As we welcome a new liturgical year on November 30, the First Sunday of Advent, please note the following offerings that will be available on this "Virtual Mission House" for 2026.  

Sunday Liturgy  -- a weekly resource to help prepare for the Sunday liturgy including the proper chants, collect, readings (NRSV translation), homily, intercessions and music along with a series of quotations — the Catena Nova — a homage to the classic collection of patristic quotes on the Sunday Gospel by St. Thomas Aquinas.

Acta Sanctorum and Feast Days — weekly entries on the lives of the saints in homage to the encyclopedic work of the Bollandists.  Saints are featured both from the General Roman Calendar and the Roman Martyrology.  Entries include a biography, scripture reading, selection from their writings, a musical selection and collect.  Entries for feasts and solemnities of the Lord and the Blessed Virgin Mary are also provided. 

Advent --  a daily passage from the series of sermons on the Antichrist by recently proclaimed Doctor of the Church, St. John Henry Newman along with a passage from Scripture, musical selection and collect. 

Church Unity Octave — Entires will be provided to observe the week of prayer for Christian unity from January 18-25 guided this year by contributions from the Armenian Apostolic Church and the prayers of St. Gregory of Narek.

Lent -- Each day of the Lenten season will feature an entry from the Letter to the Hebrews with commentary, a musical selection and collect.  Devotional services will also be provided suitable especially for the Fridays of Lent.

Month of May — the third in a series of daily entries providing a Scripture passage, reading, musical selection and collect in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Month of the Precious Blood — each day of July will include an entry on the Precious Blood of Christ including readings from scripture and other authors with a musical selection and collect.

Season of Creation (September 1-October 4) —  a daily entry celebrating creation and the importance of action on behalf of the environment including art, Scripture, commentary, a musical selection and prayer from ecumenical resources. 

Month of the Holy Souls — Scripture and other readings, music and collects for each day of November for reflection and prayer on behalf of the faithful departed.

Precious Blood Gems -- a daily quotation on the Blood of Christ either from the saint commemorated that day in the General Calendar, the Martyrology or another author. 

Devotions -- Interspersed throughout the year will be devotions including the Novena to St. Joseph (March 10-18); the Pentecost Novena (May 30-June 7), and the Novena to the Transforming Light from the feast of the Transfiguration to the Vigil of the Assumption (August 6-14).

I hope this wide array of biblical, theological, spiritual and liturgical resources will enrich your ongoing Christian formation throughout the coming year of our Lord.

Fr. John Colacino C.PP.S.