The feast day of your birth resembles You, LordBecause it brings joy to all humanity.Old people and infants alike enjoy your day.Your day is celebratedfrom generation to generation.Kings and emperors may pass away,And the festivals to commemorate them soon lapse.But your festivalwill be remembered until the end of time.Your day is a means and a […]
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The Angels sing! The Archangels blend their voice in harmony! The Cherubim hymn their joyful praise! The Seraphim exalt His glory! All join to praise this holy feast, beholding the Godhead here on earth, and man in heaven. He Who is above, now for our redemption dwells here below; and He that was lowly is
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Today the Virgin is on her way to the cave where she will give birth to the eternal Word of God in an ineffable manner. Rejoice, therefore, O’universe, when you hear this news, and glorify, with the angels and the shepherds, Him who shall appear as a young child, being God from all eternity.1 Today,
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If you missed Cardinal Dolan’s presidential address during the November USCCB meeting, please click here and read it. While he’s addressing his fellow bishops, his words regarding repentance apply to us all, and Cardinal Dolan had some profound reflections on the New Evangelization: Regarding the bishops’ ad limina visit to the Pope last year:“But Pope
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Relevant to Deacon Sabatino’s series on “Swords and Serpents: A Bible Study of Salvation History”: From St. Ephrem’s Homily on our Lord: But Israel crucified our Lord, on the plea that verily He was seducing us from the One God. But they themselves used constantly to wander away from the One God through their many
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Professor M.M. Ninan wrote a book on Melchizedek, and Deacon Sabatino recommends reading chapter three for the salvation history series. The chapter follows, and can be found in its entirety here. Who is Melchizedek? Heb 5:8-10 Although Jesus was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and being made perfect he became the
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The Roman Theological Forum published an article by Brian W. Harrison that Deacon Sabatino recommends reading in conjunction with our study of Dei Verbum. It’s entitled, “The Truth and Salvific Purpose of Sacred Scripture According to Dei Verbum, Article 11.” The entire article can be found here. Also, Deacon Sabatino had recommended reading the following
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The Institute of Catholic Culture has begun its series on the documents of Vatican II. Tonight, we will continue our study on Dei Verbum. If you have not read it – here’s the introduction and a link to the entire dogmatic constitution: “Hearing the word of God with reverence and proclaiming it with faith, the
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Our Holy Father addressed the bishops at the Synod on the New Evangelization today, and also gave the homily at the opening Mass, our Holy Father was full of zeal for evangelization. In his homily, he stated simply: “The Church exists to evangelize.” As members of that Church, we are called to that same purpose.
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One of the Institute’s frequent speakers, Christopher Check, wrote an article yesterday for Crisis magazine celebrating the feast of the Holy Name of Mary (September 12) and remembering the triumph against the Turks at the siege of Vienna in the 17th century. Go check it out – http://www.crisismagazine.com/2012/september-1683-victory-in-vienna.
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