In the lead-up to World Youth Day Rio I thought we’d get acquainted with the patron saints and intercessors for this year, as there are 18 in total. Now, that’s some serious intercession!Some of these saints you’ll recognize immediately like St.
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Issues of an ecumenical and interfaith nature hold a special place in my heart. In John’s gospel account, I hold Jesus’ words to be true when he speaks with his disciples and says, “Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you; and these know that you have sent me.
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Salt and Light Television will host the North American Premiere of Clare and Francis in two parts on our television network this weekend.
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North American Premiere of “Clare and Francis” on Salt and Light Television
Hello Everyone,I have completed the new addition to the posting about the Boat Bearer and Cross Bearer serving positions in the Latin Mass.The new post has bullet points from a book I got from Shawn Tribe, (formerly Editor) of New Liturgical Movement from one of his sales.
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Latin Mass Boat Bearer and Cross Bearer serving positions Version 2.0
The Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – June 23, 2013The second half of Luke’s Gospel is one great pilgrimage to Jerusalem, the city of destiny. For Luke, the Christian journey is a joyous way illuminated by the graciousness of the Savior of the world.Along that way, Jesus asks a very important question of his disciples.
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Hello Everyone.I found something really interesting on my blogfeed today, with a Hat Tip to Fr. Zuhlsdorf of WDTPRS.I usually stay on the serving end of things with regard to the Latin Mass.
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The glorious weather of Saturday, June 15, 2013 marked a rare liturgical event in the last half century in Canada; the Solemn Nuptial – Missa pro sponso et sponsa.
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Reading 1, Second Samuel 12:7-10, 13 7 Nathan then said to David, ‘You are the man! Yahweh, God of Israel, says this, “I anointed you king of Israel, I saved you from Saul’s clutches, 8 I gave you your master’s household and your master’s wives into your arms, I gave you the House of Israel and the House of Judah; and, if this is still too little, I shall give you other things as well
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Loved in sinfulness: Readings for Father’s day, June 16 2013
Dear Brothers and Sisters,This celebration has a very beautiful name: “Evangelium Vitae”, the Gospel of Life. In this Eucharist, in the Year of Faith, let us thank the Lord for the gift of life in all its forms, and at the same time let us proclaim the Gospel of Life.
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Pope Francis’ homily for Evangelium Vitae celebration – June 16, 2013
Hey Everyone.So um, over the last day or two, I have been getting a HUGE surge of hits for the Christmas Mass Post I made to report on the Latin High Mass I did with St. Lawrence the Martyr, Scarborough for Christmas this past year (2012).My question is, why am I getting these sudden spikes
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Sudden Surge with one Post or Spam-botting? Why so many for Christmas Mass in over 2 days?
A unique gathering taking place in Rome today and tomorrow, June 15 and 16 and sponsored by the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, is expected to draw tens of thousands of parishes, communities, youth groups, voluntary associations for the sick and disabled and ordinary families. It will offer the opportunity for the faithful from around the world to gather with Pope Francis in a communal witness to the sacred value of all life and further study and discussion on the encyclical “Evangelium Vitae” (The Gospel of Life) promulgated by Blessed John Paul II in March 1995.
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This weekend, Catholics are gathering at the Vatican to celebrate John Paul II’s encyclical Evangelium Vitae. Details about the festivities, titled “Believing May They Have Life”, were revealed at a press conference on May 28.
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My father helped us see better physically and spirituallyWhile I was still in Rome on graduate studies in Scripture in the late 1980s, my father, Anthony, became legally blind due to severe diabetes.
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When you think of religious pilgrimage, the Holy Land comes to mind, or perhaps the Vatican. But there’s another pilgrimage destination where ancient ruins emerge from a dramatic landscape – testaments to an over 1500-year-old Christian tradition.
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