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Speaking and Not Speaking VULTUS CHRISTI - May 23, 2013 Ad Altare Dei Saint Benedict's Instruments of Good Works prepare us, hour by hour, and day by day, to approach the Holy Mysteries. All of life is thus ordered to the Most Holy Eucharist, and all of life flows from It. This photo was taken during Conventual Mass at the moment of the Ecce Agnus Dei before Holy Communion. In the foreground is the column surmounted by a candle at which one of us makes the Act of Reparation each ...http://vultus.stblogs.org/2013/05/speaking-and-not-speaking.html
First Communion 1911 ST PATRICK'S CONVENT SCHOOL - May 22, 2013 This time of the year seems to be when, in Parishes all over the world, children are making their First Holy Communion and receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. For this reason, I am going to do a couple of posts on that theme. This post is, I think, very special and a really beautiful slice of our School and Parish history. I hope you enjoy this 102 year old photo and, if you would like to share a First Communion or Confirmation ...http://stpatricksconventschool.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-communion-1911.html
Children Say Cash Is the Best Part of Communion CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 22, 2013 FIRST Communion children are more excited about the money they will get on the day than any religious aspect of the event. Seven in 10 children see the money as the best part of the day while wearing their Communion outfit as the most special memory. And despite the economic downturn the First Holy Communion remains a lucrative business, with the average cash gift between €20 and €30. For 15pc of children the ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/children-say-cash-is-best-part-of.html
QUAERITUR: Can Father Require All Servers to Stand to Receive Communion? FR. Z'S BLOG (OLIM: WHAT DOES THE PRAYER REALLY SAY?) - May 22, 2013 From a reader: My 10-year-old son, who daily receives Holy Communion on his tongue while kneeling (and in fact has never received standing) just completed altar server instruction. He was told that when he serves, he must receive standing!!! (for the sake of uniformity!) I realize that serving is a privilege and not a right, but does exercising this privilege allow for his right to receive kneeling to be restricted? He has been looking forward to serving for ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wdtprs/DhFa/~3/LfWIGLs27Ng/
A Talkative Day... AUNTIE JOANNA WRITES - May 22, 2013 ... right about Sunday - several mentioning that God rested on the Sabbath day, etc etc. Some wondered if the special day might be Thursday, because of the Last Supper being on a Thursday. Which actually shows some quite good thinking.... They were also asked what they should do immediately after receiving Holy Communion, and again most got it right with something along the lines of "I return to my place and kneel and say some prayers". Some listed specific things ...http://joannabogle.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-talkative-day.html
Wednesday After Pentecost REFLECTIONS OF AN RSCJ - May 22, 2013 Come, Holy Spirit. We and our world have such need of you. " Come Spirit of Goodness, and convert us to the project of the kingdom of God begun by Jesus. Without your power to renew, no one will change our tired hearts; we will not have the courage to build a more humane world . .." The quote is again from Jose Pagola's " Following in the Footsteps of Jesus " and I think that we need the Holy Spirit to come each day into our hearts and lives to teach us to ...http://reflectionsofanrscj.blogspot.com/2013/05/wednesday-after-pentecost.html
General Audience: Be Courageous Witnesses of the Gospel VIS NEWS - HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE - May 22, 2013 Vatican City, 22 May 2013 (VIS) – Pope Francis dedicated his Wednesday general audience catechesis to the Holy Spirit, without whom, "the Church could not live or carry out the mission that Jesus has entrusted us with, of going out and making disciples of all nations. Evangelisation is the Church's mission, not just of a few, but my, your, our mission. … To evangelize, then, it is necessary to open ourselves once again to the action of God's Spirit, without fear ...http://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2013/05/general-audience-be-courageous.html
First Communions at Chapel of St. John in Eddystone A CATHOLIC LIFE - May 22, 2013 On Sunday, May 5th of this year in Eddystone, PA, the SSPX Chapel of St. Jude gave the Most Blessed Sacrament in Holy Communion to four children for the first time. This chapel is led by the pastor Fr. Jordan Fahnestock. This particular Sunday was also the May Crowning for the Chapel. Source: SSPXhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/myST/~3/Ny7EEPNnMDw/first-communions-at-chapel-of-st-john.html
Pope Francis: To Evangelize, We Must Be Open to the Action of the Spirit of God ANGELS, WONDERS, AND MIRACLES OF FAITH - May 22, 2013 ... works of God" (v. 11). And this transformation wrought by the Holy Spirit is reflected in the crowd that rushed to the scene and which came "from every nation under heaven" (v. 5), so that everyone hears the words of the Apostles as if they were spoken in their own language (v. 6 ). We should all ask ourselves: how do I let myself be guided by the Holy Spirit so that my witness of faith is one of unity and communion? Do I bring the message of ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AngelsWondersAndMiraclesOfFaith/~3/TYbrf50kQfA/pope-francis-to-evangelize-we-must-be.html
CD 271: The Priest, Sin and Saying Mass THE HERMENEUTIC OF CONTINUITY - May 22, 2013 Recently we have learned that priests are human and can commit serious sins. What is the priest supposed to do if he has to say mass (and receive Communion) without being able to go to confession? St Ambrose, St John Chrysostom, and many writers since them, have given sobering advice to priests on the damage that is done by their sins. One of the most important works of the Council of Trent was the reform of the education and life of the clergy; it would be a fair ...http://the-hermeneutic-of-continuity.blogspot.com/2013/05/cd-271-priest-sin-and-saying-mass.html
Lovely Lady Dressed in Blue 1 FRANCISCAN WAY - May 22, 2013 ... silk ties and white shirts. It was the day after their first Holy Communion and the parish celebration of May Crowning. It also happened to be Mother's Day and the feast of the Ascension. After calling for attention, I gave the usual announcements about procession and going to communion. (Followed by the usual chorus of "I don't get it." They didn't, by the way. We had a wayward flock of 5 children in the wrong bench!) Then, as they were ...http://1franciscanway.blogspot.com/2013/05/lovely-lady-dressed-in-blue.html
Pope: Pray for Chinese Catholics That They May "Never Be Afraid to Speak of Jesus to the World and the World to Jesus" CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 22, 2013 ... all ask ourselves: how do I let myself be guided by the Holy Spirit so that my witness of faith is one of unity and communion? Do I bring the message of reconciliation and love that is the Gospel to the places where I live? Sometimes it seems that what happened at Babel is repeated today; divisions, the inability to understand each other, rivalry, envy, selfishness. What do I do with my life? Do I bring unity? Or do I divide with gossip and envy? Let us ask ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/pope-pray-for-chinese-catholics-that.html
Archbishop Chaput Calls for Day of Prayer and Penance in Response to Gosnell Conviction CREATIVE MINORITY REPORT - May 22, 2013 ... Sacrament, praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, reciting the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, making the Way of the Cross, or fasting and abstaining from eating meat. I think whether you're in Philly or not, this is a worthy thing to do. The recent trial and conviction of the Philadelphia abortion doctor, Kermit Gosnell, for killing three babies born alive, manifested in yet another vivid way the horrific details of the abortion culture that confronts the Gospel of ...http://www.creativeminorityreport.com/2013/05/archbishop-chaput-calls-for-day-of.html
Wise Words Wednesday LITTLE BITS AND PEACES - May 22, 2013 http://littlebitsandpeaces.blogspot.com/2013/05/wise-words-wednesday.html
The Holy Spirit made it possible for everyone to hear the apostles ... LEARNING TO BE QUICK TO LISTEN - May 22, 2013 The Holy Spirit made it possible for everyone to hear the apostles in their own language on Pentecost, uniting people who were divided, Pope Francis said, calling on Christians to witness to the faith in a way that reconciles and is forgiving. "We should all ask ourselves: 'how do I let myself be guided by the Holy Spirit so that my witness of faith is one of unity and communion? Do I bring the message of reconciliation and love that is ...http://listenquickly.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-holy-spirit-made-it-possible-for.html
Catching Up With You MY LITTLE FLOWER - May 22, 2013 ... swim safety day and received her first sports medal . . . My beloved had a birthday in April (he prefers pie over cake) and we're still using the "hello kitty" paper plates from Flower's birthday party last January ! We've had three Little Flowers Girls Club meetings . . . Our Little Flowers Love their Neighbor . . . Red Rose Cupcakes Our Little Flowers are Obedient . . . And our Little Flowers are Pious . . We got snow in late March . . . We got a ton of snow in April . . . Cousin S made his ...http://lovemylittleflower.blogspot.com/2013/05/catching-up-with-you.html
Music and Art for Trinity Sunday A CONCORD PASTOR COMMENTS - May 22, 2013 ... image draws us more deeply into the mystery of who God is. Have you looked at the scriptures for Trinity Sunday? You'll find them at this earlier post - where you'll also find different artistic renderings of the mystery, including the diagrammatic! And take some time to listen to this beautiful music. (Notes on the lyrics follow the widget.) Much of the music in the widget above is based on the ancient hymn, O Lux beata Trinita, ascribed to St. Ambrose (340-397) and translated (below) by John ...http://concordpastor.blogspot.com/2013/05/music-and-art-for-trinity-sunday.html
Saint Rita COMMUNIO - May 22, 2013 http://communio.stblogs.org/2013/05/saint-rita.html
Morning Roundup - Ember Wednesday of Pentecost - Feria Quarta Quattuor Temporum Pentecostes - Missa 'Deus Dum Egredereri TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS IN MARYLAND - May 22, 2013 ... (Knight of the Immaculata) > ;> ; What is True Devotion to Mary? - Part III of III SOUTHERN ORDERS (Fr. Allan J. McDonald) > ;> ; A SHORT VIDEO OF THE EXORCISM THAT "WASN'T" SOUTHERN ORDERS (Fr. Allan J. McDonald) > ;> ; POPE'S HOMILY AT THE CHAPEL OF HIS RESIDENCE AT THE VATICAN MOTEL 6 ON WEDNESDAY, WAS IT A CORRECTIVE TO "OUTSIDE THE CHURCH THERE IS NO SALVATION?" I REPORT, YOU DECIDE! Standing on My Head (Fr. Dwight Longenecker) > ;> ; On Scandals and Tornados The Catholic Thing > ;> ; ...http://tlm-md.blogspot.com/2013/05/morning-roundup-ember-wednesday-of.html
Rescue Drive TIME FOR REFLECTIONS - May 21, 2013 ... (Based on a true ...http://timeforreflections.blogspot.com/2013/05/rescue-drive.html
