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Exaltation of the Holy Cross
From the East, where it is celebrated with a solemnity equal to Easter, the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross arrived in the West and in particular in Rome, where it is attested before the end of the … Continue reading
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The Holy Name of Jesus
The month of January (Overview – Calendar) is dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus. “In the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth and under the earth” (Phil 2:10). Christ’s name is chosen … Continue reading
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
Peter, who was named Simon, was a fisherman from Galilee. Jesus gave him the name Peter, which means ‘Rock,’ because he was to become the rock upon which Christ would build His Church. Among the Twelve, Peter was the first … Continue reading
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Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles (vigil)
Reading I Acts 3:1-10 Peter and John were going up to the temple areafor the three o’clock hour of prayer.And a man crippled from birth was carriedand placed at the gate of the temple called “the Beautiful Gate”every day to … Continue reading
Solemnity of the Nativity of St John the Baptist
Entrance Antiphon, Jn 1:6-7; Lk 1:17: A man was sent form God, whose name was John. He came to testify to the light, to prepare a people fit for the Lord. Preface, The mission of the Precursor: It is truly … Continue reading
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Sermon on the Feast of Purification
2 February 2022 by a Dominican friar at Voice of the Family: Today is the fortieth day after Christmas, and so holy Church is celebrating another great feast: the feast which we call the Purification of Our Lady, also known … Continue reading
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The Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle
January 25—FeastLiturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of missionaries, evangelists, writers and public workers One man can change the world In the long history of the Church no conversion has been more consequential than St. Paul’s. Paul had not been ambivalent toward the … Continue reading
Our Lady of Sorrows
Wednesday, September 15 Our Lady of Sorrows – Memorial Roman Ordinary calendar Letter to the Hebrews 5,7-9. In the days when Christ Jesus was in the flesh, he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able … Continue reading
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Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Tuesday, September 14 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross – Feast Roman Ordinary calendar Book of Numbers 21,4b-9. With their patience worn out by the journey, the people complained against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in … Continue reading
Readings and Reflections for the Feast of the Ascension
Thursday, May 13 Ascension of the Lord – Solemnity Roman Ordinary calendar Bl. Julian of Norwich Acts of the Apostles 1,1-11. In the first book, Theophilus, I dealt with all that Jesus did and taught until the day he was taken up, after giving … Continue reading
Feast of The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus
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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