February 2, 2024 (Celebrated in Parishes February 3-4, 2024) In 1997, Pope Saint John Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. This celebration is attached to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on February 2nd. This Feast is also known as Candlemas Day; the day on which candles…
The Feast of the Presentation
The Feast of the Presentation D.D. EMMONS According to the Church’s liturgical calendar, the feast held on Feb. 2 each year is in honor of the Presentation of the Lord. Some Catholics recall this day as the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary because such was the feast day named until the…
To Love Is To Give – February
FEBRUARY If Jesus would allow me to carry out that to which He is drawing me, it will make me very happy. I have a special liking for that inconspicuously virtuous life because, after all, that is the imitation of Jesus and Mary in Nazareth. (III, 49) I trust that with God’s grace I will…
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK FROM ST. AUGUSTINE SPIRITUALITY CENTER Laredo, Texas January 28-February 3, 2024 Sister Rosemarie Goins, CSSF Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Deuteronomy 18:15-20.Psalm 95. Corinthians 7:32-35. Mark 1:21-28. Today’s readings talk about listening intently, especially to the voice of God. In our busy world God’s voice is often drown out by the…
News from our Sisters in Curitiba
Our students from Colégio Nossa Senhora da Assunção in Curitiba in the state of Paraná performed a Christmas cantata, singing Christmas carols. They sang from the windows of the school building and there was also a nativity scene. The occasion also commemorated the 800th anniversary of the Nativity scene conceived by St. Francis of Assisi….
Zapraszamy na wspólne poszukiwania
Zapraszamy na wspólne poszukiwania Papież Franciszek na rok przygotowania bezpośrednio do ŚDM w Lizbonie skierował do wszystkich młodych świata orędzie, w którym czytamy: Maryja otwiera dla wszystkich – a zwłaszcza dla was, ludzi młodych tak, jak ona – drogę bliskości i spotkania (…) Po zwiastowaniu Maryja mogłaby skupić się na samej sobie, na zmartwieniach i obawach, związanych…