by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“On the Feast of the Epiphany, the family gathers to ask God’s blessing on their home and on those who live in or visit the home. It is an invitation for Jesus to be a daily guest in our home, our comings and goings, our conversations, our work and play, our joys and sorrows. A traditional way of doing this
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“It can be a little confusing. In secular society, Christmas is celebrated around the time of Halloween up until Christmas Day. On the day after Christmas all the decorations are put away and Christmas trees are put on the curb. However, in the Roman Catholic Church, the liturgical season of Christmas does not start until December 25 (including the vigil
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Catholic televised Mass for the Epiphany of the Lord, Jan. 6, 2019, 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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Catholic televised Mass for the Memorial of Saint John Neumann, Saturday morning and mid-day, Jan. 5, 2019, from Loretto Abbey in the Archdiocese of Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings] [featured image adapted from image at Creative Commons Wikimedia Commons Pjposullivan, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loretto_Abbey_chapel_interior,_Toronto.JPG, with additional conditions stated at that link and in the alt-tag here]
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“Jesus decided to go to Galilee, and he found Philip. … Jesus said to him, ‘Follow Me.’ … Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and told him, ‘We have found the One about whom Moses wrote in the Law, and also the Prophets, Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth.’ … Jesus saw Nathanael
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“… Mother Seton, as she is often called, was canonized on Sunday, September 14, 1975 in St. Peter’s Square by Pope Paul VI. She was the first citizen born in the United States to be given the title of “Saint.” Her remains are entombed in Emmitsburg in the Basilica at the National Shrine that bears her name. …”
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Catholic televised Mass for the Memorial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, from Loretto Abbey in the Archdiocese of Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings] [featured image adapted from image at Creative Commons Wikimedia Commons Pjposullivan, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loretto_Abbey_chapel_interior,_Toronto.JPG, with additional conditions stated at that link and in the alt-tag here]
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“John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God.’ The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, ‘What are you looking for?’ They said to him, ‘Rabbi’ … ‘where are you staying?’ … Andrew,
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Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy Christ, have mercy Christ, have mercy Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy God our Father in heaven have mercy on us God the Son, have mercy on us Redeemer of the world have mercy on us God the Holy Spirit have mercy on us Holy Trinity, one God have mercy on us Jesus, Son
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Catholic televised Mass for the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, from Loretto Abbey in the Archdiocese of Toronto. [Click here for Mass Readings] [featured image adapted from image at Creative Commons Wikimedia Commons Pjposullivan, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loretto_Abbey_chapel_interior,_Toronto.JPG, with additional conditions stated at that link and in the alt-tag here]
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