Feast days
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12)
[Pope Benedict XIV] “He hath not done in like manner to every nation.” (Psalm 147:20) “If my duties did not prevent me, I would make a pilgrimage to the New World Shrine, and approach the Holy Virgin as the other poor pilgrims do, i.e. Barefoot And On My Knees!” [Pope Leo XIII] “With…
Read MoreFeast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8th)
[ Saint Jerome, Doctor of the Church] The virtue and the greatness of the Blessed and Glorious Mary ever Virgin were proclaimed in God’s own words by the Angel when he said, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women.” For it was fitting that the Virgin should be…
Read MoreNovember Month Of All Souls, Feast Of All Souls Day (Nov. 2)
The month of November all masses are dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory, especially those whose names have been placed on the altar. Send names to be placed on the altar of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Boston Kentucky to: marcosandolini333@yahoo.com ourladyofmtcarmelusa@gmail.com On the first of November, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of All Saints,…
Read MoreFeast Of All Saints Day (Nov. 1)
[A Sermon of Saint Bede the Venerable] Today, beloved brethren, we celebrate in one joyful solemnity the Feastday of all the Saints. In their society Heaven exults, in their protection earth rejoices, in their triumphs the Holy Church is crowned. The more endurance they showed in giving witness, the brighter is the glory of that…
Read MoreFeast of the Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Last Sunday in October)
[Excerpts from “Quas Primas” (On the Kingship of Christ) by Pope Pius xi, Dec,11,1925.] Let Us expain briefly the nature and meaning of this Lordship of Christ. It consists, We need scarcely say, in a threefold power which is essential to lordship. This is sufficiently clear from the Scriptural testimony already adduced concerning the universal…
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