Category Archives: Catholic Feast Days
First Friday of the Month During Lent
Years ago, when I returned to the Catholic Church after having been away for many years, one of the first things that impressed me… inspired awe in my soul, was the First Friday Eucharistic Devotion when it was combined with … Continue reading
Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas said, “The things that we love, tell us what we are.” With this is mind, what pray tell are you? Where does your love lie? Are we like the good St. Thomas Aquinas with eyes turned towards … Continue reading
Merry Christmas
Sometimes…when man uses the gifts that God has endowed him with…wonderful things happen… the above painting is one such example…. Handel’s Messiah: Hallelujah, is another… Merry Christmas and God bless!
Rorate Coeli- Votive Mass For Our Lady in Advent
“Rorate coeli desuper et nubes pluant justum” (Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the just) On Friday afternoon we drove the three hours from Jacksonville to Tampa through bouts of pouring rain, on Saturday … Continue reading
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Today, as we get ready to enter into the second week of advent, the Church’s liturgical calendar calls us to pause on our headlong dive towards Christmas, with a reflective day to celebrate the Immaculate Conception of the Ever Virgin, … Continue reading
Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows
Prayer: Do not forsake me, sweet Mother of Sorrows, because you are my spiritual Mother. If I confide my salvation to your loving care and faithfully imitate your virtues, I know you will keep me in your Immaculate Heart both … Continue reading
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
“We adore Thee oh Christ and we praise Thee … Because By Your Holy Cross, Thou has redeemed the world.” In this feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Church invites us to celebrate Jesus Christ’s definitive triumph … Continue reading
The Passion of St. John the Baptist
When we say the ‘Passion of St, John the Baptist’… Just what does this mean?… Well, the word passion is actually derived from the Latin word ‘patior’ which means to suffer. It is often the word associated with Christ’s suffering … Continue reading
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