The National Catholic Register's Last-Minute Christmas Gift Guide

The Register offers more Christmas gifts for everyone on your list.

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The waiting for Christ is almost over: Jesus’ birthday is coming soon!

To prepare, the Register offers more Christmas gifts for everyone on your list (click here for the complete guide).

All items are available from EWTNReligiousCatalogue.com or (800) 854-6316, unless otherwise noted. Prices subject to change.

 

— Compiled by staff writer Joseph Pronechen

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis