All Saints is a day commemorating all the saints of the church, both known and unknown, who have attained heaven. Let us pray for all who have died...
Liturgy
Our Lady of Sorrows
Luke 2:33-35 Jesus’ father and mother were amazed at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this...
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Today is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. A feast, a fiesta, is a celebration set apart to mark something significant. The Church has...
The Nativity of Mary
Today is the Feast of the Nativity of Mary - Mary's birthday! This September date relates to the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8. If...
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
From the homily of Pope Francis on this day, 2020 "We celebrate together two very different individuals: Peter, a fisherman who spent his days amid...
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
The Story of Our Lives Fr. John Foley, SJ "No matter what you have heard, it is not so hard to understand the Trinity. Simply think back to the...
Sequence
The sequence (one of which will be recited, or preferably sung on the Feast of Pentecost) is thought to have begun (around the 9th century) as a...
Sabbath
When I entered religious life in my late 40's, I was introduced (through living in community) to the practice of Sabbath, the intentional practice...
2nd week of Easter
As I arrived at my office this morning, a palm tree was being brought down. So many palms suffered tremendously from our "Ash Wednesday" freeze,...
Triduum 2021
This resource has been provided to help us celebrate the most sacred days of our liturgical year - the Triduum. For each day, Holy Thursday, Good...
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