BLESSING OF WINE IS THIS THURSDAY

On December 27th, in the Roman Ritual there is the blessing of St John wine. Have your priest Bless wine on this day.  You use this wine to drink a toast  to St John on this day before dinner.  Here is how it it done:

When it is drunk on his Feast Day, we drink it before dinner as a toast to St. John. The Father of the house lifts his glass toward Mother and says, "I drink you the love of St. John." The Mother replies "I thank you for the Love of St. John" and then turns to the oldest child, lifts her glass, and says, "I drink you the love of St. John..." -- and on it goes down the line until each has been toasted.

Here is the blessing of the wine and how it is done:
BLESSING OF WINEon the Feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist (December 27)
At the end of the principal Mass on the feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist, after the last Gospel, the priest, retaining all vestments except the maniple, blesses wine brought by the people. This is done in memory and in honor of St. John, who drank without any ill effects the poisoned wine offered to him by his enemies.
P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
All: Who made heaven and earth.
P: The Lord be with you.
All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
If it please you, Lord God, bless + and consecrate + this vessel of wine (or any other beverage) by the power of your right hand; and grant that, through the merits of St. John, apostle and evangelist, all your faithful who drink of it may find it a help and a protection. As the blessed John drank the poisoned potion without any ill effects, so may all who today drink the blessed
wine in his honor be delivered from poisoning and similar harmful things. And as they offer themselves body and soul to you, may they obtain pardon of all their sins; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Lord, bless + this creature drink, so that it may be a health-giving medicine to all who use it; and grant by your grace that all who taste of it may enjoy bodily and spiritual health in calling on your holy name; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
May the blessing of almighty God, Father, Son, + and Holy Spirit, come on this wine (or any other beverage) and remain always.
All: Amen.
It is sprinkled with holy water. If the blessing is given privately outside of Mass, the priest is vested in surplice and stole and performs the ceremony as given above.

SOLEMN MIDNIGHT MASS BY CANDLELIGHT

If you can't make it to a Latin Mass for Christmas, the FSSP will broadcast the Solemn Mass of Christmas at 11:30 pm on Christmas Eve. The mass will be broadcast live from Florida, and will be said entirely by candle light. To watch the mass live click on the link below:

http://www.livemass.org/LiveMass/Live.html

CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES IN GEORGIA

SAVANNAH DIOCESE

Savannah Cathedral Low Mass noon

ATLANTA DIOCESE

St Mary Mother of God Jackson Low Mass 11:00 am

St Francis de Sales Mableton has Four Masses

Midnight Solemn High Mass (confessions start at 9:30 pm, Carols start at 11:00 pm)
7:15 am low mass
9:00 am Low Mass
11:30 am Solemn High Mass
Confessions before all masses

CHRISTMAS DAY MASS ANNOUNCED

There will be a low mass on Christmas Day at St Mary Mother of God at 11:00 am. This parish is in the south end of the Atlanta Diocese very close to the Savannah Diocese.

St Mary Mother of God
359 Old Griffin Rd
Jackson Ga
30233

SERMON ON THE HISTORY OF VATICAN II

The Voice of Catholic Tradition broadcasts a powerful sermon given by a Traditional Catholic priest who outlines the history of the Second Vatican Council which commenced 50 years ago. If you are not old enough to remeber Vatican II, this sermon will give you a brief overview of what happened. Una Voce was formed durning Vatican II to preserve tradition in the Church, because it was clear an upheaval was coming

Click to listen to the sermon:

http://www.voiceofcatholicradio.com/walk,121209,erroneous_celebration_of_vat_ii,trad_cath_priest_arc,_33_min.mp3

Learn Prayers in Latin

Some Traditional Catholics have made a web page to help Catholics learn the basic prayers in Latin. They have the prayers in English and Latin and most importantly, they have audio so you can hear how to properly pronounce the prayers in latin. One to start if you haven't already done so is the Blessing before meals and Grace after meals.

Click here to learn Latin
http://prayers.gleeson.us/

MISSA CANTATA TONIGHT IN MACON

Saint Joseph Church, Macon, Georgia will celebrate the Extraordinary Form of the Mass as a Sung Mass, aka, High Mass on Friday, December 7, at 7:00 PM for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Please join us for this highly participative Mass, where actual participation includes God's initiative to make us sharers of the Divine Mysteries.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SOLEMN HIGH MASS

St Francis de Sales will have a Solemn High Mass at 9:00 am on the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday December 8th. Following mass will be a parish breakfast. This is the only known Latin Mass on this day for the Feast Day in Georgia.

For directions see
www.francisdesales.com