How is the first Sunday of Advent decided? I had always been taught that you start with Christmas, December 25, and work backwards, counting off four Sundays. When Christmas is a Monday, such as it is this year, Christmas Eve is also the 4th Sunday of Advent.
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Deck the Halls
When do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Some folks do it the day after Thanksgiving. Some folks wait until the first of December, while others wait until Christmas Eve. We’re the day after Thanksgiving type.
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As He passed by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen, Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Then they abandoned their nets and followed him.” Mark 1:16-18
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Did you know that there are at least 38 recorded Marian Apparitions? Of those, only 26 have received the full approval of the Church. The first recorded apparition was in the year 40, Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, Spain. A Marian Apparition is an appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary, come down from heaven, usually to communicate some sort of message or to make a request of the faithful.
Continue reading “Our Lady of the Golden Heart”Christ is King
In the Western World of the Catholic Church, as in most all of the Protestant churches, today is recognized as Christ the King Sunday. The Latin Rite of the Catholic Faith celebrated Christ the King Sunday on October 29, the last Sunday before All Saints.
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Today in the Catholic Church we celebrate the Presentation of the Virgin Mary. This feast is a part of both Roman and Eastern rites as well as some Anglo-Catholics. The roots of this feast are not found in the Canonized Bible but rather recount the apocryphal Gospel of Saint James.
Continue reading “The Feast of Mary’s Presentation”Yummy National Sandwich Day
This worked out nicely – National Sandwich Day falling on a Friday. In this Old School Catholic Household, that can only mean Soup and Sandwich Day – providing neither contains meat.
Continue reading “Yummy National Sandwich Day”Pray for The Souls Now Departed
So often, when someone passes away, we say things like “You’ll see them again in Heaven” or “You know they are looking down on you.” These are comforting thoughts. I’ve said these same things. My mother, my brother, my daughter and now my sister are no longer with us. In my mind, I see them all together again in Heaven.
Continue reading “Pray for The Souls Now Departed”All Saints and a Pork Tenderloin Supper
As Hubby and I changed into our Halloween Costumes, I reminded him that November 1 we needed to attend Mass. It was an obligation outside of Sundays. Even to the non-believer, the fact that Sundays, all Sundays throughout the year, are deemed Holy Days of Obligation comes as no surprise. The faithful are expected to attend Mass. There is no need to explain why.
Continue reading “All Saints and a Pork Tenderloin Supper”A Feast for Two Apostles
While I realize that the true focus of Christian Faith must always be on Jesus Christ, I do wish we knew more about the Apostles. Each was chosen by Jesus for a particular reason. If we knew more about them, perhaps we might understand better why each was selected. What did they have to offer? And we just might be able to see a bit of ourselves in them.
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Today’s recipe is one of those recipes that kept getting moved around and pushed back. First it was obligations to our parish. If you have ever been involved in a church project, you know how it can grow and take on a life all its own.
Continue reading “Seeing God’s Hand in Life”Miracle of the Spinning Sun and Friday’s Kabobs
A very long time ago, someone once asked me why Catholic? What was it about the Catholic faith that drew me to it. This was a friend, who knew I was a cradle Catholic, but that I had left the Church for a while, exploring other Christian denominations as well as Judaism.
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Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of the Rosary or Our Lady of Victory as this feast day marks the defeat of the Turkish Ottoman Empire by the Holy League at the Battle of Lepanto in the Gulf of Patras on October 7, 1571. It was a battle that the League should have lost.
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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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We could spend a lifetime studying Catholic teachings on the subject of Angels and Guardian Angels. Saints have written volumes on the subject, as have Doctors of the Church and Theologians. Angels appear in both Old and New Testament, the bases and inspiration behind all these writings.
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