C&SI - A Christmas Pic & Mix - 4 Jan 2026 (S06E07)

Merry Christmastide to all our readers and listeners from the C&SI team. We are still in the Christmas Season and of course also Happy New Year as we have passed the turn on the calendar also. For our international listeners just to flag that Ireland still celebrates the Feast of Epiphany on January 6th so liturgically the gospel reading on this weeks podcast is from the Second Sunday of Christmas.In part one we have a run through the liturgical odds and ends of the coming week and also flagging the Noveritis (Announcement of Easter and the Moveable Feasts). We also have our annual patron saint selection for members of the team and the podcast - you can select yours HERE. In part three we have our reading of the gospel for the Sunday which is taken from the Prologue of St John with it is poetic account of the External Word entering into our human existence.A Christmas Pic' & MixIn part 2 we have a run through a few things including the papal messages over the Christmas period, a reminder of the meaning of the 12 days of Christmas, and encouragement to read and reflect on the 2026 letter from Taize which askes the question, "What are you seeking?".Popes homily for Christmas Eve - Announce the joy of Christmas, a feast of faith, charity, and hopePopes homily for Christmas morning - Since the Word was made flesh, humanity speaksChristmas Urbi et Orbi - Peace is a shared responsibilityTaize Letter 2026Jubilee Year concludes in particular Churches in Rome‘God’s heart remains open', says Cardinal at closing of Holy Door (of St Mary Majors on Christmas Eve)Closeness is the legacy of the Jubilee, says Cardinal at closing of St. John Lateran Holy Door (on December 27th, feast of St John the Apostle)Cardinal Harvey closes Holy Door at St Paul's Outside the Walls (on December 28th, feast of the Holy Family)Text us at +353 874668950 or email at [email protected]