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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 …
After making the sign of the cross, we hold the cross or crucifix in our hand and recite The Apostles’ Creed. The word “Creed” is derived from the word “Credo” which means “I believe” in Latin. This prayer is a very ancient summary of Christian beliefs that faithfully hands on what the Apostles taught in …
Read moreFourth Sunday of Easter, World Day of Prayer for Vocations
A rosary is an instrument to help us meditate on the life of Jesus. Keep in mind that printed books are a pretty recent development in the 200 years of Christian history! We are so accustomed to having a personal bible (even electronic copy now) that it’s hard for us to imagine what it was …
Christ is risen, alleluia! He is truly risen, alleluia! Happy continued Easter to all. Remember, today is the the Octave of Easter. Easter is such a large and important feast that it doesn’t “fit” into one Sunday. It actually flows over into an 8 day period which is celebrated as the very day of Easter …
Christ is risen, alleluia! Truly he is risen, alleluia! Dear friends, we now celebrate the great feast of Easter. It is in a way we never expected, but it is still true and powerful: Christ has risen from the tomb. Not even death could overshadow the glory of this day, and so neither can the …
Read moreApril 12, 2020, Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord