Be Still and Know That I Am God (N)– Pray Without Ceasing (C)– From Your Lips to God’s Ear (T)

Agape Bible Study – “The Gospel of Mark, Lesson 1: Introduction – The Gospel According to St. Mark: Lion of God,” by Michal Hunt
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Mark_Gospel/Mark_Lesson_1.htm

Catholic Answers – “A Big Fight Over St. Mark,” by Jimmy Akin
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/a-big-fight-over-st-mark

Catholic Answers – “Person of Interest: Who Is the Naked Man in Mark’s Gospel?” by hector Molina
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/person-of-interest-who-is-the-naked-man-in-marks-gospel

Catholic Answers – “Mark, saint, Author of the Gospel of Mark,” by J. MacRory. Excerpted “unabridged … from the original Catholic Encyclopedia, published between 1907 and 1912.”
https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/mark-saint

Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States – “St. Mark the Apostle, the Founder of the Coptic Church”:
https://suscopts.org/coptic-orthodox/church/saint-mark/

NC Register – “8 Things to Know and Share About St. Mark and His Gospel, by Jimmy Akin”
https://www.ncregister.com/blog/8-things-to-know-and-share-about-st-mark-and-his-gospel

Patristic Bible Commentary – “Gospel of Mark Commentary‎, Catena Aurea on Mark”
https://sites.google.com/site/aquinasstudybible/home/gospel-of-mark-commentary/chapter-1

Sanctoral – “Lives of the Saints, Our Models and Protectors; St. Mark, evangelist.” Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, a compilation based on Butler’s Lives of the Saints and other sources by John Gilmary Shea (Benziger Brothers: New York, 1894)
https://sanctoral.com/en/saints/saint_mark_evangelist.html

Catholic Resources – Seasons… Fr. Felix Just
https://catholic-resources.org/Lectionary/Seasons-Advent-Christmas.htm

 

Our Lady of the World, Old & New (N) (C); Faith and Prayer (T)

A History:  the Immaculate Conception
https://friarmusings.com/2022/12/08/a-history-the-immaculate-conception/

The Story of St. Juan Diego’s Tilma by a physician-scientist:
https://www.kenmaymd.com/blog-1/miracles-part1

https://www.kenmaymd.com/blog-1/miracles-part2

https://www.kenmaymd.com/blog-1/miracles-part3

The Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe:
https://www.catholiccompany.com/magazine/the-miraculous-image-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe/

 

Lady Bug, Lady Bug, Fly Away Home (T)

uDayton – “Ladybugs and Mary,” by Father Johann Roten, S.M.
https://udayton.edu/imri/mary/l/ladybugs-and-mary.php

uCatholic – “Did You Know? Ladybugs Are Named for the Virgin Mary,” by George Ryan
https://ucatholic.com/blog/did-you-know-ladybugs-are-named-for-the-virgin-mary/

Tom Perna, Mariology – “Mondays with Mary” – ‘The Beetles of Our Lady’
https://tomperna.org/2014/04/07/mondays-with-mary-the-beetles-of-our-lady/

 

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)

Agape Bible Study – “The Gospel Of Mark, Lesson 1: Introduction, The Gospel According to St. Mark: Lion of God,” by Michal Hunt
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Mark_Gospel/Mark_Lesson_1.htm

 

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)

Grace in Torah – Hebrew Numbers 1 – 10
https://graceintorah.net/2015/06/15/hebrew-numbers-1-10/

Mercy Home – “The Purpose and Symbolism Of The Advent Wreath And Candles”
https://www.mercyhome.org/blog/sunday-mass/advent-wreath/

Catholic Exchange – The Traditional Symbolism of Four, by David Clayton
https://catholicexchange.com/the-traditional-symbolism-of-four/

Catholic Care – Faithfully Waiting, an Advent Reflection, Meredith Lemos
https://www.catholiccare.org/about-us/news-and-publications/latest-news/advent/

 

*Tugboat – Witness: Isaiah

Who was Isaiah?
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/0

 

*Tugboat Challenge: Prepare the Manger, II