<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Octave of Christmas &#8211; Fr Sanctus Mario</title>
	<atom:link href="https://sanctusmario.com/tag/octave-of-christmas/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://sanctusmario.com</link>
	<description>Inspiration and Bible Reflections</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 03:33:43 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9</generator>

<image>
	<url>https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-logo2-32x32.png</url>
	<title>Octave of Christmas &#8211; Fr Sanctus Mario</title>
	<link>https://sanctusmario.com</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
	<item>
		<title>What We say About Others: Breakfast With the Word</title>
		<link>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/what-we-say-about-others-breakfast-with-the-word/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=what-we-say-about-others-breakfast-with-the-word</link>
					<comments>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/what-we-say-about-others-breakfast-with-the-word/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanctus Mario]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[BREAKFAST WITH THE WORD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REFLECTIONS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breakfast With the Word Saturday After Epiphany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daily Reflections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homily Saturday After Epiphany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John 3:22-30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Octave of Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reflection Saturday After Epiphany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saturday After Epiphany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weekdays of Advent and Christmas]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://sanctusmario.com/?p=3002</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="640" height="213" src="https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sparrows-2759978_640.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="what we say about others" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sparrows-2759978_640.jpg 640w, https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sparrows-2759978_640-300x100.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></div>Breakfast With the Word Saturday After Epiphany]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/what-we-say-about-others-breakfast-with-the-word/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Reason Emmanuel has come to dwell With Us: Monday after Epiphany</title>
		<link>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/the-reason-emmanuel-has-come-to-dwell-with-us/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-reason-emmanuel-has-come-to-dwell-with-us</link>
					<comments>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/the-reason-emmanuel-has-come-to-dwell-with-us/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanctus Mario]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[BREAKFAST WITH THE WORD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REFLECTIONS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homily monday after epiphany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monday after epiphany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Octave of Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Readings Monday After Epiphany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reflection monday after epiphany]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://sanctusmario.com/?p=2992</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="640" height="373" src="https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/church-window-2217785_640.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Emmanuel has come to dwell with us" decoding="async" srcset="https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/church-window-2217785_640.jpg 640w, https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/church-window-2217785_640-300x175.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></div>When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He went to settle down in Capernaum. From that time on Jesus began to proclaim his message, "Change your ways: the kingdom of heaven is near" Jesus went around all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom, and curing all kinds of sickness and disease among the people.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/the-reason-emmanuel-has-come-to-dwell-with-us/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>New Year Breakfast With the Word: Make Everything New.</title>
		<link>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/new-year-breakfast-with-the-word-make-everything-new/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=new-year-breakfast-with-the-word-make-everything-new</link>
					<comments>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/new-year-breakfast-with-the-word-make-everything-new/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanctus Mario]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[BREAKFAST WITH THE WORD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REFLECTIONS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daily Reflections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homily New year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luke 2:16-21]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New year Message]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year Reflection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Octave of Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reflection New Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weekdays of Advent and Christmas]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://sanctusmario.com/?p=2986</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="225" height="225" src="https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/images-1.jpeg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/images-1.jpeg 225w, https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/images-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/images-1-100x100.jpeg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></div>The New Year is here!! We give God all the glory and honour. The New Year is new, unadulterated etc. New literally means something that is recently created and begins to exist. It is something that is there that was not there previously. New indicates something that is recently developed, discovered, experienced and acquired. It is fresh, original and fresh]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/new-year-breakfast-with-the-word-make-everything-new/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Total Dedication to God : Breakfast with the Word 30th December</title>
		<link>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/total-dedication-to-god/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=total-dedication-to-god</link>
					<comments>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/total-dedication-to-god/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanctus Mario]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[BREAKFAST WITH THE WORD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REFLECTIONS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breakfast with the Word 30th December]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daily Reflections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homily 30th december]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homily Luke 2:36-40]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luke 2:36-40]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luke 2:36-40 homily]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luke 2:36-40 reflection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Octave of Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reflection 30th december]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reflection Luke 2:36-40]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weekdays of Advent and Christmas]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://sanctusmario.com/?p=2982</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="640" height="427" src="https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/people-2597796_640.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Total dedication to God" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/people-2597796_640.jpg 640w, https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/people-2597796_640-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></div>Breakfast with the Word 30th December]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/total-dedication-to-god/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Saint Stephen: A Reminder of What it means to accept Jesus</title>
		<link>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/feast-of-saint-stephen-a-reminder-of-what-it-means-to-accept-jesus/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feast-of-saint-stephen-a-reminder-of-what-it-means-to-accept-jesus</link>
					<comments>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/feast-of-saint-stephen-a-reminder-of-what-it-means-to-accept-jesus/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanctus Mario]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 16:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[BREAKFAST WITH THE WORD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REFLECTIONS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daily Reflections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Octave of Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reflection 26th december]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saint Stephen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Stephen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weekdays of Advent and Christmas]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://sanctusmario.com/?p=2947</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="500" height="280" src="https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/uIrDGu2SR5vCC9PytanA_course-card-stephen.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Saint Stephen" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/uIrDGu2SR5vCC9PytanA_course-card-stephen.jpg 500w, https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/uIrDGu2SR5vCC9PytanA_course-card-stephen-300x168.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></div>Breakfast with the Word Feast of St. Stephine   Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59, Matthew 10:17-22 &#160; A Reminder of What it means to accept Jesus &#160; Saint Stephen is the first disciple of Jesus Christ to suffer martyrdom. It looks out of order to celebrate martyrdom when we are already immersed in the joyful moments of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/feast-of-saint-stephen-a-reminder-of-what-it-means-to-accept-jesus/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Feast of Holy Innocents: A Reminder of what to expect in the World</title>
		<link>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/the-feast-of-holy-innocents-a-reminder-of-what-to-expect-in-the-world/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-feast-of-holy-innocents-a-reminder-of-what-to-expect-in-the-world</link>
					<comments>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/the-feast-of-holy-innocents-a-reminder-of-what-to-expect-in-the-world/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanctus Mario]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[BREAKFAST WITH THE WORD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REFLECTIONS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daily Reflections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feast of the Holy Innocents Homily]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feast of the Holy Innocents reflection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feasts of the Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homily Feast of the Holy Innocents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Octave of Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reflection Feast of the Holy Innocents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weekdays of Advent and Christmas]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://sanctusmario.com/?p=2963</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="437" height="640" src="https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/guardian-angel-2889311_640.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Holy Innocents" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/guardian-angel-2889311_640.png 437w, https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/guardian-angel-2889311_640-205x300.png 205w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px" /></div> Breakfast with the Word Feast of the Holy Innocents]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/the-feast-of-holy-innocents-a-reminder-of-what-to-expect-in-the-world/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>23</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Holy Family As A Model: Sunday Breakfast With the Word</title>
		<link>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/sunday-breakfast-with-the-word/the-holy-family-as-a-model-sunday-breakfast-with-the-word/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-holy-family-as-a-model-sunday-breakfast-with-the-word</link>
					<comments>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/sunday-breakfast-with-the-word/the-holy-family-as-a-model-sunday-breakfast-with-the-word/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanctus Mario]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2020 03:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[SUNDAY BREAKFAST WITH THE WORD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Octave of Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sundays of Advent and Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Holy Family]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://sanctusmario.com/?p=2952</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<div style="margin-bottom:20px;"><img width="640" height="423" src="https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/jesus-2132555_640.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The Holy Family" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/jesus-2132555_640.jpg 640w, https://sanctusmario.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/jesus-2132555_640-300x198.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></div>&#160; &#160; Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14, Colossians 3:12-21, Luke 2:22-40 &#160; &#160; &#160; The Holy Family is the family of Jesus, Joseph and Mary. In today’s celebration, the Church presents the family as a role model for every Christian family. The Holy Family possesses all the attributes that every single family on earth needs. A role [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://sanctusmario.com/reflections/sunday-breakfast-with-the-word/the-holy-family-as-a-model-sunday-breakfast-with-the-word/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
