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‘Have we learnt nothing of the horrors of the past?’ Abp. Viganò reflects on Easter 2021 in light of coronavirus tyranny
SI INIQUITATES OBSERVAVERIS, DOMINE:DOMINE, QUIS SUSTINEBIT?Ps 129:3 Catholic Family News is pleased to publish the following meditation in preparation for Easter written by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò at CFN’s request. In this new text, His Excellency reflects on the past year … Continue reading
Sister Lucia’s assessment of her character defects is one we can all use
It’s always refreshing to know that the saints or saintly people had a human side. Some, like St. Louis de Montfort and St. Damien of Molokai, both had angry temperaments that they had to conquer. Sister Lucia was known for … Continue reading
Mass of the Most Holy Shroud of Our Lord, and Preparation for Holy Communion
Friday 5th March, 2021 In the older Roman Missal in the section of Missae pro Aliquibus Locis, there are texts of a Mass of the Holy Shroud of Our Lord, to be said on the Friday after the second Sunday of … Continue reading
Ember Days of Lent
We are one day late in publishing this post on the Ember Days of Lent. This year these days are: Wednesday 24th February, Friday 26th February, and Saturday 27th February. The Church calls for Ember Days four times a year. … Continue reading
A Little Lenten Reminder
(from THE REMNANT) No matter what happens in Rome, with our most unfortunate Pope. No matter what the gods of the so-called New World Order have in store for us. Christ crucified is all that really matters for the forty days of … Continue reading
The Mysteries of Lent
“On Ash Wednesday, the Church calls Lent a Christian warfare.” We may be sure that a season so sacred as this of Lent is rich in mysteries. The Church has made it a time of recollection and penance, in preparation … Continue reading
Pre-Lent Preparation: Septuagesima, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima
The Septuagesima season always begins with the ninth week before Easter and includes three Sundays called respectively Septuagesima, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima. These names which were borrowed from the numeral system of the time, denote a series of decades working back … Continue reading
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The Coronavirus Cross: Bringing Faith, Hope and Love to a Hurting World
From the National Catholic Register: It’s often said that with God, there are no mere coincidences. So the overlap of the explosion of the global COVID-19 pandemic with this year’s Holy Week celebrations should give cause for Catholics to engage … Continue reading
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Tagged Coronavirus, Easter, Holy Week, Lent, Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, St Charles Borromeo, Streamed Masses
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++Vigano, St Charles Borromeo, Hilarion, and the Coronavirus
“Grant to us, O Lord, we pray to you, the effect of the devoted supplication, and which has become propitious for us, remove the plague and famine: so that the hearts of mortals know that these scourges burst with your … Continue reading
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Tagged Archbishop Vigano, Confession, Coronavirus, Lent, Metropolitan Hilarion, Pope Francis, St Charles Borromeo
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The Holy Face of Jesus
Tomorrow, Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of Lent, the period of forty days of fasting, prayer and almsgiving. It is a time of embracing our crosses with renewed fervour in a spirit of self denial and repentance. Our fasting from … Continue reading
Think Lent is Tough? Take a Look at Medieval Lenten Practices
by Angelus Press * Today’s Latin Catholics would be well-served to review the norms of early Christians as they prepared for Easter. The Lenten fast for Latin Catholics living in the years of the third millennium of Christianity often means … Continue reading
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Tagged Archbishop Lefebvre, Fasting, Lent, Medieval Times, Penance
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Hymns of Lent 5
And from Thy cross embrace me with arms outstretched to save. (From the translation by Monsignor R.A. Knox of words attributed to St Bernard) The Epistle of the Mass of Passion Sunday, 5th Sunday of Lent, in the 1962 … Continue reading
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Tagged Arnulf of Louvain, Bach, Hassler, Lent, O Sacred Head, Passion Sunday, Passiontide, Ribalta, Ronald Knox, St Bernard, St Bonaventure
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Hymns of Lent 2
Which hymn, written by an English woman religious who lived most of her life in the Liverpool region, and which is usually sung to a melody by a former Master of the Music at Westminster Cathedral, has probably been more popular among … Continue reading
Biblical Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Lent
Learning to Read Signs of Love by Fr. Thomas Rosica Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year C – March 10, 2013 The readings for this Sunday are: Joshua 5:9a, 10-12; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; and Luke 15:1-3, 11-32Chapter 15 of Luke’s Gospel is often … Continue reading
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Tagged Fr. Thomas Rosica, Homily, Lent, Reflection, Saints, Scripture
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Need some inspiration for Lent?
This Lent as in previous years Father John Zuhlsdorf will offer daily “LENTCAzTS” throughout the penitential season. In fact the first one begins today. Here’s Father Z introducing the 2013 lenten audio reflections himself: With this audio offering, I am … Continue reading
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