Forgotten Customs of Ember Days
Autumn or Michaelmas Ember Days: Give thanks for the grapes that make wine for the Precious Blood of Christ.
Forgotten Customs of Saint Days – part 2
Do you celebrate your and your family members’ name days? If not, when can you start?
Forgotten Customs of Saints Days – Part 1
Who are the patron saints for your Diocese? Do you know if your Diocese has secondary patrons in addition to your primary patron?
Forgotten Customs of St. Patrick’s Day
Catholics have a moral responsibility to reclaim St. Patrick’s Day for the honor of one of the greatest of all saints.
La Fraternidad de San Nicolás
Se compromete a poner en práctica medios concretos para salvar nuestra alma y ayudar a las almas de nuestros hermanos.
Forgotten Customs of St. Valentine’s Day
Another Catholic feast day with a long tradition.
ANNOUNCEMENT: New Trad Fasting Sodality
This sodality takes the 1917 Code of Canon Law as a minimum, but removes partial abstinence, which was instituted in 1741 as a direct attack to Lenten discipline.
Forgotten Customs of the Octave of Christian Unity
Above: the young Rev. Lewis Thomas Wattson. That all may be one: as thou, Father art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us. (John 17:21) Known as the “Octave of Christian Unity” as well as the “Chair of the Octave of Christian Unity” this period of time which…
Post-Election: the Law of Politics is the Salvation of Souls
This past Tuesday, American Catholics – and all of those fighting for the rights for the lives of the unborn – were dealt another setback with the loss of 5 constitutional Amendments to safeguard the unborn in Montana, Kentucky, Vermont, Michigan, and California. This is similar to what happened in 2020 when the US Supreme…
Forgotten Customs of All Saints Days for Religious Orders & Nations
The saints don’t need us to honor them. Our devotion adds nothing to what they already have. When we venerate their memory, it serves us, not them. But I tell you, whenever I think of them, I feel inflamed by a tremendous yearning. . . So let us long for those who long for us.…
Forgotten Customs of St. Lawrence
While St. Lawrence is one of the greatest deacons in the Church’s history, his feastday has over time fallen into obscurity and most average Catholics are unfamiliar with the customs and practices associated with his feastday. The Feast of St. Lawrence was of such importance it was a Holy Day of Obligation for a long…