Updated: 2012-12-29 07:00:00
Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum The True Meaning of the Twelve Days of Christmas By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide December 29, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About the 12 days of christmas christmas epiphany saint stephen saint john the evangelist If you're a Catholic living in the United States or possibly elsewhere you've undoubtedly seen it at some time in the past two decades , perhaps even in your church bulletin : a list of the lyrics from the Christmas song The Twelve Days of Christmas , along with the real meaning of each item in the list . So , for example , the partridge in a pear tree is said to represent
Updated: 2012-12-28 07:00:14
Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum How Many Holy Days of Obligation Are There By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide December 28, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About holy days of obligation sunday duty precepts of the church canon law the ascension Many Catholics in the United States are surprised when I tell them that , in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church the rite to which most of us belong there are ten Holy Days of Obligation every year . But it's true : You can find all ten listed in Canon 1246 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law When you look at that list , however , you'll see four days that Catholics here in the United
Updated: 2012-12-27 08:00:00
: Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum The Third Day of Christmas : Saint John the Evangelist By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide December 27, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About saint john the evangelist apostles evangelists saints the 12 days of christmas Catholics and other liturgically minded Christians continue to celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas the real ones , not those immortalized in the fun little song that has nothing to do with Catholic beliefs On this Third Day of Christmas December 27 we honor the life of Saint John , Apostle and Evangelist The only one of the Twelve Apostles to die a natural death ,
Updated: 2012-12-26 07:00:33
: , Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum The Second Day of Christmas : Saint Stephen , Protomartyr By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide December 26, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About saint stephen martyrdom the liturgy of the hours saints the 12 days of christmas The Twelve Days of Christmas began yesterday with Christmas Day on which we celebrate the birth of . Christ On the Second Day of Christmas , we celebrate the birth into eternal life of Saint Stephen , the first martyr And yet , in doing so , our attention remains fixed on Christ , as it always does when we celebrate the lives of . saints Nothing makes this more
Updated: 2012-12-25 17:00:50
Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum The Hopes and Fears of All the Years By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide December 25, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About christmas midnight mass christmas carols epiphany the virgin mary For the second year in a row a first since we moved to Rockford , Illinois , at the end of 1995 we are celebrating Christmas at home . It feels odd and yet , sadly , natural to do so . Over 20 years of marriage , Amy and I have always had at least one of our grandparents to visit at Christmastime , but time has moved on , and so , as of September has the last of that generation . Our parents are still
Updated: 2012-12-25 07:00:18
: 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 : Prayer for the Feast of Christmas By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide December 25, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About christmas epiphany novenas catholic prayers advent Just as the Saint Andrew Christmas Novena lasts longer than nine days , I suggest that we pray the prayer I have chosen for our novena this week for 12 days the 12 days of Christmas starting on Christmas Day itself and running through January 5, the eve of Epiphany The Prayer for the Feast of Christmas reminds us what Christmas is all about . A Child is born , but He is no ordinary child He is the
Updated: 2012-12-24 07:00:28
Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum Preparing for His Birth By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide December 24, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About christmas eve advent fasting abstinence catholic customs No matter how the rest of Advent has gone , Christmas Eve is always a day of . expectation Traditionally , Catholics fasted and abstained from meat before noon on Christmas Eve , then put up their trees and other decorations as they prepared for Midnight Mass . Some Catholic cultures , particularly the Slavic nations and in parts of Italy kept the fast all day , preparing a meatless supper of many courses for Christmas Eve .
Updated: 2012-12-23 07:00:00
: , Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum The Fourth Week of Advent : Let the Earth Be Opened , and Bud Forth a Savior By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide December 23, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About advent advent readings christmas the liturgy of the hours the prophet isaiah The fourth and final week of Advent is rarely a full week in length . Christmas can come as soon as the day after the Fourth Sunday in Advent , or as late as the next . Sunday The uncertain length of the final week of Advent is why the Church provides special Advent Scripture readings for December 17 through December 24 That way , She can ensure
Updated: 2012-12-21 07:00:00
, Religion Spirituality Catholicism Search Catholicism Basics Seasons and Holidays Catholic Prayers Share Free Catholicism Newsletter Sign Up Discuss in my forum From Embers , a New Flame By Scott P . Richert About.com Guide December 21, 2012 My Bio Headlines Forum RSS Follow me : on Facebook Twitter See More : About ember days fasting abstinence christmas the aunnunciation The Ember Days come four times each years , just like the seasons that they mark . An accidental casualty of the revision of the Catholic Church's liturgical calendar in 1969, the Ember Days were made optional , which meant that most Catholics would no longer practice them . That's a shame , because these quarterly calls to prayer fasting and abstinence served for almost 2,000 years to help Christians prepare themselves
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Roman Catholicism is centered on Eucharist; it is a central dogma of our faith.
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Reform of the Liturgy began with good intentions toward minor changes, yet almost permanently trashed Latin, and Chant, and, etc., etc., etc.
