1st Sunday In Lent 2023 The ashes distributed on Ash Wednesday are a reminder that all the descendants of Adam came from the dust and to it they will all return. It is a reminder to humble our rebellious nature. We must be prepared and remain faithful, not only during Lent, but all year long,…
Ash Wednesday 2023 We think of the sins we must avoid but rarely do we think of the virtues we must practice. How often when we confess, we think of the sins we commit but not the reasons why we commit them. We forget that all the hardships we face in life are given to…
Feast Of The Holy Family 2023 In these days, when the perpetual virginity of the Blessed Mother is so often attacked by the world, we must defend the doctrine that she was virgin before, during, and after the birth of Christ. Because the pain suffered in childbirth is a consequence of original sin, the Mother…
16th Sunday After Pentecost 2022 The Lord is sweet and mild. It should be easy for us to love our God. We are moved to act as God wants us to by the grace given to us before, during, and after we act. St. Paul speaks of the life blood of the Mystical Body of…
5th Sunday After Pentecost 2022 We are sensitive to offenses against us, but what are we like to our neighbor? Our love for God can be measured by our fraternity. Catholics must be more united than ever before. We must stand unified against the onslaught of vices and perversions of all kinds that the world…
Easter Vigil 2022 The Easter Vigil is the culmination of our Lenten retreat and especially for the catechumens who are baptized and who will receive their first Holy Communions at the Mass which follows. The Liturgy brings light to the darkness of the world of sin and sings the praise of Our Lord’s Paschal candle. …
Good Friday 2022 There is one thing that we know and can be certain about and that is that God became a Man and died on this day. From all eternity this was in the Divine Mind and the ultimate purpose for all creation. The Sacred Liturgy, in the absence of the Holy Mass today, re-presents…
Ash Wednesday 2022 Septuagesima season has prepared us for this time of removing sin from our lives. This should comfort us as we begin this time of penance. When examining our conscience we should not look at self but at Our Lord crucified to realize the effects of our evil on Him. Lent is the…
Feast Of The Immaculate Conception 2021 Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854 after years of preparation and prayer. In the encyclical that contains the definition the pope begins to prove the truth of the doctrine by showing that the liturgy of the Church from its earliest days honored Our…
All Souls Day 2021 Having a day to pray for the souls of the faithful departed began in the monasteries where the deceased monks were remembered in Masses, the Divine Office and by reciting 150 Our Fathers. Souls in Purgatory are often permitted to visit family, friends and the altars where they assisted at Mass. …
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