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Mary remained with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her home. So ends the Gospel narrative today. I always find it curious when a powerful scene in the Gospel is followed by what appears to be an insignificant, rather unremarkable addendum that seems to be placed there simply to wrap up the passage….
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Behold, beloved souls, how Don Dolindo shows us the Book of Psalms culminating in one grand symphony of love! As he concludes his meditation on these divine songs, his heart burns to gather their essence into a single voice of praise, weaving together the most tender expressions of love scattered throughout all 150 Psalms. Like…
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(Devin Watkins/Vatican News) — Pope Francis held an audience on Wednesday with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, and authorized him to promulate decrees related to the causes of 21 men and women. The … Continue reading → The post Pope approves beatification of martyred Estonian Archbishop Profittlich appeared…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called on Catholics to focus their Holy Year 2025 pilgrimages on Jesus Christ, who is both the path and destination for Christian hope. At his general audience Dec. 18, the pope began a new series of talks on “Jesus Christ our hope,” which he announced will the theme for…
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(Elias Turk/CNA) — Pope Francis has revealed that he narrowly escaped two attempts on his life during his visit to Iraq in March 2021 in the city of Mosul. In a new book titled “Spera” (translated as “Hope”), set to … Continue reading → The post Pope Francis reveals he survived two threats to his…
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Martyr of Egypt. He was burned alive in Alexandria, Egypt, during the persecutions under Emperor Trajanus Decius. Nemesius was arrested and scourged and then burned to death. Like Christ, he was executed between two criminals.
Shout for joy, O daughter Zion!Sing joyfully, O Israel!Be glad and exult with all your heart,O daughter Jerusalem! The 3rd Sunday of Advent has been known for centuries as Gaudete Sunday, from the first word of the Entrance Antiphon for Mass. Gaudete means “rejoice” in Latin. The psalm last Sunday stated: “I rejoice heartily in…
When we planned a trip to Egypt, of course we wanted to see King Tut’s treasures, the Pyramids, and the Valley of the Kings, but we couldn’t leave without a visit to the King of Kings. My husband and I were able to renew our love of travel when we became empty nesters, seeking to…
Reading 1 Jer 23:5-8 Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD,when I will raise up a righteous shoot to David;As king he shall reign and govern wisely,he shall do what is just and right in the land.In his days Judah shall be saved,Israel shall dwell in security.This is the name they give him:“The LORD…
St. Gatian: Bishop and Evangelizer of France Story of St. Gatian: St. Gatian is believed to have been one of the first bishops of Tours, France, in the 3rd century. Little is known about his early life, but tradition holds that he was sent to Gaul (modern-day France) by Pope St. Fabian to evangelize the…