by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
Catholic Mass for the First Sunday of Advent, from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. [Click here for Mass Readings.]
“… that the #exorcist is a man of #God is actually far more important than the language of the rite used … ‘There are many who claim that #Latin is the most powerful language for #exorcisms’ …”
“… the real work of applying our #Catholic #faith to building a culture of life happens between our trips to the voting booth. …”
“Pope Francis has expressed his condolences for the death of the former President of the State Council and of the Government of the Republic of Cuba, Fidel Castro. …”
“… Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming,
he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into. So too, you also must be prepared,for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.'”
“… ‘Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy
from carousing and drunkenness
and the anxieties of daily life,
and that day catch you by surprise like a trap.
For that day will assault everyone
who lives on the face of the earth.
Be vigilant at all times
and pray that you have the strength
to escape the tribulations that are imminent
and to stand before the Son of Man.'”
Daily Mass for Saturday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time, Nov. 26, 2016, from the Loretto Abbey in Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings]
Daily Mass for Friday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time, Nov. 25, 2016, from the Archdiocese of Boston. [Click here for Daily Mass Readings]
“… Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth.
The former heaven and the former earth had passed away,
and the sea was no more.
I also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”