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A FB friend writes: Totally Serious with this question. With all the Dustup going on with HHS etc. and living in a “Liberal” diocese with it’s own collections of “Liberals” (or Insert Loons if you’d Like), We’ve gotten the Bishop’s Response, but where does one find the Highest Ranking HUMAN Female of the Church? I [...]

The Church Year: Feb. 22, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on February 21, 2012

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Today is Ash Wednesday The liturgical color is violet.   Saints & Celebrations: On February 22, in both the Ordinary and the Extraordinary Form, we celebrate the Chair of St. Peter the apostle. In the Ordinary Form, it is a feast, and in the Extraordinary Form, it is a Class II day. In the Extraordinary [...]

The Church Year: Feb. 21, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on February 20, 2012

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Today is Tuesday of the 7th week in Ordinary Time. The liturgical color is green. In the Extraordinary Form, this is the season after Septuagesima, and the liturgical color for today is violet. Today is Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday).   Saints & Celebrations: On February 21, in the Ordinary Form, we celebrate St. Peter Damian, [...]

In 1929, Our Lady of Fatima appeared to Sr. Lucia and asked that a special consecration be performed by the pope. Much hinged on this. Multiple popes have performed acts similar to the one requested, but has any of them fulfilled what was requested in 1929? If any have, how do we know? What did [...]

The Church Year: Feb. 20, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on February 19, 2012

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Today is Monday of the 7th week in Ordinary Time. The liturgical color is green. In the Extraordinary Form, this is the season after Septuagesima, and the liturgical color for today is violet.   Saints & Celebrations: On February 20, there is no special fixed liturgical day in the Ordinary Form. There is no special [...]

The Church Year: Feb. 19, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on February 18, 2012

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Today is the 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time. The liturgical color is green. In the Extraordinary Form, this is the season after Septuagesima, and the liturgical color for today is violet. In the Extraordinary Form, it is Quinquagesima Sunday.   Saints & Celebrations: On February 19, there is no special fixed liturgical day in the [...]

The Weekly Benedict: Feb. 18, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on February 18, 2012

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Here are this week’s items for The Weekly Benedict (subscribe here): ANGELUS: Angelus, 5 February 2012 ANGELUS: Angelus, 12 February 2012 AUDIENCE: 1 February 2012 AUDIENCE: 8 February 2012 HOMILY: 2 February 2012: Celebration of Vespers on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and the 16th Day of Consecrated Life HOMILY: 18 February 2012: Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals [...]

The Church Year: Feb. 18, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on February 17, 2012

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Today is Saturday of the 6th week in Ordinary Time. The liturgical color is green. In the Extraordinary Form, this is the season after Septuagesima, and the liturgical color for today is white.   Saints & Celebrations: On February 18, there is no special fixed liturgical day in the Ordinary Form. In the Extraordinary Form, [...]

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The Church Year: Feb. 17, 2012

by Jimmy Akin on February 16, 2012

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Today is Friday of the 6th week in Ordinary Time. The liturgical color is green. In the Extraordinary Form, this is the season after Septuagesima, and the liturgical color for today is violet.   Saints & Celebrations: On February 17, in the Ordinary Form, we celebrate the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order. It [...]