St. Basil the Great
St. Basil the Great Feast date: Jan 02 St. Basil, one of the most distinguished Doctors of the Church and Bishop of Caesarea, was likely born in 329 and died […]
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Feb. 22 First Sunday of Lent, Sunday
From the Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent, Year A: At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He […]
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Salesian Spirituality for Lent: Purified by God’s Grace & Personal Effort
Having examined St. Francis de Sales’s exhortation to perseverance (in Part Four of the Introduction), which is helpful at the beginning of Lent, it is right to turn and examine […]
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Feb. 21 Saturday after Ash Wednesday; Opt. Mem. of St. Peter Damian, Bishop & Doctor, Opt. Mem.
Not only fasting, private prayer, and almsgiving, but also corporate worship helps to form the thorough Christian. All worship centers in Christ, the one mediator. His presence and priesthood are […]
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Blessed Bartholomew Longo
Blessed Bartholomew Longo Feast date: Jan 01 “My only desire is to see Mary who saved me and who will save me from the clutches of Satan.” – Blessed Bartholomew […]
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Day 4 of Lent: Repent and Believe
I. Scripture Reading — Mark 1:14–15 (RSV-CE) Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying,“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of […]
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Feb. 20 Friday after Ash Wednesday, Weekday
The first four Masses in Lent serve as a general introduction to Lent. They describe the essentials of a Lenten program. This Mass is concerned with fasting and teaches us […]
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Saint Catherine Laboure
Saint Catherine Laboure Feast date: Nov 28 On November 28, the Church honors St. Catherine Labouré, the humble Daughter of Charity to whom Mary appeared, requesting that the Miraculous Medal […]
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Day 3 of Lent: Hunger for God
I. Scripture Reading — Matthew 4:1–4 (RSV-CE) Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.And he fasted forty days and forty […]