Aug. 17 Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
Ireland celebrates the Memorial of Our Lady of Knock, celebrating the apparition of Our Lady, St. Joseph, St. John the Evangelist, a Lamb and cross on an altar on the […]
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The Forgotten Customs of Assumption Day
You have crowned the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow with a rich harvest; The untilled meadows overflow with it, and rejoicing clothes the hills. The fields are […]
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Pope Leo XIV expresses closeness to victims of earthquake in Indonesia
Pope Leo XIV has sent a message expressing his closeness to the Indonesian people following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Aug. 15. In a telegram dated Aug. […]
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WHY WOMEN COVER THEIR HEADS IN CHURCH: TRADITION, SYMBOLISM, AND MODERN PERSPECTIVES
WHY WOMEN COVER THEIR HEADS IN CHURCH: TRADITION, SYMBOLISM, AND MODERN PERSPECTIVES The practice of women covering their heads in church is one that has sparked curiosity, debate, and reflection […]
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Europe’s tallest statue of Mary blessed in Poland. “She directs us toward God”
The Europe’s tallest statue of Mary was blessed on August 15 in Konotopie, Poland. During the ceremony, Bishop Krzysztof Wętkowski said the more than 55-meter (180-foot) monument is meant to […]
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Aug. 16 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday
From Sunday’s Gospel: But the woman came and did him homage, saying, “Lord, help me.” He said in reply, “It is not right to take the food of the children […]
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Pope Leo XIV: Violence against Palestinians in West Bank must stop
In his Sunday Angelus address on Aug. 16, Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal for peace in the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling for a two-state solution and an end to violence […]
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THE PROMISE OF LOVE AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
CATHOLIC DAILY GOSPEL REFLECTION FOR TODAY THE PROMISE OF LOVE AND THE HOLY SPIRIT GOSPEL John 14:21-26 (Douay-Rheims Bible) He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them; he it is […]
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Aug. 15 Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Solemnity
Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation. On November 1, 1950, Pius XII defined the dogma of the […]
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