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CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Solemnity of All Saints 11.1.17 – Catholic TV (Archdiocese of Boston)
Catholic TV Mass for the Solemnity of All Saints, Nov. 1, 2017, from Catholic TV in the Archdiocese of Boston. [Click here for Mass Readings] [featured image is file photo]
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“I, John, … had a vision of a great multitude, which no one could count, from every nation, race, people, and tongue. They stood before the throne and before the Lamb, wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud voice: ‘Salvation comes from our God, who is seated on the throne, and
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Homily of Saint John Paul II, Solemnity of All Saints 2000” – VaticanVA
“… Praise and thanksgiving to God for having raised up in the Church a great multitude of saints, whom no one could count (cf. Rv 7: 9). A great multitude: not only the saints and blesseds we honour during the liturgical year, but also the anonymous saints known only to him. Mothers and fathers of families, who in their daily
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Homily Of His Holiness Benedict XVI, Holy Mass on the Solemnity Of All Saints 2006” – VaticanVa
“… The liturgy invites us to share in the heavenly jubilation of the Saints, to taste their joy. The Saints are not a small caste of chosen souls but an innumerable crowd to which the liturgy urges us to raise our eyes. This multitude not only includes the officially recognized Saints, but the baptized of every epoch and nation who
» Read moreCATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time 10.31.17 – Loretto Abbey (Archdiocese of Toronto)
Catholic TV Mass for Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, Oct. 31, 2017, 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 said, ‘What is the Kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden. When it was fully grown, it became a large bush and the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches.’ …”
» Read moreCATHOLIC NEWSLINK: “China’s president seeks more control over religion” – CNA/EWTN
“President Xi Jinping of #China announced this week that he wants to tighten Beijing’s strict government controls on religion in the communist country. In a speech this week during the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi said that religions not sufficiently conformed to Communist ideals pose a threat to the country’s government, and therefore must become
» Read moreCATHOLIC NEWSLINK: “An Exorcist and a Journalist Explore Eastern Meditation and Mindfulness” – Catholic Exchange
“Eastern meditation techniques are a growing fad to relax and alleviate stress and anxiety. …. But according to an exorcist and an author on A Catholic Guide to Mindfulness, such meditations are contrary to the Catholic faith and neither healthy nor even harmless. …”
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “[‘Light your lamps’;] Ascetical Discourses” – Isaac the Syrian (7th Century), Monk near Mosul/ DailyGospel
“Prayer offered during the hours of night possesses great power …. That is why all the Saints were in the habit of praying at night, combating the body’s drowsiness and the sweetness of sleep and overcoming their bodily nature. …. For every request for which the Saints desired to importune God they armed themselves with nocturnal prayer and at once
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