Christmas Vigil – Sr. Mary McClure, SNDdeN

December 25, 2025

Matthew 1: 18-25

Christmastide:

Vigil Mass: Contemplate the Words of Scripture…

Let us go, quietly, reverently towards the threshold of this great mystery- our Good God fleshing God’s very self into our humanity.

Take a moment- breathe in this almost unimaginable free and undeserved gift…

That our God would choose the vulnerability, the dependence of a baby.

Born to a young woman in a country ruled by an oppressor.

What a mystery.

Matthew 1: 18-25

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God is with us.” When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home.
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Meet Sister Mary McClure, SNDdeN

Sister Mary McClure was born in Scotland and first met the Sisters of Notre when she was training to be a teacher in Glasgow. After teaching for some time, she joined the Notre Dame community. Mary has been in educational ministries in schools, colleges and university. She has taught across the spectrum – from infants to post-graduate students. She has degrees in theology and psychology. While a member of the Congregational Leadership Team, Mary had the privilege of seeing and experiencing the Notre Dame mission on five continents. Mary has been engaged in the ministry of leadership for the British Province. She  enjoys being an SND! Her interests are spending time with family and friends, reading, writing, walking and gardening.