Or by the grace of God, this year happens to be Year C in the three-year cycle of Gospel Readings within the Catholic Church. Today just happens to be the Feast Day of Saint Luke, Evangelist. Throughout Year C Catholics hear the Gospel according to Saint Luke every Sunday.
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What a Day to Be Alive!
Today is a great day indeed. For one thing, it’s Friday. As a Catholic this means just one thing – a chance once again to give up something worldly for my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ who gave up all for me. Yeah, it’s a Meatless Friday in our house. That is just fine.
Continue reading “What a Day to Be Alive!”Blessed Are the Merciful
The day that is past must not judge the day that is present, nor the present day judge that which is past. It is only the Last Day that judges all. – Saint Francis de Sales
Continue reading “Blessed Are the Merciful”Food for Thought
Missionaries must understand that they are stones hidden under the earth, which will perhaps never come to light, but which will become part of the foundation of a vast, new building. – Saint Daniel Comboni, 1st Bishop of Central Africa
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If there is one thing that most Catholics will tell you, praying the Rosary is the most powerful weapon in our arsenal against the evils of the world. The problem is, most of us are lucky to pray a Rosary once a week let alone every day.
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Keep a clear eye toward life’s end. Do not forget your purpose and destiny as God’s creature. What you are in His sight is what you are and nothing more. Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take nothing you have received, but only what you have given; a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage. – Saint Francis of Assisi
Continue reading “Humble is a Man in Service to Others”Remembering Our Guardian Angels
Today within the Catholic Church, we celebrate the Memorial Feast of Guardian Angels. Of all the feast days within the church, a Memorial holds the lowest ranking. There are Solemnities, which are also Holy Days of Obligation, Feasts Days and Memorials.
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Let’s begin by saying Hello October! And how are you? Within the Catholic Church, the month of October is dedicated to praying the Holy Rosary. Every year I vow to follow the examples of my faith and pray the Rosary every day. I have yet to make it to the finish line.
Continue reading “The Little Flower”Defend Us in Battle
Recently at a family barbecue, Hubby and I got to talking with an in-law of sorts. He is my sister’s husband’s nephew. While not a Catholic, my sister married into a very Catholic family.
Continue reading “Defend Us in Battle”Praise Be Saint Matthew!
Welcome to the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Times, Year C in the three-year cycle. This designation simply tells the faithful what Scriptures will be read today at Mass and the proper Responsorial Psalms. It is also the twenty-first day of September. This means today we acknowledge the feast day of Saint Matthew, Apostle and follower of our Lord.
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Today is the Saturday of Ember Days of Autumn. It is the last of the three Ember Days of Autumn set aside to give thanks to the Lord.
Continue reading “Morning is Breaking”A Friday Ember Days in Autumn
Welcome to the second of three Ember Days of Autumn. Ember Days are designed as a reminder to give thanks to the Lord for the rains and sunshine, for the birds in the air and all the beauty of life.
Continue reading “A Friday Ember Days in Autumn”The Beauty of Autumn’s Ember Days
Welcome to the first of three Ember Days of Autumn. Ember Days of giving thanks to the Lord is a throw back to an earlier time in the Church when being Catholic was much more demanding than it is today. Before the changes solidified by Vatican II, the whole of the Universal Church observed the changing of the seasons.
Continue reading “The Beauty of Autumn’s Ember Days”The Tears of Our Lady of Sorrow
Do you love your faith? Does it feed your soul? I cannot speak for other faiths, or even for others of the faithful. I can only speak for myself, from my limited perspective. I cannot imagine life without my Catholic Faith.
Continue reading “The Tears of Our Lady of Sorrow”Holy is the Cross of Christ
If not for Sunday, today would not be a Holy Day of Obligation, yet is a very special day within the Church calendar. It was on this day in 335 AD that the Church of the Holy Sepulcher within the Christian Quarters of Jerusalem was dedicated.
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