The 12th Day of Christmas
"Arise, and take the child and his mother."
In Illo Tempore: Most Holy Name of Jesus
The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus developed gradually from devotional practice into the Church’s universal liturgical calendar. Its scriptural foundation lies in the New Testament emphasis on the saving and sovereign power of the Name (Phil 2:9–11; Acts 4:12), but its formal celebration arose later through medieval pastoral reform. In the 15th century,…
Octave Day of St. John – 10th Day of Christmas
Because of the lofty and glorious flight of his teaching.
American Baroque for the Indians of the Americas
"...it had reached unto the realm of Paraguay."
9th Day of Christmas – Octave of St. Stephen
He did not rejoice at the thought that God would take vengeance on his persecutors.
Monarchy: Giving Voice to the Fatherless
Monarchies plant forests, republics cut them down.
A Catholic Primer on the Filioque
The Filioque was recorded in early versions of the Nicene Creed.
Converting to Rome “in order to Become More Orthodox”
New martyr under the Communists from Romania.
In Illo Tempore: Sunday in the Octave of Christmas
Almighty and eternal God, who in the fullness of time sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, has placed us within the joyful mystery of the Octave of Christmas. In these sacred days time is suspended, as if Mother Church reached out and gently stopped the pendulum. A single day…
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New York: Land of St. Nicholas
The good St. Nicholas came riding over the tops of the trees.
