Seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup.
July is the month of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. LITANY OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS Lord, have mercy, Lord have mercy Christ, have mercy, Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Jesus, hear us, Jesus, graciously hear us. God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. …
Read moreFrom the Rector, Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 12, 2020
I have recently been asked to pray for several people who had the very joyful news that they are expecting babies. As such, I thought I would publish the prayer we use for the blessing of the child in the womb and the Mother and Father of the child. Please don’t hesitate to ask one …
Read moreFrom the Rector, Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, 7/5/20
If you have been watching Mass from the Cathedral online, or have returned to Mass in person, you may have noticed a difference in what happens after the First Reading. Given the restrictions on congregational singing, and rising from a desire to help expose the parish to an ancient practice, we have often been using …
Read moreFrom the Rector, Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 6/28/20
Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Divine Jesus, You have said, ‘Ask and you shall receive; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.’ Behold me kneeling at your feet, filled with a lively faith and confidence in the promises dictated by Your Sacred Heart to Saint Margaret …
History of the Feast of Corpus Christi by Father Francis Weiser HISTORY AND LITURGY ORIGIN — On Maundy Thursday, the day on which the Church commemorates the institution of the Holy Eucharist, it is impossible to honor the Blessed Sacrament with appropriate solemn and joyful rites. Such a festival is precluded by the sad and …
Read moreJune 14, 2020, The Most Holy Body & Blood of Jesus Christ
This weekend is Trinity Sunday. One of the best and clearest expositions of this central dogma of our faith is what is known as the Athanasian Creed. Here is the text of that in full: Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the Catholic Faith. Which Faith except everyone …
“I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the LORD!’” (Ps. 122:1) Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, peace to you! At long last, after much waiting and prayer, we are happy to announce that we will begin the slow process of opening up again this weekend. In …
ASCENSION OF THE LORD Since we celebrate Ascension this weekend, the following paragraphs from the Catechism of the Catholic Church would be good to read and refresh our understanding of this great mystery in the Life of Christ. ARTICLE 6 “HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER” 659 …
Read moreMay 24, 2020 Seventh Sunday of Easter, The Ascension of the Lord
The Rosary The rosary has 20 meditations in all. They are usually prayed in groupings of five. 5 Joyful mysteries, 5 Sorrowful mysteries, 5 Luminous mysteries, and 5 Glorious mysteries (Hence the 5 groups of ten beads on your rosary). The custom is to pray a different group of the mysteries on each day of …
Our Father After reciting the Creed the first bead after the cross is held while the Lord’s Prayer, or the “Our Father” prayer is recited. It would be impossible to overstate the value of this prayer taught to us by the Lord himself when his Apostles asked Him to teach them how to pray. (Matthew …