This year, if the dispensation for attending Mass has not been lifted in your diocese, today will likely not be counted as a Holy Day of Obligation. However, it is still a very important day in the Church and so if you are able, please attend Mass. If the dispensation has been lifted in your … Continue reading Solemnity of the Assumption
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Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Today is the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, one of the major epiphanies of the Lord and His majesty. Just as the birth of Christ was an epiphany for the three Wise Men, so the Transfiguration was an epiphany of their Master's true nature and divinity for Peter, James, and John. Why those … Continue reading Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
August: Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
The following post, including the image, is from Catholic Restoration. Let us entreat the Immaculate Heart of Mary for Her intercession and protection. O Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us! ******************************* Via Catholic Restoration: Month of the Immaculate Heart The month of August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart. Since the 16th century Catholic … Continue reading August: Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
A Special Day on the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Pictures from First Promises to the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites Yesterday, on the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (a solemnity for us Carmelites), I, along with one other person, made my First Promise in the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. It was a very special and blessed day. First Promises are for … Continue reading A Special Day on the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
July: Month of the Most Precious Blood
Last Wednesday, July 1, was the Feast of the Most Precious Blood in the traditional rite. The entire month of July is therefore set aside by the Church as the month dedicated to this price of our salvation. God loved us so much that He sent His only Son to quite literally give every drop … Continue reading July: Month of the Most Precious Blood
“Render Unto America What Belongs to America”: What Jesus and Tradition Would Say About the National Anthem Debate
Happy 4th of July! I wrote this article a while back and think it is appropriate to publish now for Independence Day. This debate is still going on, as evidenced by NFL players saying that kneeling during the anthem would be back in full force this season after the death of George Floyd and the … Continue reading “Render Unto America What Belongs to America”: What Jesus and Tradition Would Say About the National Anthem Debate
Hope, Pray, and Fight for the Best; Prepare for the Worst
The troubling events that have resulted from the deaths of George Floyd and other black men since have caused quite a state of alarm to those who truly understand the gravity of what has been happening. Knocking down statues, trying to remove from authority people who are just trying to help keep order, and renaming … Continue reading Hope, Pray, and Fight for the Best; Prepare for the Worst
In the End My Immaculate Heart Will Triumph–via Catholic Exchange
Since today is the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the Novus Ordo rite, I thought I'd repost an article from Catholic Exchange that I shared in August, the month of the Immaculate Heart. Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us! ************************ August is the Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This … Continue reading In the End My Immaculate Heart Will Triumph–via Catholic Exchange
Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus–via Catholicism Pure & Simple
*LFM comment: A blessed Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to all of you. The month of June gives us two great feasts of our Lord Jesus Christ, Corpus Christi and that of the Sacred Heart. Below is a post from Catholicism Pure & Simple, which include the images, detailing the latter great feast … Continue reading Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus–via Catholicism Pure & Simple
Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus–via EWTN
From EWTN.com: Litany to the Sacred Heart of Jesus In 1899 Pope Leo XIII approved this Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for public use. This litany is actually a synthesis of several other litanies dating back to the 17th century. Father Croiset composed a litany in 1691 from which 17 invocations were used … Continue reading Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus–via EWTN
