Month: March 2017

FAITHLINK: “Apostolic Exhortation Redemptoris Custos of the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II on the Person And Mission of Saint Joseph in the Life of Christ and of the Church”

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1. “Joseph did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took his wife” (cf. Mt 1 :24).
Inspired by the Gospel, the Fathers of the Church from the earliest centuries stressed that just as St. Joseph took loving care of Mary and gladly dedicated himself to Jesus Christ’s upbringing,(1) he likewise watches over and protects Christ’s Mystical Body, that is, the Church, of which the Virgin Mary is the exemplar and model. …

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VIDEO: Catholic TV Mass: Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary 3.20.17 – Catholic TV (Boston)

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#Catholic #TV #Mass for the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, March 20, 2017, from Catholic TV in The Archdiocese of Boston. [Click here for Mass Readings]

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: Catholic Mass Readings: Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary 3.20.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“Jacob was the father of #Joseph, the husband of #Mary.
Of her was born #Jesus who is called the #Christ.

Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.
When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,
but before they lived together,
she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,
yet unwilling to expose her to shame,
decided to divorce her quietly.
Such was his intention when, behold,
the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
‘Joseph, son of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.
For it is through the Holy Spirit
that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,
because he will save his people from their sins.’ …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: Catholic Mass Readings: Third Sunday of Lent 3.19.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“#Jesus came to a town of #Samaria … Jacob’s well was there. Jesus, tired from his journey, sat down there at the well. … A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink.’ His disciples had gone into the town to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘How can you, a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?”
— For Jews use nothing in common with Samaritans. — Jesus answered and said to her, ‘If you knew the gift of God
and who is saying to you, “Give me a drink,” you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water.’ ….”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Confession of Saint Patrick” – Christian Classics Ethereal Library

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“I, Patrick, a sinner, a most simple countryman, the least of all the faithful and most contemptible to many, had for father the deacon Calpurnius, son of the late Potitus, a priest, of the settlement [vicus] of Bannavem Taburniae; he had a small villa nearby where I was taken captive. I was at that time about sixteen years of age. I did not, indeed, know the true God; and I was taken into captivity in Ireland with many thousands of people, according to our deserts, for quite drawn away from God, we did not keep his precepts, nor were we obedient to our priests who used to remind us of our salvation. And the Lord brought down on us the fury of his being and scattered us among many nations, even to the ends of the earth, where I, in my smallness, am now to be found among foreigners. …”

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CATHOLIC MUSIC VIDEO: “Lord Of All Hopefulness : The Palestrina Choir, St Mary’s, Dublin”

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The Palestrina Choir of St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, sing “Lord of All Hopefulness” with words by Jan Struther set to the beautiful Irish tune Slane.

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VIDEO: #Catholic #TV #Mass: Friday of the Second Week of Lent 3.17.17 – Catholic TV (Boston)

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#Catholic #TV #Mass for Friday of the Second Week of Lent, March 17, 2017, Commemoration of Saint Patrick, from Catholic TV in The Archdiocese of Boston. [Click here for Mass Readings]

CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Novena to Saint Patrick”

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“… I bind unto myself today the power of God to hold and lead,
His eye to watch, his might to stay, his ear to hearken to my need;
the wisdom of my God to teach, his hand to guide, his shield to ward;
the word of God to give me speech, his heav’nly host to be my guide.

Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me,
Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in the hearts of all that love me,
Christ in the mouth of friend and stranger.

I bind unto myself the Name, the strong Name of the Trinity,
by invocation of the same, the Three in One, and One in Three,
of whom all nature hath creation; Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
praise to the Lord of my salvation, salvation is of Christ the Lord. Amen. “

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: #Catholic #Mass #Readings: Friday of the Second Week of Lent (Commemoration of Saint Patrick) 3.17.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people:
‘Hear another parable.
There was a landowner who planted a vineyard,
put a hedge around it,
dug a wine press in it, and built a tower.
Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey.
When vintage time drew near,
he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. …”

VIDEO: #Catholic #TV #Mass: Thursday of the Second Week of Lent 3.16.17 – Our Lady of Loretto Abbey (Toronto)

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#Catholic #TV #Mass for Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent, March 14, 2017, from Our Lady of Loretto Abbey in Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings]

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