This meditation (guided prayer) was given on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the 12th of December in the year of the Lord 2020. A few days earlier, Pope Francis declared that the year of 2020 would be dedicated to Saint Joseph.

Fr. Joe Babendreier reads a story titled “ChristmasTonight.” In this story, he tries to catch a glimpse of the mystery Saint John Paul II examined in the document Redemptoris Custos, Guardian of the Redeemer.

That document was published on August 15th, 1985. It declares the Church's teaching on the marriage of Saint Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary, how they came to be husband and wife.

And it also describes how Saint Joseph became a father toJesus because of that marriage. The story Fr. Joe reads speaks of the night when Jesus was born.

It contains a lengthy flashback where the Virgin Mary recalls the events that led to her marriage with St. Joseph and their journey to Bethlehem.

From Madrid, Spain

St. Josemaría prays the Angelus in Latin

Obituary for Colonel Andrew Pick O'Meara Jr. (father of Andy O'Mara)

Colonel Andrew Pick O’Meara, Jr., age 88, died on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital;
Andy was born in West Point, NY on December 26, 1936 to General Andrew Pick O’Meara of West Bend, WI, and Ellen Fraser of Georgetown, SC. Andy served as a cavalryman, infantryman and tanker in troop units in Europe, Vietnam and the United States, retiring with the rank of Colonel in 1989 after a career of 30 years. His command experience includes troop duty from platoon to brigade level, as well as service as the Assistant Division Commander for Support of the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division. His combat experiences include tours in line units as lieutenant, captain and major with the 1st Cavalry Regiment (ARVN) and the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (US). He was decorated five times for valor during his service in Vietnam.
Andy studied in Europe earning certification as Western European Area Expert. He graduated from the Army War College and earned two graduate degrees over the course of his military career. Andy directed the training development of the M-1 Abrams Tank. He served as the President of the Army Training Board and as the Senior Army Instructor at the National War College, where he retired from military service. Following his retirement from the Army he served as a government contractor for the Army in the Middle East. During his work for the Army in Saudi Arabia the Army Mission was targeted by al Qaeda in the War on Terror. He was working in the Army Mission Headquarters in Riyadh when a truck bomb that inflicted three hundred casualties on Saudi nationals and Americans destroyed the building.
Andy has four children from his first marriage. He and his wife, Lynn, reside in Pawleys Island, SC. Andy has written for publication following his retirement. His published works include Infrastructure and the Marxist Power Seizure, Accidental Warrior, Only the Dead Came Home, Voices from the Underground, as well as various articles that have appeared in newspapers and professional journals.
Surviving are his wife of 33 years, Lynn O’Meara; Children, Andy O’Meara, Katherine O’Meara, Stephen O’Meara (Claudia), Patrick O’Meara (Desiree); and 19 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to All Saints Church in Pawleys Island, SC, 3560 Kings River Rd, Pawleys Island, SC 29585.
A Funeral Service was held at 10:00 AM, Friday, September 26, 2025 at All Saints Church.

Dilexi Te -- Apostolic Exhortation by Pope Leo XIV;

October 4, 2025;

Narrated by Steven Gerald.

Msgr Fernando Ocariz, Prelate of Opus Dei; February 16, 2023

Pastoral Letter on Christian Obedience - Msgr Fernando Ocariz;

October 2, 2024

Msgr Fernando Ocariz, Prelate of Opus Dei, March 19