Pray In My Name
5th Sunday after Easter 2025
Although Memorial Day is a secular holiday, every Catholic should remember those who courageously gave their lives in service of our country and pray for them on that day.
This Mass commands us to pray in the name of Our Lord, and we fulfill this command through the liturgy. We should pay special attention to the prayers of today’s Mass. The maniple was not originally a vestment of the priest. In ancient times, so many priests needed a handkerchief during the liturgy, because they were moved to tears, that the handkerchief became an official vestment. St. James the Less reminds us to be a doer of the word, not a hearer only. He was the cousin of Our Lord, and he is chosen to teach us the truths of the Faith during Paschaltide. We remember this month that the Blessed Mother is Queen of Heaven and Earth, let us treat her as such.
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