Our parish was truly blessed for a while by a young man named Michael who provided the musical accompaniments during our early morning Sunday Mass. He played both the organ and the piano. While not always perfect, his voice is that of an angel from above.
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Feast Days and Tuesdays
Hubby sent me an e-mail about our upcoming wedding anniversary – did I want to go out to dinner? He had been looking for a French Restaurant in our little Ag town, and the only thing that came up was Mimi’s Café. Yeah, like that’s a French Restaurant!
Continue reading “Feast Days and Tuesdays”The Sorrowful Martyrdom of Saint John
John the Baptist, John the Forerunner, John the Immerser, John the Baptiser and the Prophet Yahya. Each of these is a recognized name for Saint John, who preached in the wilderness of the coming of the Lord. For his dedication to God, his outspokenness about sin and the need to repent, he was martyred.
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Today is not the Feast Day of Saint Teresa of Calcutta. Feast Days mark the anniversary of their death and entrance into Heaven. With the exception of John the Baptist, Nativities or birthdays of Saints are not celebrated. Yes, we celebrate the birth of Jesus. He is not a saint. He is our Lord and Savior, come down from Heaven to die for our sins.
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One of the things that I like about the Catholic Church is that while remaining true to scripture and God’s Holy Word, it is not the only source of our faith and dogma. Oral traditions, oral teachings that have been handed down and eventually recorded in written word are also a part of our faith, our practices and traditions.
Continue reading “Saint Anne, Mother of Mary”A Feast to Honor Another Mary
She was Mary of Magdala who later became known simply as Mary Magdalene. She was one of the earliest followers of Jesus, who bore witness to his Crucifixion and Resurrection. She is a woman shrouded in mystery.
Continue reading “A Feast to Honor Another Mary”Prepare the Way
The power of three is something to behold. We are created in the image of God, and God is three beings in a single entity just as we are. There is God the Father – the intellectual existence, God the Son, the physical existence, and God the Holy Spirit, the spiritual being, our souls.
Continue reading “Prepare the Way”A Brave Young Saint Was She
Last year, for the sake of convenience, we talked about the Feast Day of Joan of Arc the day before her actual feast day. Why? Well, it’s Coq au Vin Day naturally. This year, since we shared the Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church on Coq au Vin Day (as well as a Coq au Vin recipe), today it’s all about Saint Joan.
Continue reading “A Brave Young Saint Was She”Praise Be Saint Joseph the Worker
Today is International Workers Day, Loyalty Day and most importantly, the Feast Day of Saint Joseph the Worker.
Continue reading “Praise Be Saint Joseph the Worker”Saint Bernadette, Divine Mercy and Parish Chicken
Saint Bernadette is one of those rare saints that has more than one feast day. Generally speaking, the feast day of any particular saint is the anniversary of their death, since it is on that day they slept to the world and awakened in Heaven.
Continue reading “Saint Bernadette, Divine Mercy and Parish Chicken”Saint Joseph and the 4th Sunday in Lent
Today we celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary. Within the Catholic Church, this feast has the rank of Solemnity. To rank a feast as a Solemnity is to give it the highest importance. Solemnity Feasts celebrate a mystery of faith or an important event.
Continue reading “Saint Joseph and the 4th Sunday in Lent”Saint Patrick’s Lenten Friday Feast
Today is the forth Friday of Lent. It is a day set aside for abstinence. It is also the Feast Day of Saint Patrick. As a feast day for the Patron Saint of Ireland, the Irish have been granted a special dispensation. That means if you are Irish Catholics, Corned Beef is okay fine.
Continue reading “Saint Patrick’s Lenten Friday Feast”Good Morning Saint Bernadette
While today is not the official Feast Day of Saint Bernadette, it holds great significance, especially in France. In many ways, you could say that Saint Bernadette has two feast days.
Continue reading “Good Morning Saint Bernadette”A Saint’s Inspiration
Today is the Feast Day of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Of all the saints, he is one of my favorite. It isn’t so much what he did with his life as what he left to the world. His teachings. His writings. Most of all, his inspiration.
Continue reading “A Saint’s Inspiration”A Feast of Conversion
God truly is amazing. He sees beyond what we can comprehend. He knew, before the creation of Adam and Eve that people would falter and fail. So it was that He had a plan.
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