Tomorrow is the commemoration of the Beheding of John the Baptist. After celebrating his birth we now commemorate his birth into Heaven. I’m sure you all know the story (Mark 6:17). John calls out Herod for marrying his own brothers wife (while his brother was still alive). The “wife” Herodias’ daughter [...]
Today is the feast of St. Bartholomew the Apostle. My St. Andrew Missal has an interesting note for this day. It says that the feasts of the apostles are spread out over the course of the year to show that they are the bedrock of the Church.
Not too much is known about St. [...]
Alright, I complain about the new calender enough. So I will acknowledge that moving the feast of the Queenship of Mary to the octave day of the Assumption makes sense. But does it count if there is no octave day for the Assumption anymore? I guess it is sort of an implicit [...]
As usual I am behind. Yesterday was the feast of Saint Joachim (old calender) the father of Mary. As a father myself, I am partial to saints like Joachim and Joseph, and rely heavily on their patronage.
According to tradition St. Joachim was a very generous, stepping up his giving from the usual 10% [...]
Last night I had the good fortune to be able to attend the Mater Ecclesiae Mass of thanksgiving at the cathedral of the Camden NJ diocese. It was a truly beautiful event, and an instance of giving God our very best. Many people sacrifice a great deal of time, money, and effort to [...]
August is a bit frustrating for me because the old and new calendars have most of the same feasts, but on the new calendar they are shifted a day or two so nothing actually lines up. Most of the time, major saints stay in sync between the two calendars, but not in August. [...]
Sorry about the recent lack of posting. Between an extra hectic work schedule, and various Summer stuff I haven’t been able to get much up here. I am still checking for comments to moderate. I missed several feast days I wanted to post about, and at this point I guess I will just skip them [...]
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