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by bcadmin | May 28, 2022 | Baptism, Holy Days & Feasts, News, The Gospel | 0 |
“Forty Days” After His Resurrection Falling as it does between the great feasts of Easter and Pentecost, Ascension Thursday gets short shrift from modern Christians. Although it remains an unmoved (usually) Holy Day of Obligation for Roman Catholics (and, to […]
by bcadmin | Apr 20, 2022 | Holy Days & Feasts, News | 0 |
Photo: the blessing of the water for Baptism at Easter Vigil. By Allison Girone. “This is my body, which is given for you . . . This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my […]
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Painting: Maurice Denis, “Le mystère catholique,” (1889) After a number of years experiencing the annual cycle of readings in the traditional Latin Mass, I grew aware of the manner in which it approaches Gospels in general, which is freer and […]
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 2, 2022 | Holy Days & Feasts, News | 0 |
Now Lord, let Thy servant go in peace, Unto whom Thy promise is made good, Now mine eyes indeed have seen His face, Child promised, Savior of the world. Dim these eyes have grown as years have passed, In toils […]
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 1, 2022 | Holy Days & Feasts, News | 0 |
Candlemas, as it’s called, is a twofold feast of the Presentation of Our Lord and the Purification of Our Lady, and it marks the end of the forty days of the Christmas season. It is primarily a Marian feast commemorating […]
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 6, 2022 | Holy Days & Feasts, News | 0 |
On 6 January we celebrate Epiphany, the day three kings bowed low and presented gifts to the King of kings. Many commemorate the event with different family traditions. However, our familiarity with the story may lead us to overlook important […]
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 5, 2022 | Christmas, Holy Days & Feasts, News | 0 |
By Dom Prosper Guéranger The Feast of the Epiphany is the continuation of the mystery of Christmas; but it appears on the Calendar of the Church with its own special character. Its very name, which signifies Manifestation, implies that it celebrates the […]
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Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad before the face of the Lord: because He cometh (Psalm 95:13,11 Taken from the Offertory Verse of the First Mass of Christmas) At the first stroke of midnight on December […]
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 25, 2021 | Holy Days & Feasts, News | 0 |
One of the two soldiers who had to lead him caused him all possible sufferings. He was forced to make long marches, was exposed to the rays of the sun, to the rains and the cold of the nights. His […]
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 16, 2021 | Customs, Holy Days & Feasts, Liturgy, News, Saints & Tradition | 0 |
It takes saints to make saints. The liturgical year of the Church is filled with quite literally a priceless array of treasures that are all oriented to make it easier for us to get to Heaven. The commemorations of the […]
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 11, 2021 | Holy Days & Feasts, News | 0 |
On Thursday, 11 November, America honors military men and women who served their country. Veterans Day pays tribute to all veterans – those who have passed away and the 19 million living today. The 11 November date marks the end […]
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 10, 2021 | Holy Days & Feasts, News | 0 |
A Holy Day of Opportunity November 11th is a great holy day of opportunity. For centuries it has been the traditional Catholic Thanksgiving of Martinmas, which is a great time to feast and make merry with friends, family, and all […]
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