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by bcadmin | Dec 11, 2021 | 2021, Bethlehem, blessed among women, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Elizabeth: “God Has Sworn”, full of grace, Gabriel's greeting of Mary, Heavenly Jerusalem, Magisterium, Magnificat, Mary's visitation to Elizabeth, News, Rev. Peter M.J. Stravinskas, Rom 8:35-39, Sacraments, Scriptures, St. Paul, The Catholic Thing, Zechariah | 0 |
Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas: God’s promise to Elizabeth, like the promise to Mary fulfilled in Bethlehem, is our hope for Heavenly Jerusalem.
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 21, 2021 | Adoration, Best of Week, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Liturgy of the Hours, Magnificat, News, praise | 0 |
Of all of the expressions of prayer, the most sublime and exalted is that of Praise. Saint Ignatius in the Spiritual Exercises, Principle and Foundation (#23) starts out attesting to the fact that Man is created to praise God. Very interesting, before anything else, man is first and foremost created by God so that he might praise God. No […]
by bcadmin | Aug 18, 2021 | 1 Chronicles 15:28, 2021, A Shout Out to Mary by Michael Pakaluk, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Cornelius Ryan's A Bridge too Far, cried out in a loud voice, Hail Mary, Holy Spirit, James Patrick Reid, John Calvin, John the Baptist, Luke 1:41, Magna voce clamavit, Magnificat, Mary and Elizabeth, Michael Pakaluk, News, St. Ambrose, The Catholic Thing, The Visitation, ubi domini sensit adventum | 0 |
Michael Pakaluk: At the Visitation, the words exchanged aren’t mere curiosities for future Christians, but something like a canon of prayer.
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 15, 2021 | 2021, Benedict on the Assumption, Benedict XVI, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Feast of the Assumption, God, Holy Mother Church, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Magnificat, Mother of God, Mother of the Son of God is our Mother, News, The Catholic Thing, Virgin Mary, Word of God | 0 |
Benedict XVI: On this feast day, we thank the Lord for the gift of the Mother, and pray to Mary to help us find the right path every day.
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 9, 2021 | Between the Sundays, Creation, dignity, Ephesians, Featured, Gratitude, human dignity, Humility, Identity, Living the Faith, Magnificat, News, Paul, pride | 0 |
“There’s a danger of two extremes in misunderstanding our identity that can be remedied by reflecting on this passage from Paul.” The second reading this Sunday is an extraordinary prayer of praise that will likely get missed by most congre…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 23, 2020 | Advent, antiphon, Daily Quote, Liturgy of the Hours, Magnificat, News, O Antiphons, O Emmanuel, Vespers | 0 |
O Emmanuel: “O Emmanuel (God with us), our King and lawgiver, the expected of the nations and their Savior: come to save us, O Lord our God!” (Vespers for December 23rd; antiphon recited with the Magnificat) Please share this post on Facebook and other…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 23, 2020 | Advent, antiphon, Daily Quote, Liturgy of the Hours, Magnificat, News, O Antiphons, O Emmanuel, Vespers | 0 |
O Emmanuel: “O Emmanuel (God with us), our King and lawgiver, the expected of the nations and their Savior: come to save us, O Lord our God!” (Vespers for December 23rd; antiphon recited with the Magnificat) Please share this post on Facebook and other…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 22, 2020 | Advent, antiphon, Daily Quote, Liturgy of the Hours, Magnificat, News, O Antiphons, O King of the Gentiles, O Rex Gentium, Vespers | 0 |
O Rex Gentium: “O King of the gentiles and their desired One,the cornerstone that makes both one:come, and save man, whom you formed out of the clay!” (Antiphon recited with the Magnificat during Vespers of December 22nd) Please share this post on Face…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 11, 2020 | Advent, Apostle Paul, Blessed Virgin Mary, Christmas, Incarnation, John the Baptist, Magnificat, matyr, News, Richard Swinburne, The Dispatch, Theotokos | 0 |
On the Readings for Sunday, December 17, 2017, the Third Sunday of Advent […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 4, 2020 | Advent, Essay, Features, Magnificat, Martin Luther, News, Origen | 0 |
Some preliminary considerations The context for Our Lady’s canticle of praise, overall, is the Gospel according to St. Luke and, more specifically, within his Infancy Narrative. Only Matthew and Luke offer a “pre-history” to the […]
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