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.
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Our Life, Our Sweetness and Our Hope
In the life of the Church, the Feast Day of Mary, Mother of the Church is very new. It is a Memorial Feast, set for the Monday following Pentecost. This feast day was added for the first time to the Church calendar in 2018.
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Today is Pentecost Sunday. It is also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun. Pentecost Sunday is a movable celebration in that it falls 50 days after Easter. Since Easter is moveable based in part on Passover as well as the cycle of the moon, all Christian Holy Days linked to Easter are also moveable, such as Ash Wednesday or Good Friday.
Continue reading “Oh What a Beautiful Sunday”Ascension Thursday and Beautiful Traditions
Some folks think that today should mark the end of the Easter Season. Tradition tells us that today, forty days after the Resurection, Christ ascended into heaven, once again to take His place at the right hand of the Father. Easter is over, right?
Continue reading “Ascension Thursday and Beautiful Traditions”National Coquilles Saint Jacques – Sort of
Hello Neighbor. Did you know that today is National Be a Good Neighbor Day? We should all be good neighbors, or at the very least try to be good neighbors. Sometimes that’s easier said than done. Today is also National Mimosa Day and Barbecue Day. Those play rather nicely into Be a Good Neighbor, don’t you think?
Continue reading “National Coquilles Saint Jacques – Sort of”Our Lady of Fatima and Family Suppers
Today Catholics around the world acknowledge the Feast Day of Our Lady of Fatima. Our Lady is in reference to Our Blessed Mother, Mary. She is the mother to all, the New Eve in the New Covenant between humankind and our creator.
Continue reading “Our Lady of Fatima and Family Suppers”The Feast of Two Saintly Apostles
Today we celebrate the Feast Day of two Apostles, Saint Philip and Saint James the Lesser. Often Saint James is called the brother of our Lord in Protestant teachings, but not in Catholic tradition. The confusion, according to the Catholic Church, stems from the fact that James’ mother was either a sister or close relative of the Blessed Virgin, and for that reason, according to Jewish custom, he was called the brother of Jesus.
Continue reading “The Feast of Two Saintly Apostles”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”National Shrimp Scampi Day
Tails or no tails. So often that is the question. From a pruely presentation prespective, tails on is always a dramatic statement. But when it comes to dining, no tails is a much cleaner approach to eating shrimp.
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Welcome to another glorious Friday. Spring is in the air. Brids are singing, flowers blooming and a delicious Fridy Night supper awaits.
Continue reading “Friday’s Scallop and Angel Hair Supper”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.
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Welcome to the first Friday in the Easter Season. Lent may be over; but the no meat on Fridays observation continues on for many in the Catholic Community. This is especially true for those participating in the Latin or Traditional Rite.
Continue reading “Cajun Shrimp Skewers over Rice”Easter’s Joyful Celebration
You would think that this post would write itself. Really? I mean it’s Easter – only the most important celebration in the Christian Faith. So why am I struggling to find the words to share?
Continue reading “Easter’s Joyful Celebration”As We Wait in Joyful Hope
Holy Week is especially meaningful for most Christians throughout the world. Beginning with Holy Thursday, many Churches come alive with activity. Our Parish held Tenebrae Services each morning beginning on Holy Thursday.
Continue reading “As We Wait in Joyful Hope”Behold the Lamb of God
Behold Him who takes away the sins of the word.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb
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