Updated: 2012-05-31 08:30:45
Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum The Season of Ordinations By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide May 31, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About the priesthood vocations the sacrament of holy orders apostolic succession pentecost sunday The weeks after Pentecost Sunday are traditionally the period in which the Catholic Church ordains men to the . priesthood While the end of the academic year plays a role in this schedule , a more important consideration is the connection between the Sacrament of Holy Orders and the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles at Pentecost . In fact , the Pentecost Ember Days the Wednesday ,
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Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum The Feast of the Visitation By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide May 31, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About the visitation the virgin mary the annunciation john the baptist the liturgy of the hours May 31 is the Feast of the Visitation , the day on which the Blessed Virgin Mary , having been told at the Annunciation by the angel Gabriel that she had been chosen to bear the Son of God , went to visit her cousin Elizabeth , who herself was pregnant with John the . Baptist The scene is beautiful : As Mary greets her cousin , the baby leaps in Elizabeth's womb , and Elizabeth cries out in
Updated: 2012-05-29 08:00:16
: Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Novena of the Week : Short Novena for Corpus Christi By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide May 29, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About corpus christi the eucharist the real presence pentecost sunday novenas We tend to think of the period after Pentecost Sunday as a quiet time in the life of the . Church The use of the term Ordinary Time in the new liturgical calendar promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1969 reinforces that sense . Yet over the next few weeks , the calendar features some very important . feasts This coming Sunday is Trinity Sunday which celebrates the most fundamental of
Updated: 2012-05-28 08:30:13
Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Returning to Ordinary Time By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide May 28, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About ordinary time easter sunday pentecost sunday trinity sunday corpus christi The Easter season ends with Pentecost Sunday 50 days after Easter but it sends out ripples even further . Trinity Sunday and the Feast of Corpus Christi which both fall after Pentecost , are moveable feasts which means that their date in any given year depends on the date of Easter But the day after Pentecost--today--also marks the Church's return to something known as Ordinary Time which runs until the first
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Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum A Catholic Memorial Day By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide May 28, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About memorial day prayers for the dead purgatory all souls day the resurrection of the body Across the country , Memorial Day is too often treated simply as the beginning of summer or , at least , of the vacation . season The elaborate Memorial Day celebrations of years past , which used to be found in every town and city , are now few and far between . Even among those who still observe Memorial Day , its original meaning has often been lost . As Chuck Sweeny , a columnist for the Rockford
Updated: 2012-05-27 08:00:55
Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Come Holy Ghost By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide May 27, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About the holy spirit pentecost sunday the gifts of the holy spirit the fruits of the holy spirit sanctifying grace Pentecost Sunday marks the end of the Easter . season On this day , the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary , as Christ had promised before He ascended into Heaven ten days before , on Ascension Thursday The sending of His Spirit was the final element of Christ's salvific work on earth , and Pentecost Sunday , therefore , is truly the birthday of the .
Updated: 2012-05-25 08:30:21
Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum The Many Dates of Pentecost By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide May 25, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About pentecost sunday moveable feasts easter sunday the ascension novenas Like Easter Pentecost is a moveable feast That should come as no surprise , since most people know that the date of Pentecost is determined by the date of Easter But it does mean that it isn't obvious in any given year when Pentecost Sunday will . be Calculating the date of Pentecost is simple enough : Take the date of Easter in any given year , and add seven weeks to it . But wait a second isn't Pentecost 50 days
Updated: 2012-05-25 08:00:41
Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Remembering the Fallen By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide May 25, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About memorial day prayers for the dead the war in iraq purgatory daily prayers During peacetime , it is perhaps not surprising that Americans lose sight of the meaning of Memorial . Day We treat it as if it is simply the start of summer or , at best , as a day to honor the veterans of foreign wars . But the true purpose of Memorial Day is to celebrate not those who survived , but those who fell . Veterans march in parades not in their own honor but in honor of their fellow soldiers , sailors
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Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum World Day of Prayer for the Church in China By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide May 24, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About persecution of christians benedict xvi the virgin mary prayers for may prayer intentions In May 2007, Pope Benedict XVI released a Letter to Chinese Catholics in which he asked that May 24 each year be dedicated a World Day of Prayer for the Church in China . He chose May 24 because it is the Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians , who is venerated at the Shrine of Sheshan in . Shanghai In honor of the first celebration of the World Day of Prayer for China , in 2008,
Updated: 2012-05-22 12:13:36
: Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum The Contraception Mandate : The Church Fights Back By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide May 22, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About barack obama anticatholicism kathleen sebelius artificial contraception antichristian persecution On May 21, 2012, 43 Catholic organizations in the United States filed lawsuits against the U.S . Departments of Health and Human Services , Labor , and Treasury , asking various federal courts to Enter an order vacating the U.S . Government Mandate that forces religious institutions to violate their beliefs by providing insurance coverage for artificial
