Hey there, Lent is a week away, so it seems only fitting that we look at a Marian feast day that is coming up before on February 11th … Our Lady of Lourdes. Why, you may ask, would a Marian feast day be fitting for Lent? After all, Lent is a time for prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. It’s about experiencing the Son of God’s suffering, dying, and resurrection … for our salvation. Mary …
Learning From The Conversion of St. Paul The Apostle
Hey there, So many of the feast days celebrated in the Catholic Church are based on the death of a Saint. But tomorrow, January 25th, is different. Tomorrow we celebrate The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle. You know, the guy who was persecuting followers of Jesus … until he was dramatically confronted by Jesus on the road to Damascus. The thrilling story is in the resources below, so …
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Trusting in Our Lady of Guadalupe
Hey there, We’ve looked at a lot of the Marian feast days celebrated in the Catholic Church. But there are not many bigger than the one we celebrated yesterday … Our Lady of Guadalupe. She’s the Patroness of the Americas, which of course includes the US. And she’s also the Patroness of the unborn. The miracles surrounding Our Lady of Guadalupe are credited with converting millions of …
Praising Immaculate Mary
Hey there, Now that Advent has begun and we’re preparing for the coming of our Lord, we pause and celebrate another important figure in Catholicism … His Blessed Mother. Though it can be confusing to celebrate the origins of Mary now, it’s fitting since without Mary, there would be no Jesus. Mary was the very beginning of God’s master plan. Her immaculate conception, which we celebrate on …
Preparing For Christmas With Saint Andrew
Hey there, Christmas is now in full swing. At least that’s what the retailers tell us. We Catholics know that before we celebrate, we need to prepare for the coming of Our Lord. And of course, that preparation is done with the season of Advent. According to our Liturgical Calendar, Advent begins this Sunday. Unlike the celebration of the Christmas season, Advent is a penitential season … …
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Celebrating The Queenship of Mary
Hey there, Mary, the mother of Jesus, is known by many, many names. Many. There are so many, I guarantee there are some you’ve never heard of. Some are names like Blessed Virgin Mother, Mother of Good Counsel, and Comforter of the Afflicted. Some are titles based on apparitions like Our Lady of the Pillar, Our Lady of Lourdes, and Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Litany of the Blessed …
Why Mary is Called Our Lady of Sorrows (And How She Can Help You)
Hey there, We’re well into the month of September. Fall will officially be here tomorrow. Too bad it doesn’t feel like fall yet. In the Liturgical calendar, September is dedicated to the Seven Sorrows of Mary. The highlight was the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows last week on September 15th. We still have another 10 days left in the month. Merriam-Webster defines sorrow as Deep distress, …
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Asking for the Blessed Virgin Mary’s Intercession
Hey there, Children have a special bond with their mother … whether it’s a biological mother, an adopted mother, a grandmother, or a mother figure. Mothers have our best interest at heart. They love us unconditionally and go to great lengths to support us any way they can. And we rely on these special women. Maybe a little too much. Cooking, cleaning, laundry service, taxi driver, hair …
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Embracing Saints Peter And Paul
Hey there, Tomorrow, June 29th, we celebrate the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. Both are Apostles of Jesus Christ. Both played a significant role in the formation of our Catholic Church. So you might think each one is deserving of his own special day. Technically, they each do have an individual feast with the Chair of St. Peter on February 22 and the Conversion of St. Paul on …
Harnessing The Power of The Most Holy Name of Mary
Hey there, Mary, the Blessed Virgin Mother of our Lord, holds a special place in our hearts. We have countless titles for her and numerous Marian feast days. One of those feast days is coming up on September 12th and it’s called The Most Holy Name of Mary. So naturally, this got me thinking about the name Mary. Interestingly, from the time that the United States started tracking the …
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Memorializing The Passion of Saint John The Baptist
Hey there, There are many Saints who we celebrate over the course of our Catholic Liturgical Calendar. A day hardly goes by that we aren’t celebrating at least one Saint. And some days multiple Saints. But there are three whose birth and death we memorialize. Of course there’s our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, then there’s his mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary … and there's one more. John the …
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The Miraculous Incorruptibles
Hey there, Part of a saint’s canonization process involves exhuming the body. And it’s typically done more than once. There’s an identification that is necessary … and later they need to gather relics. There may be a third time to move the body to a new resting place. Sometimes when they exhume the body, even after 20, 50, or more years, the body has not experienced normal decay … despite …