Understanding the Day
Season
Advent
Week
Week 1 of Advent
Rank
First-class feast
Introit (Daily Prayer)
To You I lift up my soul: in You, O my God, I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. No one who waits for You shall be put to shame.
Ps 24:4
Your ways, O Lord, make known to me; teach me Your paths.
Glory Be to the Father…
Who livest…
Weekly Prayer
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Weekly Formation
Obstinacy, Impenitence, and Charity
Sins Against the Theological Virtues
Obstinacy in sin
Obstinacy is the stubborn decision to remain attached to sin despite correction, grace, or clear knowledge of duty. It hardens the will against repentance and makes amendment increasingly difficult by turning a sinful choice into a settled refusal.
Final impenitence—refusal to repent
Final impenitence is perseverance in the refusal to repent until death. It is unforgiven not because God’s mercy is insufficient, but because forgiveness is knowingly rejected to the end and the will closes itself against the remedy God offers.
The Theological Virtues
Charity
Charity is the infused virtue by which God is loved above all things for His own sake and one’s neighbor is loved for God. It gives supernatural life to the other virtues by directing the whole person toward friendship with God and eternal union with Him.
Saint & Feast
Sunday 1 of Advent
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Saturninus
St. Saturninus, Martyr
3rd century founding Bishop of Toulouse
- Born
- 0300-01-01 · Patras
- Died
- 0257-00-00 · Tolosa
Saturnin of Toulouse was one of the "Apostles to the Gauls" sent out during the consulate of Decius and Gratus (250–251) to Christianise Gaul after the persecutions under Emperor Decius had all but dissolved the small Christian communities. Fabian sent out seven bishops from Rome to Gaul to preach the Gospel: Gatien to Tours, Trophimus to Arles, Paul to Narbonne, Saturnin to Toulouse, Denis to Paris, Austromoine to Clermont, and Martial to Limoges. His feast day is 29 November.
Today in Church History
Death of Pope Clement IV
1268PapalPope Clement IV, who served as pope from 1265 to 1268, died on November 29, 1268. His papacy was marked by efforts to reconcile the Guelphs and Ghibellines and his support for Charles of Anjou.
Pope Clement IV's efforts remind us of the importance of striving for peace and unity within the Church.
Death of Philip IV of France
1314EventPhilip IV, known as Philip the Fair, died on November 29, 1314. His reign was marked by conflicts with the papacy, including the suppression of the Knights Templar and the relocation of the papal court to Avignon.
The struggles between secular and ecclesiastical powers highlight the need for discernment and justice.