Today is Saturday of the 5th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white. In the Extraordinary Form, the liturgical color for today is red. Saints & Celebrations: On May 12, in both the Ordinary and the Extraordinary Form, we celebrate St.s Nereus and Achilleus Flavia Domitilla, and St. Pancras, martyrs, who died in [...]
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This Sunday’s readings deal with one of the most important events in Christian history. Although the majority of Christians have little or no knowledge of the event, a pivotal moment in the history of the Church is recorded in Acts 10. This event is the conversion of the household of the Roman centurion Cornelius, and [...]
Today is Friday of the 5th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white. In the Extraordinary Form, the liturgical color for today is red. Saints & Celebrations: On May 11, there is no special fixed liturgical day in the Ordinary Form. In the Extraordinary Form, we celebrate St.s Philip and James, apostles, who [...]
Today is Thursday of the 5th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white. Saints & Celebrations: On May 10, in the Ordinary Form in the United States, we celebrate St. Damien de Veuster, priest. It is an optional memorial. In the Extraordinary Form, we celebrate St. Antonius, OP, bishop, and confessor, who died [...]
Today is Wednesday of the 5th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white. Saints & Celebrations: On May 9, there is no special fixed liturgical day in the Ordinary Form. In the Extraordinary Form, we celebrate St. Gregory Nazianzen, bishop, confessor, and doctor of the Church, who died in A.D. 389. It is [...]
Today is Tuesday of the 5th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white. Saints & Celebrations: On May 8, there is no special fixed liturgical day in the Ordinary Form. There is no special fixed liturgical day in the Extraordinary Form. For information about other saints, blesseds, and feasts celebrated today, you can [...]
Today is Monday of the 5th week of Easter. The liturgical color is white. In the Extraordinary Form, the liturgical color for today is red. Saints & Celebrations: On May 7, there is no special fixed liturgical day in the Ordinary Form. In the Extraordinary Form, we celebrate St. Stanislaus, bishop of Cracow, martyr, [...]
This version of The Weekly Benedict covers material released in the last week from 27-29 April 2012 (subscribe here; get as an eBook version for your Kindle, iPod, iPad, Nook, or other eBook reader): Regina Caeli 29 April 2012 Homilies 29 April 2012 – Holy Mass on the Occasion of Priestly Ordinations Messages 27 April 2012 [...]
Today is the 5th Sunday of Easter. The liturgical color is white. Saints & Celebrations: On May 6, there is no special fixed liturgical day in the Ordinary Form. There is no special fixed liturgical day in the Extraordinary Form. For information about other saints, blesseds, and feasts celebrated today, you can click here. [...]
Vegetarianism is a hot topic today. Many people are cutting out some or all animal products from their diet. When done for health reasons, this is a matter of science rather than faith. But what about claims that Christians should be vegetarians for religious reasons? Some even claim that Jesus himself was a vegetarian. And [...]
