Today is Monday of the 7th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white. Saints & Celebrations: On May 21, in the Ordinary Form, we celebrate St. Christopher Magallanes, priest, and Companions, martyrs. It is an optional memorial. There is no special fixed liturgical day in the Extraordinary Form. If you’d like to learn [...]
+Religion
This version of The Weekly Benedict covers material released in the last week from 13 May – 18 May 2012 (subscribe here; get as an eBook version for your Kindle, iPod, iPad, Nook, or other eBook reader): Regina Caeli 13 May 2012 Homilies 13 May 2012 – Holy Mass in “Il Prato” Park in Arezzo Speeches [...]
Today is the 7th Sunday of Easter. The liturgical color is white. In some places, we celebrate the Ascension of the Lord Jesus today. Saints & Celebrations: On May 20, in both the Ordinary and the Extraordinary Form, we celebrate St. Bernardine of Siena, priest and confessor, who died in A.D. 1444. In the [...]
One of the most sinister figures in the Bible is the so-called “Beast” from the Book of Revelation. Portrayed as a frightening monster and identified with the ominous number 666, the Beast has been the subject of an enormous amount of discussion down through the centuries. Countless individuals, both past and future, have been proposed [...]
Today is Friday of the 6th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white. In the Extraordinary Form, the liturgical color for today is red. Saints & Celebrations: On May 18, in the Ordinary Form, we celebrate St. John I, pope and martyr. It is an optional memorial. In the Extraordinary Form, we celebrate [...]
Today is Thursday of the 6th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white. This is a holyday of obligation (Ascension) in some parts of the world–including some parts of the United States. If it is a holyday of obligation in your area, be sure to go to Mass if you didn’t go yesterday evening. [...]
I just finished working on the special “interview” with Pope Benedict on homosexual “marriage.” It’s a briefing for Secret Information Club members in response to President Obama’s endorsement of homosexual marriage. If you would like to read it, you should sign up for the Secret Info Club by Thursday, and you’ll get it in your [...]
Today is Wednesday of the 6th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white. Note: Tomorrow is a holyday of obligation (Ascension) in some parts of the world–including some parts of the United States. If it is a holyday of obligation in your area, be sure to go to Mass either this evening or tomorrow. [...]
Today is Tuesday of the 6th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white. In the Extraordinary Form, it is a rogation day. Saints & Celebrations: On May 15, in the Ordinary Form in the United States, we celebrate St. Isidore of Seville. It is an optional memorial. In the Extraordinary Form, we celebrate [...]
