Does the Catholic Church permit the faithful to pray the prayers appropriate to the chotki? Yes. Are the chotki prayers of Eastern Orthodox origin? Doubtfully. To my knowledge, the chotki prayers were said by the eastern monks in ancient times before the Great Schism. They are still said by non-Roman Rite Catholics in full union […]
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The Lenten Season is like a spiritual Spring Training until Easter. The penitential season of six Sundays and 40 weekdays prepares for the high feast of Easter. Lent begins Ash Wednesday and ends with the beginning of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper in the evening known as Holy Thursday. Lent is form the Anglo-Saxon
Though the exact age is unknown, tradition holds that Jesus was 33 years old when he died. Given historical contexts and data, it seems that he would have been around 33 when he was crucified and he died. The current way of noting the year (2019 AD) begins from the year of his birth (Anno
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There have been many different Catechisms in the Church throughout the centuries. There was a Jerusalem Catechism, the Catechism of Trent, the Baltimore Catechism, a little Catechism of St. Francis, etc…. Many of these were designed and written for different audiences varying according to age, geography, devotions, and other things. For instance, the United States
Happy Independence Day! We celebrate that day on which representatives from the 13 original colonies declared our independence from Great Britain. That day in 1776 came during the Revolutionary War which began in 1775 and ended at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781 (though it took 2 more years to for a treaty to come
Praise God for your conversion and his work in your life! Thankfully, there is no sin or evil that we choose that is beyond the Lord’s mercy, provided that we turn away from it with sorrow and humbly ask for His forgiveness. The Lord can surely forgive your decision to get a tattoo that is
This Sunday I will leave for a little time away with my family! Vacation is needed! My parents (2), a brother and sister (2), a sister and her family (5), a brother and his family (4), and another brother and his family (7) for a total of 21 will descend on North Myrtle Beach this
What a beautiful Feast we celebrate! Jesus gives us His Body and Blood to transform us and help us become one with Him so we can have life within us and bring Him to others. We are nourished by this spiritual food, the bread of heaven, the bread of angels. The whole Christian life and
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit! End of the School Year! The last day of School was Wednesday this past week. We ended with a beautiful mass! I cannot tell you how proud I am of Sr. Joan, the teachers and staff, the children, and the parents
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Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful! Congratulations Graduates! Congratulations to all of our Graduates from 8th Grade, from High School, and from College! This milestone in your lives is a stepping stone towards fulfilling God’s plan for you in your life. Your parents, your friends, your pastor, your parish, and your God want
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