SCHEDULE OF MASSES:Dec. Dec. 31st: 7:15 am and 5:00 pm Jan. 1st, 2019: 10:00 am and 12:00 noon .. Reflection: Other themes come together at today’s celebration. It is the Octave of Christmas: Our remembrance of Mary’s divine motherhood injects a further note of Christmas joy. It is a day of prayer for world peace: Mary is the mother of the Prince of Peace. It is the first day of a new year: Mary continues to bring new life to her children—who are also God’s children. (https://www.franciscanmedia.org/mary-mother-of-god/)