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Introduction to VirtueFrom the Catechism of the Catholic Church 1803 “Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure,whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anythingworthy of praise, think about these things.”A virtue is a habitual and firm disposition to do the good. It allows …
Read moreFrom the Rector/Catechesis, Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 9/18/2022
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF EASTER AND THE MOVEABLE FEASTS On the Epiphany of the Lord, after the singing of the Gospel, a Deacon or cantor, in keeping with an ancient practice of Holy Church, announces from the ambo the moveable feasts of the current year according to this formula: Know, Dear Brethren (brothers and sisters) that, …
An update on the Memorial for donors to the Family Center One project that has been confounding myself and previous rectors of the Cathedral for many years has been the “donors’ tree” in the Family Center. The tree has been losing the “leaves”, inscribed with the donors’ names on them for some time, and posed …
Read moreFrom the Rector: Memorial for donors to Sacred Heart Cathedral’s Family Center
THE SAINT MICHAEL PRAYER Can a prayer be inspired by a battle? Pope Leo XIII wrote the Saint Michael prayer, in 1884, after supposedly seeing a frightening vision: evil spirits, trying to fulfill Satan’s boast to destroy our Lord’s Church within a century, were engaging in fierce attacks against it. Although the Pontiff also saw St. …
Funerals: Part 5 of the Series The Rite of Committal. The Rite of Committal, the conclusion of the funeral rites, is celebrated at the grave, tomb, or mausoleum for cremated remains. The rite of committal is used by itself when the final commendation and farewell is celebrated within the funeral liturgy. The rite of committal …
Charity 1822 Charity is the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God. 1823 Jesus makes charity the new commandment. By loving his own “to the end,” he makes manifest the Father’s love which he receives. By loving one …
Read moreFrom the Rector/Catechesis, October 16, 2022, Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C
