Come marching in. All Saints Day is a Holy Day of Obligation within the Universal Church. As luck would have it, this year All Saints Day just happened to fall on a Sunday, also a Holy Day of Obligation.
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Feast of Saint John Paul II
Although Pope John Paul II died on April 2, once he was canonized as a Saint, October 22 was selected as his feast day. Most other saints are celebrated on the day of their death, he was not.
Continue reading “Feast of Saint John Paul II”A Braided Feast for Saint Paul of the Cross
Today is the feast day of Saint Paul of the Cross. He is not to be confused with Saint Paul the Apostle, author of vast volumes of scripture. This Saint Paul is Italian, born in 1694.
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Make me a channel of Your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me bring Your love.
Where there is injury, Your pardon, Lord,
And where there’s doubt, true faith in You.
Saint Thérèse, Christ’s Little Flower
On the 2nd day of January 1873 a frail, sickly baby girl came into the world. Fearing that their daughter might not survive for very long, her parents rushed to have her baptized.
Continue reading “Saint Thérèse, Christ’s Little Flower”The Passion of Saint John the Baptizer
Why is it that so many people make the mistake of believing if you are a Christian, your life will somehow be better for it? That sorrow won’t darken your door? Have these people ever read the Bible?
Continue reading “The Passion of Saint John the Baptizer”Mother Teresa’s Earthly Birthday
One of the marvels of life today is the ability to communicate across great distances. With the internet, cable news and those people who manage to document EVERYTHING on their cell phones, we are more informed.
Continue reading “Mother Teresa’s Earthly Birthday”Remembering Mary, Martha and Lazarus
So often when we think of Mary, Martha and Lazarus, we don’t visualize them together despite the fact that they all shared the same house. Often Jesus would dine with them in their home.
Continue reading “Remembering Mary, Martha and Lazarus”Honoring Our Parents on this Holy Day
Today is the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time. It is National Honor Our Parents Day. Fittingly enough, it is also the Memorial Feast of Mary’s parents, Saints Anne and Joachim.
Continue reading “Honoring Our Parents on this Holy Day”Honoring Mary Magdalene
While Bologna served up like burgers might seem an odd selection for the Feast of Mary Magdalene. It’s not as odd as it sounds. Barbecued or Slow Roasted Bologna is popular in Oklahoma. And Oklahoma is home to America’s longest running Passion Play.
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There are more Catholic recognized saints than there are days in a year. If we wanted to, we could celebrate each day with a dedication to a different saints for the next 27 years and not have celebrated them all. Yeah, that’s a lot of saints.
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Have you ever asked yourself what does the word “Nativity” mean? What does it conjure up in your mind? Nativity comes from the Latin term “nativitas” meaning birth.
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May 1 is one of those days that is torn in different directions. It is a day in history marred by violence. In 1886 workers took to the streets demanding an eight-hour workday. Four days into the protests, a blast took the lives of 7 police offices; wounding another 67 in Chicago.
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Today is the feast day of Saint Bernadette. When I was a young girl I saw a movie about her life. The one thing that stuck with me was how this beautiful Saint died.
Continue reading “A Beautiful Saint”The Lord Chose a Good Man
Many of the people we’ve come to know and love through theatrical productions of scripture are really shrouded in mystery. We know more about the men of the Old Testament than we do those of the new, with the noted exception of Jesus.
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