Today is the 2nd Friday of the Lenten Season; or the 3rd Friday since Ash Wednesday. Whatever else might be going on today, for Catholics throughout the world, our attention is focused on Christ’s sacrifice for the forgiveness of sin.
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Ember Days Saturday of Spring
Today is the last of the Ember Days of Lent or Spring. Most Catholics today, even older Catholics, pre-Vatican II Catholics such as myself, have no real memory of Ember Days from before. In 1969; the Vatican left the celebration of Ember Days up to the discretion of each National Conference of Bishops.
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Today is the second Friday following Ash Wednesday, but the 1st Friday of Lent. It has something to do with Sundays as the start of the week, so the 1st Friday isn’t counted the same as all the other Fridays.
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It has been one full week since Ash Wednesday trumped Valentine’s Day. After all, Ash Wednesday is a day of Fasting, which makes a lavish Valentine’s Day celebration rather difficult. This is the first Wednesday following the first Friday of Lent.
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Today is the first of two Feast Days dedicated to Saint Bernadette. Today’s feast is recognized in France, her native country, as the day to celebrate Saint Bernadette. The Universal Church honors her on April 16, the day she went to heaven.
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You would think today would be the first Friday of Lent, since Lent began on Ash Wednesday. But it’s not. Next Friday is the 1st Friday of Lent. Today is the Friday After Ash Wednesday. Don’t ask, I haven’t an answer.
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Today is one of those days when the Secular World and that of Faith clash. Couples are celebrating the romantic notion of Valentine’s Day. Fancy dinners, decadent desserts, flowers, candies and expensive jewelry all mark this day.
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Today we celebrate the sixth Sunday in Ordinary Times. It is also the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes. Without Our Lady of Lourdes, there might not have been a Saint Bernadette.
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Did you know that the Presentation of the Lord, Candlemas, and Ground Hog Day are celebrated on the same day?
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Rarely do we come upon a saint who appears to be filled with a lively spirit such as Saint Brigid of Ireland. She is one of three patron saints of the Emerald Isle, the only woman among the bunch. There are a number of things that must come to pass before a person is declared a saint within the Catholic faith. Miracles is one such requirement.
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Today is the Feast Day of Saint John Bosco (1815-1888). He was an Italian Catholic Priest who became the patron saint of children, young people and magicians. He believed it was human nature to desire happiness. He also believed we were looking in the wrong places.
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In our parish, shortly after the secular New Year, the Church hosts a series of lectures. These generally lead up to a recruitment of parishioners interested in small faith groups to study Church teachings on a particular subject during Lent. Last year the series was on the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. This year the focus is on End Times and the teachings of the church.
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Today the faithful celebrate the Conversion of Saint Paul, one of the great events in the history of the Early Church. It was on the road to Damascus that a man named Saul was confronted by the risen Lord. That experience changed the face of Christianity.
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Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Altagracia. She is considered to be the Dominican people’s heavenly protector and spiritual mother.
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Bootlegger’s and Saint Anthony? Please explain. Well, today is National Bootlegger’s Day and the Feast of Saint Anthony. Just who is Saint Anthony? That might be the better question.
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