Friday, January 1, 2021 – Happy New (calendar) Year! Remember, we rang in the new liturgical year back at the start of Advent. Anyhoo, it is time to hang up your brand new, favorite Church calendar. It is also a Holy Day of Obligation. This is, of course, presuming that we still have such things Read More
Day 290 – Monthly Devotional: January (a day early)
Thursday, December 31, 2020 – You would think that I am just so organized that I can crank these things out early. Umm…sure…let’s go with super organized and not last minute load before bed because January 1st is a Holy Day of Obligation and I had something else planned for that day. Anyhoo, here is Read More
Day 289 – Still More Traditional Catholic Cartoons (and Memes!)
Wednesday, December 30, 2020 – If you haven’t figured it out, I am taking an extended break and just loaded a bunch of these into the queue while I rest and plan out the January devotional. I might also be working on a set of weekday devotionals…maybe. Sancte Leo, ora pro nobis!
Day 288 – More Traditional Catholic Cartoons
Tuesday, December 29, 2020 – Sancte Sylvester, ora pro nobis!
Day 287 – Traditional Catholic Cartoons, Part Deux!
Monday, December 28, 2020 – Omnes sancti martyres, orate pro nobis!
Day 286 – Traditional Catholic Cartoons
Sunday, December 27, 2020 – Sancta Maria (Goretti), ora pro nobis!
Day 285 – Parishioner “Engagement” in these Crazy Times
Saturday, December 26, 2020 – On this day after Christmas, I want to take a moment to briefly answer the question of how to keep people from leaving your parish. You see, dear reader, we left a parish in the middle of COVID (for good reason), and we found and transferred to an amazing parish Read More
Day 284 – Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 25, 2020 – It is Christmas! Do not forget that is it also a Solemnity on a Friday, so…EAT MEAT! Also, take a moment to read the Birth of Christ from the Gospel of Luke: The Birth of Jesus (Luke 2:1-14) Chapter 2 1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that Read More
Day 283 – O Antiphon Fun Facts
Thursday, December 24, 2020 – Now that we are to the end of the O Antiphons, I can tell you about two super cool facts! Waaaayyy long ago Boethius (c. 480-524) made a reference to the use of the Messianic Titles of Christ around this time of year. However, it is believed that our current Read More
Day 282 – O Emmanuel
Wednesday, December 23, 2020 – English: O Emmanuel, our King and our Law-giver, Longing of the Gentiles, yea, and salvation thereof, come to save us, O Lord our God! Latin: O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster, exspectatio gentium, et Salvator earum: veni ad salvandum nos Domine Deus noster. Your basic Latin chant of the actual Read More