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Tag Archives: Sacraments
Living Liturgically in Lent
Lent, when approached with an open heart and a solid game plan, can yield stunning fruits. by Bridget McCartney Nohara on the National Catholic Register As Catholics, we are well acquainted with the notion of “giving something up” for Lent. … Continue reading
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Archbishop Viganò on mandatory vaccination in some US dioceses
PRESS RELEASE ABOUT THE RECENT IMPOSITION OF THE MANDATORY VACCINATIONIN SOME AMERICAN DIOCESES We have all learned that in some Dioceses of the United States of America, and in particular in the Archdiocese of Chicago, the Ecclesiastical Authority is mandating its … Continue reading
The Exorcistic effect of the Word of God
By Msgr Charles Pope at Community in Mission: Many often think of exorcism only in relation to driving out demons from possessed people using ancient prayers. But, truth be told, we all have afflictions, oppressions, temptations and other negative thoughts … Continue reading
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Tagged Divine Office, Exorcism, Holy Scripture, Sacraments, Word of God
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Cardinal Burke’s Health Update
From the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe: August 17, 2021 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let … Continue reading
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To all bishops and priests about Communion for manifest sinners from St. John Chrysostom
From Fr Z’s blog with his emphases: “I speak not only to the communicant, but also I say to the priest who ministers the Sacrament: Distribute this gift with much care. There is no small punishment for you, if being conscious of any … Continue reading
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Tagged Eucharist, Holy Communion, Priesthood, Sacraments, sacrilege, st john chrysostom
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ASK FATHER Z: Does the SSPX “exercise legitimate ministries” or not?
From a reader at Fr Z’s Blog … QUAERITUR: I appreciate all of your hard work on the topic of the SSPX and just your whole candid approach to speaking clearly about topics that are otherwise ambiguous. I attend the … Continue reading
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Tagged Canonical status of SSPX, Pope Benedict XVI, Sacraments, SSPX
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A mild epidemic behind which we glimpse the Hand of God
by Roberto de Mattei 2020 will be remembered as the year of a historical turning-point in the everyday life of the world. And while it appears increasingly likely that the Coronavirus was produced by the genetic engineering of Communist China (the … Continue reading
Canonical deep breath time
Dr Ed Peters at In the Light of the Law: Since COVID19 left Communist China last month and began its rampage around the world a myriad of issues and problems have been confronting us all. Among these crisis items are … Continue reading
Archbishop Viganò on COVID-19 and the Hand of God
From The Remnant: Editor’s Introduction: During this seemingly apocalyptic moment, we must be ever mindful of the fact that, despite the great apostasy that’s been unfolding in the Church for decades, God Himself has not abandoned us. Good priests all … Continue reading
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Tagged Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, Covid 19, general absolution, Holy Mass, Indulgences, Pandemic, Sacraments
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Cardinal Burke: Message on the Combat against the Coronavirus, COVID-19
From Cardinal Raymond Burke, MAR 21, 2020 Dear Friends, For some time now, we have been in combat against the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19. From all that we can tell – and one of the difficulties of the combat … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardinal Raymond Burke, Catholic devotion, Coronavirus, Holy Mass, Sacraments, Spiritual Communion
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Coronavirus updates from Rome: Vatican Allows General Absolution in Some Cases
Latest updates from the Eternal City in lockdown since March 10 Edward Pentin March 20, 4.10pm In a second of two decrees, the Apostolic Penitentiary today ruled that in view of the difficulty in priests hearing confessions during the … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, Coronavirus, general absolution, Pandemic, plenary indulgence, Rome, Sacraments, special indulgences, Vatican
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Those Who Start Their Own Church Follow the Voice of Satan: 11 Teachings from St. Cyprian AD 250
From: http://www.stpeterslist.com/ St. Cyprian, a Bishop and Martyr by HHAMBROSE Listers, our Lord Jesus Christ is not returning to our world for a harem of “churches.”There is One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church and it was founded by Christ and charged by … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostles, Bishops, Cyprian, Early Church Fathers, Eucharist, Four Marks of the Church, Jesus Christ, Papacy, Pope, Sacraments, Scripture
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11 Basic Questions Over the Sacraments
Padre Pio in the Confessional The following lesson is taken from the Baltimore Catechism. The Baltimore Catechism was the standard catechism of teaching the faith and catechizing children from 1885 to Vatican II. Its basic question-and-answer approach is the most natural … Continue reading
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Tagged Anointing of the Sick, Baltimore Catechism, Baptism, Confession, Confirmation, Eucharist, Holy Orders, Marriage, Sacrament, Sacraments
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4 Questions that Help to Explain “What is a Sacrament?” (St. Thomas Aquinas)
This is the first in a short series of posts on the Sacraments. A non-scientific straw poll among some of my friends, both converts and cradle Catholics revealed a suprising (to me) ignorance of these very basic tenets of our … Continue reading
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Tagged Anointing of the Sick, Baltimore Catechism, Baptism, Confession, Confirmation, Eucharist, Holy Orders, Marriage, Sacrament, Sacraments, Thomas Aquinas
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What Grace Is Given in the Sacraments? – And 10 Other Questions
The Sacrament of Confession via the Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction site. The following lesson is taken from the Baltimore Catechism. The Baltimore Catechism was the standard catechism of teaching the faith and catechizing children from 1885 to Vatican II. Its … Continue reading
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Tagged Anointing of the Sick, Baltimore Catechism, Baptism, Confession, Confirmation, Eucharist, Holy Orders, Marriage, Sacrament, Sacraments
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