WHAT IS THE BEST AND PERFECT WAY TO ADORE AND THANK GOD?


WHAT IS THE BEST AND PERFECT WAY OF ADORING GOD? In a previous post, we have briefly enumerated the Top 5 Reasons Why We Need to Go to Holy Mass Every Sunday. In this post, we shall answer the question: What is the best and perfect way to adore and thank God? Attending the Holy…

POPE FRANCIS: WHY WE GO TO THE TEMPLE


POPE FRANCIS: WHY WE GO TO THE TEMPLE In his homily at Holy Mass, Pope Francis commented on the Readings of the day taken from 1 Maccabees (4:36-37, 52-59), which recounts Judas Maccabeus’ rebuilding of the temple and the Gospel of Luke, which recounts Jesus’ cleansing of the temple (19:45-48). “The temple is a place…

POPE FRANCIS’ CATECHESES ON THE HOLY MASS: THE GOSPEL AND THE HOMILY.


POPE FRANCIS CATECHESES ON THE HOLY MASS: THE GOSPEL AND THE HOMILY. Below you have the Zenit translation of General Audience held at 9:35 in Paul VI Hall, where the Holy Father Francis focused his meditation on the Liturgy of the Word: II. Gospel and Homily. +++ The Holy Father’s Catechesis Dear Brothers and Sisters, good…

JESUS, THE CENTER OF CHRISTMAS. BE WITH HIM!


JESUS, THE CENTER OF CHRISTMAS. BE WITH HIM! Without doubt, the best way to live Christmas is to receive Our Lord in our heart and life. And when could this be physically possible? In the Holy Mass. During this Christmas season, let us exert effort to go to Holy Mass on Sundays and Holy Days…

POPE FRANCIS: WHY GO TO MASS ON SUNDAY?


POPE FRANCIS:  WHY GO TO MASS ON SUNDAY? Below you have Pope Francis’ Catechesis given on Dec. 13, 2017 Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! Taking up the series of catecheses on the Mass, today we ask ourselves: Why go to Mass on Sunday? The Sunday celebration of the Eucharist is at the center of the…

PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH BEFORE AND AFTER MASS.


PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH BEFORE & AFTER MASS: BEFORE MASS: O Blessed Joseph, happy man, to whom it was given not only to see and to hear that God Whom many kings longed to see, and saw not, to hear, and heard not; but also to carry Him in your arms, to embrace Him, to…

Summary of Catholic Teaching. Topic 20: THE HOLY EUCHARIST (2)


Summary of Catholic Teaching. Topic 20: THE HOLY EUCHARIST (2)   1. The sacrificial character of the Holy Mass 1.1. In what sense is the Holy Mass a sacrifice? The Holy Mass is a sacrifice in the proper sense, although “new” with respect to the sacrifices found in natural religions and in the ritual sacrifices of the…