THE BLESSING OF CHRISTMAS NATIVITY SCENE OR MANGER AT HOME
THE BLESSING OF CHRISTMAS NATIVITY SCENE OR MANGER AT HOME In its present form the custom of displaying figures depicting the birth of Jesus...
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THE BLESSING OF ADVENT WREATH AT HOME.
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THE BLESSING OF ADVENT WREATH AT HOME. The use of the Advent Wreath is a traditional practice which has found its place in the Church as...
ADVENT (2): WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS?
ADVENT (2): WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS? In a talk I gave years ago to Grade 1 (7 yr-old) girls, I...
NOV. 30-DEC.8: NOVENA TO THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON EVER TO LIVE THE SEASON OF ADVENT?
NOVENA TO THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTIONWHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON EVER TO LIVE THE SEASON OF ADVENT? In my weekly Catechetical Masses for Grade 4...
ON ADVENT (1): WHAT IS ADVENT?
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WHAT IS ADVENT?Time of Preparation, of Hope and of Interior Joy This coming Sunday marks the beginning of a new liturgical year when the...
WHAT IS THE ESSENTIAL CHRISTMAS DECORATION WHICH MUST BE PRESENT IN OUR HOMES?
WHAT IS THE ESSENTIAL CHRISTMAS DECORATION WHICH MUST BE PRESENT IN OUR HOMES? The essential décor which should always be present. During these days...
ADVENT READING: THE THREEFOLD COMING OF THE LORD. A sermon of St. Bernard of Clairvaux
ADVENT READING: THE THREEFOLD COMING OF THE LORD. A sermon of St. Bernard of Clairvaux The word of the Lord will come to usFrom...
ADVENT PRAYER TO THE HOLY CHILD JESUS
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ADVENT PRAYER TO THE HOLY CHILD JESUS. Holy Infant Jesus,as we joyfully prepare ourselves duringthese days of Adventto commemorate your Birthand your future coming,we...
VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO, PRAY FOR US!
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VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO, PRAY FOR US! Mother Mary, Our Lady of Rocío, as we await the commemoration of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus...
POPE FRANCIS ON THE 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT (C). MARY, THE MODEL OF FAITH AND CHARITY.
POPE FRANCIS: MARY, MODEL OF FAITH AND CHARITY. Below you have the ZENIT translation of the address Pope Francis gave today, Sec. 23, 2018...
POPE FRANCIS' ADDRESS ON GAUDETE SUNDAY 2018
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POPE FRANCIS’ ADDRESS ON GAUDETE SUNDAY 2018 Dear brethren in Christ, below you have the ZENIT translation of the address Pope Francis gave today,...
ST. AUGUSTINE ON AUTHENTIC HAPPINESS AND WORLDLY JOY.
ST. AUGUSTINE ON AUTHENTIC HAPPINESS AND WORLDLY JOY. “What is it to rejoice in the ‘world’? It is to find delight in evil,...