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Solemnity of All Saints 2024
Every one of you has an important role in God's plan and God does call teenagers. Do you have the courage to say yes? |
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, 2024
We are sinners, we make poor choices and we need God to intervene to heal us, forgive us and set us free from the power of these evils. |
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Memorial Mass 2024
Help others and your inner attitudes will begin to change. Make sacrifices for those in need and you'll become a different person on the inside. |
Devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe began in December 1531 when the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared as an Aztec princess to Juan Diego on the hill of Tepeyac, outside a small village near Mexico City. The poor, humble man, who was declared a saint in 2002, told his bishop about the visits from the Virgin of Guadalupe and her desire for a church to be built on the site where she appeared. The bishop asked for a sign to prove that Juan Diego was telling the truth. When Juan Diego asked Mary to provide this proof, she told him to gather the roses growing on the hillside. More
Although we celebrate the Immaculate Conception during Advent, the season during which we prepare for the birth of Jesus, this feast is NOT about the conception of Jesus. This can be confusing because the Gospel reading for this holy day focuses on the angel Gabriel appearing to Mary. "The angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus.'" (Luke 1:30-31) The Immaculate Conception refers to the conception of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The "immaculate" More
Advent is full of traditions that can make this wonderful season of anticipation lots of fun for kids. At the top of the list is the feast of St. Nicholas on Dec. 6. One of the most popular ways to celebrate St. Nicholas Day is to leave your shoes outside your bedroom door or on the fireplace hearth on the night of Dec. 5 along with a plate of carrots for St. Nicholas' horse. And sometime during the night, St. Nicholas will visit and leave gifts in your shoes. What he gives may vary, but traditionally he gives gold coins or a candy cane to represent his crozier (staff carried by bishops More
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Solemnity of All Saints 2024
Every one of you has an important role in God's plan and God does call teenagers. Do you have the courage to say yes? |
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, 2024
We are sinners, we make poor choices and we need God to intervene to heal us, forgive us and set us free from the power of these evils. |
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Memorial Mass 2024
Help others and your inner attitudes will begin to change. Make sacrifices for those in need and you'll become a different person on the inside. |