Tag Archives: Holy Mother Church

For Those Who Suffer At Christmas, December 23rd., 2012

That Christmas is lovely, sweet and enchanting can not be denied. It is a most special time of year and brings its own magic. However, it is important to remember that there are those poor souls for which Christmas brings a certain suffering, just because of the conditions and experiences of their lives. It is to those dear folks that… (more…)

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First Sunday of Advent and Feast of St. Vibiana, Sunday, December 2nd., 2012

The Church year begins with Advent, not in January. Holy Mother Church shows us by this action that God’s time is not ours! The Way of Life begins when it begins and ends when it ends. It is up to us, corresponding with the grace of God in our lives, to attune our souls to His rhythms; to the illumination… (more…)

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The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, November 21, 2012

Our Most Blessed Mother is the Theotokos- the God Bearer and as such, all aspects of her holiness, the gift of God poured out in abundance upon His Handmaiden, are important in the life of the church. This feast, at the beginning more prominent in the eastern churches, celebrates the giving of the child Mary by her mother and father,… (more…)

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The Feast of the Kingship of Jesus Christ, October 28th., 2012

Maybe it’s our misdirected free will, our shameful pride or our fallen human nature, but we live our lives, all of us, with the conviction that we stand at the very center of the drama. We are the star of everyone’s movie. Moments rarely come that take us out of ourselves, that remove us from our fragile egos and force… (more…)

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The Feast of St. Rafael Archangel, October 24th., 2012

Beautiful and glorious are the angels of the Lord! They are many and magnificent and are given to man to help on our way by protecting, prompting, testing, healing, fighting and comforting. They protect us from all manner of harm, insofar as Almighty God allows them and according to our need and merit; By prompting us to good works, even… (more…)

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THE REAL SECRET OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA- October 13th., 2012

Ninety five years ago the Immaculate Mother of God appeared the last time, (the sixth and final apparition) in Fatima, Portugal, to the three famous and holy seers Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia. On this day God brought forth the celestial phenomenon known as the “Miracle of the Sun.” This miracle was witnessed by no less than seventy thousand people; among… (more…)

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The Feast of Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, October 7th., 2012

This is a marvelous feast day! This is the day that Holy Mother Church celebrates the most powerful sacramental that God gives us, the Most Holy Rosary. The rosary is a ladder to heaven. It is the one, instantaneous thing that identifies the Catholic to the world; the tether to the Mother of God, who herself is the link to… (more…)

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The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, October 4th., 2012

So much has been written about wonderful St. Francis of Assisi. What people tend to forget in their sentimentality is that he was a faithful and magnificent son of Holy Mother Church. He was a Catholic and that, forever. Because of his love for all of God’s creation, he is universally lauded with images of little birds, woodland creatures and… (more…)

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October 3rd., 2012 Feast of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus

Today we celebrate the feast of the great St. Theresa of the Roses; the Little Flower of Jesus. She conquered the world through her “Little Way,” and changed the face of Holy Mother Church through her simplicity and joy. St. Theresa said, “I will spend my heaven doing good upon earth. I shall let fall from heaven a shower of… (more…)

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ASH WEDNESDAY, 2011 Abbey Update

Dear Friends in Christ, “Remember Man that thou art dust; And unto dust thou shalt return!” With these words is the traditional Catholic signed with ashes today, the beginning of Lent. (I have no idea what they now say in the Newchurch.) This simple ceremony is a powerful reminder of the Last Four Things: Death, Judgement, Heaven & Hell. These… (more…)

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