Sometimes I get so carried away with the meal itself, that I forget the day. Today isn’t just any Sunday in the Lenten Season, it’s Laetare Sunday. That makes it just a bit more special.
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Another Friday the 13th
Did you know in Medieval Times it was said that a ladder resembled the gallows? Walking under a ladder was bad luck because you had sealed your fate -and you would die by hanging.
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What a beautiful and glorious Sunday the Lord has made! Even when it’s raining, or foggy or too darn hot to go outside, every day the Lord saw fit to give me is a glorious day worthily of thanks. That’s just my option, what do I know?
Continue reading “Welcome to the 3rd Sunday in Lent”Making Lent Count
Years ago, when Kiddo was a kid, our church has a wonderful “Tradition” during the Lenten Season. Most of us know the story of Christ crowned with thorns on that first Good Friday. This Crown of Thorns might not be accurate, but it’s meaning is.
Continue reading “Making Lent Count”Celebrate A Lenten Season Sunday
Depending upon how you approach the whole Lenten Season, Friday’s Abstinence thing could have a direct impact on your Sundays. In our home every Friday is a day of Abstinence. The whole idea of returning to the no meat on Fridays is one of the fastest growing trends among Catholics. Guess we were trending ahead of the times.
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We have reached the final Ember Days of Spring. The whole point of Ember Days is to give thanks to the Lord above for the changing seasons and all that the seasons bring. Spring is a time of rebirth and renewal. Just look around – the world is filled with life.
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So often we are told to feel sad during Lent. Repent. Sacrifice. Suffer. I suppose you could look at the Lenten Season that way. Or see it as a blessing, an opportunity. It’s all a matter of attitude.
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I truly do like the concept of Ember Days. They move with the seasons, and are intended as days of giving thanks to God for the changing weather. I understand why these were important in the past. Today most of us think of the changing seasons as swim-suit or sweater weather.
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Today is the First Sunday in Lent. Remember, Sundays might fall during the Lenten Season (since days of the week cannot be postponed) but they are not a part of the Lenten Season. Sundays are a celebration. Lent is a time of penance and sacrifice.
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not
on your own understanding;
In all your ways submit to Him,
and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Pray for Us O Mother of God
When praying the Rosary, be it Glorious, Luminous, Sorrowful or Joyful Mysteries, after each set of 10 Hail Marys (decades) we recite two prayers before moving on to the next Mystery. One is the Glory Be, the other is the Fatima Prayer.
Continue reading “Pray for Us O Mother of God”What Is Candlemas?
Candlemas is a feast day or celebration within the Catholic Faith that is very much rooted in Jewish Traditions. So much of the Catholic customs can be traced back to Jewish observances. This makes sense since the first Christians were Jews and the first Catholic Pope was a fishman named Peter.
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Why do saints exist? Are they inventions of the Catholic Church? Are Saints even real? All very good questions.
Continue reading “A Humble Feast for a Holy Man”Humility and Conversion
How is it that two similar words can have such vastly different meanings. Humility is nothing like humiliation. Humiliation is imposed by others from without. Humility is cultivated from within.
Continue reading “Humility and Conversion”To Seek of Our Lady of Altagracia
Today is the feast day of our Lady of Altagracia, Our Lady of Grace. In some parts of the world, especially in the Dominican Republic or neighborhoods with a large Dominican population, this feast day is a Holiday.
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