Usually the dried blood, which is kept in a flask-like reliquary in the cathedral of the diocese of Napoli (Naples), whose patron saint he is, turns liquid three times a year on very specific days: on the Saturday before the first Sunday in May; on September 19, which is the feast of St. Januarius; and on December 16. On rare occasions, however, the blood will fail to liquefy, as happened today. Historically, such failure has been the harbinger of impending calamity. VIDEO

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a natural experiment for telemedicine as patients have chosen the service over in‐​person appointments. MORE

The forecast is still on track for a significant winter storm to hit the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and New England on Wednesday and Thursday. VIDEO

South Americans had a rare chance to watch a total solar eclipse, the first and only one in 2020. The next time the moon will completely cover the disk of the sun is expected at the end of next year. VIDEO

Vol 13 Issue 50 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
December 12, 2020 ~ Our Lady of Guadalupe, opn!

1.      What is the Holy Eucharist
2.      Gaudete Sunday
3.      Saint Lucy
4.      Family and Marriage
5.      Articles and notices
Dear Reader:

California has become the new Gotham City, where the Joker, Penguin and Lex Luther control the State. Sorry, no Batman. He’s just a Hollywood actor. That part was never real.

Newly elected Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón announced radical policy changes that he claimed are backed up by “science.” MORE

Prayer 

As it currently stands, don’t think the AntiChrist inter-faith gathering can happen in 2020 in Jerusalem. Also if it happens after Pentecost Sunday 2021, the Lord still would not be back till Pentecost 2022.

The U.S. government’s deficit in the first two months of the budget year ran 25.1% higher than the same period a year ago as spending to deal with the COVID pandemic soared while tax revenues fell. MORE

California sent about $400 million in fraudulent unemployment benefit payments to state prisoners, a state official said Tuesday, nearly triple the amount disclosed last week and a number that could grow as a criminal investigation continues. VIDEO

MORNING OFFERING TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

  Immaculate Heart of Mary, Heart of my Mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe, I unite to thy purity, thy sanctity, thy zeal and thy love, all my thoughts, words, acts, and sufferings this day, that there may be nothing in me that does not become through thee, a pleasure to Jesus, a gain to souls, and an act of reparation for the offenses against thy Heart. 

Ellen DeGeneres has tested positive for COVID-19, and production on her talk show will be paused until January, Variety has confirmed. MORE

Lawyers for a church with more than 160 congregations across California said they would seek an immediate court order Thursday allowing indoor worship after the Supreme Court told a lower federal court to reexamine state coronavirus restrictions on church services. MORE