Tag Archives: Catholic Devotions

1st August: The Portiuncula Indulgence

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

From noon of Aug 1 until midnight of Aug 2 the faithful can gain a plenary indulgence applicable to themselves or the souls in purgatory at the usual conditions: Be in the state of grace. Confession (8 days before or … Continue reading →

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The Splendour and Devotion of the Corpus Christi Procession in Spain

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Adapted from an article by Fr. José Miguel Marqués Campo Spain is blessed with a deep Catholic soul. Yes, despite the gradual apostasy of Western civilization. Yes, even despite the unhappy post–Vatican II “reforms.” And yes, despite even the ever … Continue reading →

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Sunday Readings and Reflections

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Sunday, November 29 First Sunday of Advent Roman Ordinary calendar St. Saturninus Book of Isaiah 63,16b-17.19b.64,2b-7. You, LORD, are our father, our redeemer you are named forever. Why do you let us wander, O LORD, from your ways, and harden our hearts so that we … Continue reading →

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Sunday Readings and Reflections

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Sunday, November 22 Christ the King – Solemnity Roman Ordinary calendar St. Cecilia Book of Ezekiel 34,11-12.15-17. Thus says the Lord GOD: I myself will look after and tend my sheep. As a shepherd tends his flock when he finds himself among his scattered … Continue reading →

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A Devotion to Defend Against ‘Revolutionary Men’

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

By James Baresel at Crisis Magazine: Regardless of who wins the presidency, the more “centrist” wing of the Democratic Party has taken a substantial hit in the third Congressional election year in a row. Against all media expectations, Republicans picked up … Continue reading →

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Prayers and a few Interesting Facts about Purgatory

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

The person who assigned November 2nd as the feast of All Souls was St Odilon, or “Père Odilon” as he would have been known back in his day because he was a French priest. In fact, Odilon was the fifth Benedictine abbot … Continue reading →

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Sunday Readings and Reflections

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Sunday, November 8 Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Roman Ordinary calendar Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity – Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity | Bl. John Duns Scotus – O.F.M. (c.1266-1308) Book of Wisdom 6,12-16. Resplendent and unfading is Wisdom, and she is readily … Continue reading →

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Saint Teresa of Avila, pray for us!

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

St. Teresa of Avila (1515–1582), the great Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and Doctor of the Church, most famous for her classic spiritual writings, The Interior Castle and The Way of Perfection, also wrote the famous poem below, Nada Te Turbe. Above in her original … Continue reading →

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Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple
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Septem Dolorum Beatae Mariae Virginis

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple
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“In the End, My Immaculate Heart Will Triumph”

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

An invitation to live out the call of Our Lady of Fatima About the Confraternity of Our Lady of Fatima The is a world-wide family of Catholics who are dedicated to bringing about the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of … Continue reading →

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Transfiguration – The Glory of God!

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them.  Mark 9:2-3 … Continue reading →

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Feast of The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

On 9 November 1921, Pope Benedict XV instituted the feast of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus to be celebrated on the Thursday within the Octave of the Sacred Heart with a Proper Mass and Office. The feast continues to be celebrated in some places … Continue reading →

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PENTECOST – Fontgombault Sermon

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

“Nine months are necessary for a child to be begotten in its mother’s womb. A whole life is necessary to earn Heaven.” WHITSUN Sermon of the Right Reverend Dom Jean Pateau, Father Abbot of Our Lady of Fontgombault: Fontgombault, May 31, … Continue reading →

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Saint Rita of Cascia

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

  by Msgr. Paul Guerin, 1882 Saint Rita was born in Italy in the late 14th century, near the little city of Cascia, of parents who though advancing in age had no children; she was the fruit of their pious … Continue reading →

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