Hey there, Most of the topics we cover are not totally unknown, but taking a closer look provides an opportunity to learn something new here or there. To deepen our relationship with Our Lord. Occasionally, I run across something that I managed to miss my whole cradle Catholic life. And that’s the case with this one. I stumbled upon the O Antiphons a few months ago and knew that I …
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O Antiphons
Hey there, Monday, October 7th has been designated as the first World Rosary Day. It coincides with the month of October that is dedicated to the Holy Rosary and October 7th, which is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. “The event is a response to the request of Pope Francis in his letter to Archbishop Rino Fisichella for the Jubilee 2025, to ‘dedicate the year preceding the Jubilee event, …
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About The Corpus Christi Novena Corpus Christi is Latin for “Body of Christ." The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (also called Corpus Christi) is officially celebrated the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. However, it’s most often celebrated on the Sunday after Trinity Sunday. The feast's sole purpose focuses on the Holy Eucharist, the true presence of Our Lord. How to Pray The …
Hey there, Sunday we will celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Cue the analogies trying to explain this great mystery. We’ve discussed the Holy Trinity before, so I’m not going to do that now. But we are going to look at prayer and the Holy Trinity. Aside from trying to understand the Holy Trinity, it does beg the question: when should you pray to the Father, to the Son, …
How to Pray The Novena to The Holy Spirit Pray the Novena to the Holy Spirit anytime, but it's especially appropriate in the 9 days leading up to Pentecost. Learn more about Invoking The Holy Spirit The word novena is derived from the Latin term novem, meaning nine. Novena is a nine day period of prayer to obtain special graces, to implore special favors, or make special petitions. Here you'll …
Hey there, I want to share a story I recently ran across. Satan’s Agenda Satan called a worldwide convention. In his opening address to his demons, he said, “We can’t keep the Christians from going to church. We can’t keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth. We can’t even keep them from biblical values. But we can do something else. We can keep them from forming an …
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About The St. Andrew Christmas Novena The novena is named after St. Andrew the Apostle, most likely because it begins on his Feast day. It's also called the Christmas Novena, St. Andrew’s Novena, St. Andrew’s Christmas Prayer, and the Christmas Anticipation Prayer. And even though it's named for Saint Andrew, the prayer is not an intercessory prayer to the Saint. It's prayed to God. The …
Hey there, October brings cooler weather, colorful leaves, and pumpkin spiced everything. In the Catholic Church, October brings thirty-one days dedicated to the Holy Rosary. And that’s the focus of this week’s Genuflect. I love everything about the rosary. The different shapes and colors of the beads. The centerpiece and crucifix. The formality and repetition of the prayers. Working my …
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Hey there, I’m sure you’ve been told “No pain no gain” before. You might have even been the one to say it a time or two. It’s often referenced when working out or playing sports. But, it’s a concept that’s been around for a very long time. The first known version of the saying comes from the 2nd century in a Rabbi’s writings in “The Ethics of the Fathers,” where it appears as …
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Hey there, One of the first songs I remember falling in love with when I was a kid was “Joy to the World.” No, not the Christmas carol. I’m talking about the one performed by Three Dog Night about a bullfrog named Jeremiah. It goes like this. Joy to The World Jeremiah was a bullfrog Was a good friend of mine I never understood a single word he said But I helped him a-drink his …
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Hey there, Light is incredibly powerful. It helps us see. It gives life. When it’s as bright as the sun, we can’t look directly at it. It’s no wonder that in John 8:12 Jesus said, “I am the light of the world.” And in the Catechism of the Catholic Church 2466 we believe: “Full of grace and truth,” he came as the “light of the world,” he is the Truth. Whoever believes in me may …
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Hey there, Welcome to October. It’s the month of pumpkin spice lattes and, more importantly, the Holy Rosary. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I love the Rosary. So even though we’ve covered the Rosary several times before, here’s another one … with a twist. Previous articles focused on the Rosary overall, its history, how to pray it, and things like that. This time, we’re …
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