Today the Magi gaze in deep wonder at what they see: heaven on earth, earth in heaven, man in God, God in man, one whom the whole universe cannot contain now enclosed in a tiny body.As they look, they believe and do not question, as their symbolic gifts bear witness: incense for God, gold for…
A beautiful example of French Catholic customs.
December of 2024 finds us gearing up to celebrate the Semiquincentennial of American Independence in 2026.
It it rains on the third of May, Roodmas, the honey is washed out.
That blessed man, Saint Martin, bishop of Tours, has entered into his rest. The Angels and Archangels, Thrones, Dominations and Powers have welcomed him. Alleluia! (Taken the Alleluia Verse in the Propers for the Feast of St. Martin of Tours in the 1962 Roman Catholic Missal). Armistice Day & Praying for the Dead Armistice Day…
The Minims began the “beer fast” of the monks.
The first day of the Hallowtide Triduum.
Los gigantes y cabezudos are great papier-mâché giants with large heads.
St. Joachim later returned to Jerusalem and embraced Anne at the city gate.
The Nativity of St John, like that of Our Lord, was celebrated by three Masses.
A religious sister once encouraged me, “It’s not difficult to form a sub-culture."
