Feast Of The Purification 2021 This feast was already old in the fourth century. It celebrates Our Lady’s fulfilling the Law by going to the temple forty days after giving birth so she could be admitted once more ceremonially to worship. Her humility was extraordinary because she was not bound by the Law but she…
Septuagesima Sunday 2021 This week is the feast of St. Agatha whose veil is a precious relic that has protected the city of Catania from various cataclysms throughout history. The significance of wearing a veil is explained. Septuagesima season is a transition from the Christmas to the Easter cycle and an immediate preparation for Lent. …
Feast Of The Purification 2020 For only the second time in a couple of decades we are celebrating this wonderful feast of the Purification on a Sunday and this enables more of the faithful to participate in this sacred Liturgy and to hear the doctrines about this feast. This ceremony is ancient, recorded in the…
5th Sunday After Easter 2019 As we approach the end of Easter season and the extinguishing of the Paschal candle we should remember the importance of lighting votive candles. We should heed the practical advice of St. James in his epistle today when he tells us to put our faith into action. We must not…
Easter Sunday 2019 The details given in the Gospels about Our Lord’s rising from the dead provide the compelling evidence for our faith in the Resurrection. Christ first came to visit His own Mother and spent time with her until His appearances around the sepulchre. Later in the afternoon He walked with the two disciples…
Easter Vigil 2019 God created on the first day of the week at midnight, He was born at midnight and we keep vigil now waiting for His rising at midnight. All the infinite merits of Christ’s Passion and Death were won on the Cross but only applied to us when He rose from the dead…
4th Sunday After Epiphany 2019 In the Epistle for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany St. Paul teaches that charity must be part of the fulfillment of all the commandments and not a license to commit sin. We must do our part and fight against evil. We need to ask for forgiveness, renounce our sins…
Feast Of The Purification 2019 The feast of the Purification also celebrates Our Lord’s Presentation in the Temple. The Mosaic law required a mother to offer sacrifices before she could be allowed again to participate in worship. In addition, it stipulated that a first born son should be offered to God Who would then return…
Feast Of St. Blaise 2018 St. Blaise was an early martyr bishop whose intercessory power was well-known especially by two famous miracles. The elements of these divine favors are what make up the blessing of throats on his feastday. The spiritual benefits from this sacramental are increased by our devout reception of this blessing. #20180203
Feast Of The Purification 2018 This ancient feast is celebrated today in the same way as Sylvia described the ceremony in the fourth century. Our Lord and His Mother exercised humility by submitting to the Mosaic laws that did not apply to these sinless Personages. The Holy Infant was ransomed this day so that He…
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