The autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) has charted history by deciding to celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 as per the Gregorian Calendar like the Roman Catholics. This decision was taken by the Council of Bishops on May 24 in an apparent act of defiance towards the Russian Orthodox Church. The Council almost unanimously voted…
This week we have all witnessed what appears to be a great miracle for the Catholic Church in the United States: the discovery of a new Incorruptible body of a possible Saint. The Benedictine Sisters are allowing the body to be touched physically until Sunday, May 28. Those who are able to travel to this…
I sought after You: from the depths of my heartMy Lord Jesus: help me.Loosen for me: all the bonds of sinMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. Be a help to me: so that You may save meMy Lord Jesus: help me.May Your goodness: come speedily to meMy Lord Jesus Christ: help me. Overshadow me: with…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDbZ5t7p3UE By Aleteia On October 8, 1871, in or around a place called Peshtigo, Wisconsin, several men were setting small fires in the woods. This was a common practice in clearing land for expanding railroads or for expanding farm land. Except, on this particular day, something unexpected happened. A cold front moved into the area…
Against the Seven Deadly SinsI. O Most humble Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, true God and true Man, eternal praise and thanksgiving be to Thee, because in Thy tenderest age, on the eighth day of Thy mortal life, Thou didst vouchsafe to shed Thy precious and innocent Blood for us, and as a true Son…
Most gracious Virgin Mary, thou who wouldst crush the head of the serpent, protect us from the vengeance of the evil one. We offer our prayers, supplications, sufferings and good works to you so that you may purify them, sanctify them and present them to thy Son as a perfect offering. May this offering be…
Be truly sorry for your sins. The essential act of Penance, on the part of the penitent, is contrition, a clear and decisive rejection of the sin committed, together with a resolution not to commit it again, out of the love one has for God (which is reborn with repentance). Understood in this way, contrition…
Narrated by Ricardo Montalban, Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century is a documentary about 11 Marian apparitions, some continuing today – Fatima, Beaurang, Banneux, Garabandal, Zeitun, Akita, Betania, Medjugorje, Kibeho, Naju and Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IafhGTVOhvI&t=92s
The Miracle of Holy Fire (or Holy Light) is the most important ritual in Christianity and it happens year after year in the Tomb of Christ, inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It is an annual celebration of Christ’s victory over death and Jesus himself participates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIQWYUe_KDY