in power.” The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which she led for decades, announced her passing. “Amma (Mother) is no...

  Omi Breviar-norsk Start idag    Tor    Fre    Lør    Søn    Man    Tir    Ons Breviar - Tidebønnene LG   Laudes   Ters   Sext   Non   Vesper   Compl. A+     A     A- Sekst Den 31 december 2025, onsdag 7. dag i Juleoktaven (Silvester I pave) (eller -  gradualesalmene) Gud, kom meg til hjelp Herre, vær snar til frelse. Ære være Faderen og Sønnen og den Hellige Ånd. Som det var i opphavet, så nå og alltid og i all evighet. Amen. Hymne Fra fjord og fjære fra fjell og dypen dal et „Ære være!" i dag gjenlyde skal. Fra kirketårne i fryds basuners støt! For Guds enbårne som er i dag oss født! Vi var forlorne, nå er vi frelst av nød. Til kirken samle seg fra hver gård og grend de unge, gamle av kvinner og av menn. Vi ønsker eder så glad en julefest, Guds rikes gleder, Guds fred i Jesus best. Hos hver som greder, vår Herre selv vær gjest. Guds store under! ...