Sunday School, Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

From a work by Saint Bonaventure, bishop(Opusculum 3, Lignum vitae, 29-30. 47: Opera omnia 8, 79) With you is the source of life Take thought now, redeemed man, and consider how great and worthy is he who hangs on the cross for you. His death brings the dead to life, but at his passing heaven …

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Can We Please Pursue Spiritual Excellence At Least as Hard as We Do for Sports and Academics? Fr. Bill Peckman – July 21, 2018 Anything we deem as important, we usually will try to master. You see this with athletes. They will alter exercise routines, nourishment, and upend their schedule to grow better at a sport. You …

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If we look to the Old Testament, we can see numerous instances when the Lord instructs Israel to hold a memorial of some significant event God’s plan to restore fallen man. The most famous example is the Passover, the Paschal Sacrifice and Feast. The Passover, the memorial of the Israelites’ being freed from Egypt, was …

Read moreFrom the Rector, Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 8/9/2020

Saint Martha of Bethany On July 29 (this Wednesday) we will commemorate Martha of Bethany, the sister of Mary and Lazarus. These three had a very special relationship with Jesus: the Lord loved to visit them and spend time with them at their home whenever He was passing through the area. Martha, Mary and Lazarus …

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Liturgical vestments and vestment prayers From Cardinal Marini, the Master of Ceremonies for Pope Francis. 1) At the beginning of his vesting he washes his hands, reciting an appropriate prayer; beyond the practical hygienic purpose, this act has a profound symbolism, inasmuch as it signifies passage from the profane to the sacred, from the world …

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Funerals The Funeral Mass When one of its members dies, the Church encourages the celebration of of the Mass.  In Celebrating Mass for the dead, “those present, in union with the whole Church, offer prayers and petitions for the deceased, whom they entrust to God’s merciful love”. If the rite of reception of the body …

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