For our salvation you said Yes, for us you spoke your Fiat; as a woman of our race you accepted and bore in your womb and in your love him in whose Name alone there is salvation in heaven or on earth.
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Father’s Day in New Zealand and Australia 2010 is Sunday, September 5.
The new Roman Missal (editio typica tertia) is not very new. But two new features are: a Vigil of the Epiphany and a Vigil of the Ascension, each with their own euchology and lectionary texts. But will these vigils be as unused as the ones already in the missal, such as tonight’s.
If you went to Mass the evening of August 14, what euchology was used, what lectionary readings?
“Mary of Nazareth … was far from being a timidly submissive woman; on the contrary she was a woman who did not hesitate to proclaim that God vindicates the humble and oppressed, and removes the powerful people of the world from their privileged positions.” — Pope Paul VI
Kenneth Leech is an Anglican priest, Christian socialist and community theologian from London, England. Leech believes that spirituality must be deeply rooted in compassion and justice; otherwise it becomes “mere spirituality.”
Russia marked its adoption of Christianity in 988 on Wednesday with a new public holiday, the latest show of Kremlin support for the Russian Orthodox Church that has grown increasingly powerful since the fall of Communism.
The Congregation for Divine Worship has agreed to a request from the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales to institute four changes in the liturgical calendar. The English Martyrs (May 4), St. Augustine of Canterbury (May 27), St. Gregory the Great (September 3) and St. Thomas Becket (December 29) all become national feasts and are upgraded from memorials.
Marian Hymns
Jul 20
This year, the Solemnity of the Assumption falls on Sunday. Already, many people have been calling my office to ask whether or not they should sing Marian hymns. I think the concern this year is because it falls on Sunday. I wish they’d just look at the Scripture and other Mass texts when planning a liturgy. I personally have strong reservation about singing some Marian hymns at Eucharist because they seem more devotional (or maybe [MORE...]
Could emphasizing the importance of certain seasons and celebrating them with higher quality services actually be lowering average attendance in liturgical denominations?
We have a responsibility to share the great riches of our nations with those who have so much less.