Liturgical Year

Divine Mercy Sunday!

This coming Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday!   If a church near you is having a special Divine Mercy service, please consider attending!   Our area is having theirs at 3:00pm and I hope to be there! From the Divine Mercy Sunday website: Yes, the first Sunday after Easter is the Feast of Mercy, but there must also […] Read more…

Lent 2012

    First,for the girls (age 1 & 4).   We will be using the following resources for Lent this year: Lent/Catholic Resurrection Eggs @ Catholic Icing Stations of the Cross on Fridays Bring Lent To Life by Kathleen M Basi (see my review @ Catholic Mothers Online) and Welcome Risen Jesus by Sarah Reinhard. Lenten […] Read more…

Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

  June is the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and asked that the Feast be celebrated after Corpus Christi in reparation for our ingratitude for his sacrifice.  The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus usually falls in June as well — it is 19 days […] Read more…

Month of the Blessed Sacrament

  Since Holy Thursday (the day when Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist) is usually in April, the church made April the month of the Blessed Sacrament.   Holy Thursday is also the day when Jesus asked his disciples, “Could you not watch one hour with me?” (Mt 6:21) and so Thursday is the preferred day for […] Read more…

Book Review – The Essential Lenten Handbook

The Essential Lenten Handbook: A Daily Companion, published by Liguori Publications, is a fabulous one-stop resource for all your Lenten needs.  It is divided into 6 sections.   The first is on the meaning and history of Lent.   The next is on traditional practices of Lent, including in depth information on the Stations of the Cross, […] Read more…

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