Our Lady of Fatima’s feast day is today, May 13. Our Lady of Fatima, ora pro nobis! https://wp.me/pYA4j-dWu

The Via Lucis is a fairly new devotion that chronicles the different events from the Resurrection of Christ up until Pentecost. Like the Via Crucis, it has 14 stations and has reflections for each station. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resources/liturgy/easter-season/via-lucis-way-of-the-light

Woman, behold your son. Behold your mother. John 19:26-27 Just like we’ve done in years past, we crowned our Marian statue out front with a wreath of white flowers at the beginning of this month and She will continue to wear this wreath for the month of May. This is the month set aside by … Continue reading May: A Month for Our Blessed Mother →

Today, May 2, is the feast day of a great saint, a champion of orthodoxy, and one of the patrons of Lumen Fidei Ministries. St. Athanasius was born of a Christian family in Alexandria, Egypt and received a classical education. He became the secretary to the bishop of Alexandria, Alexander, and eventually succeeded him as … Continue reading St. Athanasius–Bishop, Doctor of the Church and Patron Saint of Lumen Fidei →

Have trouble answering someone when they say "once saved, always saved"? This article from Catholic Restoration presents popular verses from the Bible that Protestants use to support their claim and then shows Catholics how to use verses from, yes, the same Bible, to counteract those claims and show that we can indeed lose the salvation … Continue reading Losing Salvation – Answering Protestants with the Bible–via Catholic Restoration →

Last Friday, WordPress notified me that it was my one year anniversary with Lumen Fidei Ministries. Since it was Good Friday, I didn't post about it so I'm doing that now. I've really enjoyed doing this blog in the past year and I hope that I've inspired everyone that has come across it. I'd also … Continue reading Happy Anniversary Lumen Fidei! →

This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it, alleluia. For these eight days, this is the response we say in the Divine Office. During Mass each day, we recite the Gloria and “alleluia” is added to the dismissal and the people’s response. Each day is classified as … Continue reading A Few Notes On This Joyous Octave We’re In →

Happy Easter everyone! This is my reflection from a couple of years ago but it is just as prevalent today. He is truly risen, alleluia, alleluia! He is not here, He is risen. Behold the place where they laid Him. Mark 16:6 Happy Easter! My family and I had the privilege to attend the Easter … Continue reading Easter Sunday: Alleluia! He is Risen! →

It can be tempting on this day to jump straight to Easter. But it's important to take this day to meditate on the Lord's Passion and Death and wait prayerfully for the Resurrection. On this day, Christ descended to the gates of hell in order to free those who died a just death under the … Continue reading Holy Saturday: Waiting at the Tomb →

What do you think of when you see a crucifix? On Good Friday, we are invited to spend the day gazing upon Jesus Christ on the cross and meditating on what He has done for us and the price He paid for our salvation. Yesterday, on Holy Thursday, we celebrated the Mass of the Last … Continue reading Good Friday: Gazing Upon the Crucified Christ/The Seven Last Words →