by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“During Lent, we are asked to devote ourselves to seeking the Lord in prayer and reading Scripture, to service by giving alms, and to practice self-control through fasting. …”
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[The Divine Office, or Liturgy of the Hours, begins the Liturgical Day with “A Call to Praise God” in the form of the Invitatory Psalm, usually Psalm 95, in stanzas, or strophes, interspersed with an antiphon. For Sundays and weekdays during Lent, from Ash Wednesday to the Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent, the antiphon is “Come, let us
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[The Divine Office, or Liturgy of the Hours, begins the Liturgical Day with “A Call to Praise God” in the form of the Invitatory Psalm, usually Psalm 95, in stanzas, or strophes, interspersed with an antiphon. For Sundays and weekdays during Lent, from Ash Wednesday to the Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent, the antiphon is “Come, let us
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“‘… Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My Disciple. Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and … see if there is enough for its completion? …. [A]nyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be My Disciple.’”
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“Bishop Michael Barber, S.J., of the Diocese of Oakland, California, has said he would sooner accept arrest and prison than comply with a state law that would force priests to violate the seal of confession. … ‘I will go to jail before I will obey this attack on our religious freedom’ …. ‘Even if this bill passes, no priest may
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“… ‘In my experience – so far I have performed 2,300 rites of exorcism – I can say that the invocation of the Most Holy Virgin Mary often provokes significant reactions in the person being exorcized,’ …”
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From the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. [Click here for Mass Readings] [featured image is file photo]
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From Heart of the Nation in Wisconsin. [Click here for Mass Readings] [featured image is file photo from another time and location] [featured image is file photo from another time and place]
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From the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. [Click here for Mass Readings] Your browser does not support iframes. [featured image is file photo]
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From the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. [Click here for Mass Readings] Your browser does not support iframes. [featured image is file photo]
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