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The first Christmas carol was sung by the angels. The song that they sang proclaimed “Glory to God in the Highest and peace on earth.”  The prince of peace is coming. He comes in the face of a little child because God wanted us to see that His love is always new, always fresh, never tired of loving us, never tired of forgiving us, never tired of giving us another chance even when we have given up on ourselves.

Cardinal Bernard F. Law, my predecessor as Archbishop of Boston, has passed away at the age of 86 following a prolonged illness.    "I recognize that Cardinal Law’s passing brings forth a wide range of emotions on the part of many people. I am particularly cognizant of all who experienced the trauma of sexual abuse by clergy, whose lives were so seriously impacted by those crimes, and their families and loved ones. To those men and women, I offer my sincere apologies for the harm they suffered, my continued prayers and my promise that the Archdiocese will support them in their effort to achieve healing. 

"Cardinal Bernard F. Law, my predecessor as Archbishop of Boston, has passed away at the age of 86 following a prolonged illness.    I recognize that Cardinal Law’s passing brings forth a wide range of emotions on the part of many people. I am particularly cognizant of all who experienced the trauma of sexual abuse by clergy, whose lives were so seriously impacted by those crimes, and their families and loved ones.

On Sunday, December 24 and Monday, December 25, the CatholicTV Network will broadcast Christmas Masses from around the United States and the Vatican. 

On Sunday, December 17, the Third Sunday of Advent, Father Michael Drea will celebrate Mass at the CatholicTV Network’s Chapel of the Holy Cross. Father Drea is the pastor of the Saint Ann/Saint Brendan Collaborative in Dorchester. 

On Sunday, December 10, the Second Sunday of Advent, Father Laurence Tocci will celebrate Mass at the CatholicTV Network’s Chapel of the Holy Cross. Father Tocci is a parochial vicar at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Chelmsford.

On Sunday, December 3, the First Sunday of Advent, Father George Szal will celebrate a televised Mass at the CatholicTV Network’s Chapel of the Holy Cross.  Sunday’s Mass with Father Szal will be broadcast on Channel 56 at 8am ET and on CatholicTV at 7pm and 11:30pm. CatholicTV is available on cable, CatholicTVLIVE.com, Roku, and Apple TV. The Mass will also be available on demand. About the CatholicTV Ne