Passion Sunday 2021 Today is also the feast of St. Benedict whose influence has had such an impact on western civilization. Later this week we have St. John Damascene who defended our use of images of the saints. The liturgical year is our response to Our Lord’s command at the Last Supper to “Do this…
Laetare Sunday – 4th Sunday In Lent 2021 The Gospel today tells about the multiplication of the loaves and fishes by Our Lord about a year before His Passion and Death. This miracle was a preparation for the first Mass and the institution of the Holy Eucharist on Holy Thursday. The happiness that we receive…
3rd Sunday in Lent 2021 Today is also the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas who is a model of many things including fidelity to a vocation. The Liturgy of Lent continues to prepare the catechumens and penitents for the Sacred Triduum. The daily Masses for this week are geared by the Church for this purpose. …
Conference On First Friday, March 2021 Lent has a special Mass for each day and a church in Rome for its celebration. The catechumens and penitents were instructed on the faith and penance. The texts chosen taught how the Old Testament pointed the way to the Messiah and His upcoming sacrifice on the Cross. They…
2nd Sunday In Lent 2021 Our Lord took the three apostles who would soon be tested during His agony in the garden and showed them a glimpse of His divinity during the theophany on Mt. Tabor so they would be strengthened by the remembrance of it at that crucial time. We too are consoled by…
1st Sunday In Lent 2021 Jesus Christ leads us by example as we begin Lent. He sanctified the forty days we have begun by first spending that number of days in prayer and fasting in the desert before He started His public life. Upon its completion He overcame Satan and his temptations. We will do…
Ash Wednesday Evening 2021 Ashes are a sacramental so we should stir up our hearts and receive them devoutly. By popular demand the reception of ashes was extended to all the faithful not just the public penitents. We should imitate the penitents and catechumens during this spiritual retreat and practice acts of penance like prayer,…
Ash Wednesday 2021 Neglect of practicing penance during Lent is a cause of the problems we experience in the world today. The virtue of penance is a power from God which makes us hate sin, be sorry for it, make reparation for it and convert because sin offends God Who loves us. Penance spurs us…
Quinquagesima Sunday 2021 In preparation for Ash Wednesday and Lent there is a review of the laws concerning fast and abstinence. Today is also the feast of St. Valentine and his impact in our own day. The Epistle for this Mass is taken from St. Paul and teaches us the importance of doing all our…
Sexagesima Sunday 2021 Saints this week are our friends like St. Apollonia. The Liturgy is our ordinary means of sanctification and reception of sacramentals is a practical aspect of this. St. Paul is the dominant character during this season of Septuagesima and tells in the Epistle of all he has sacrificed in fulfilling Our Lord’s…
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