Advent: Preparing the Way for the Lord

This Sunday is the beginning of Advent, a time to prepare for our Lord's arrival on Christmas. Some resources for drawing as much fruit ...
"I dream — and the dream has come true — of multitudes of God’s children, sanctifying themselves as ordinary citizens, sharing the ambitions and endeavours of their colleagues and friends.”(Saint Josemaría)
This Sunday is the beginning of Advent, a time to prepare for our Lord's arrival on Christmas. Some resources for drawing as much fruit ...
"At the heart of the Liturgical year lies the Paschal Mystery, the Triduum of our Lord’s Crucifixion, Death and Resurrection. The whole history of ...
May 31 is the feast of our Lady's visitation to her cousin Elizabeth. Some reflections on the canticle Mary entoned to express her great ...
September 14 is the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. A brief history of how this feast came to be celebrated in the ...
The Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Transfiguration, the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, and Christ the King are the four feasts of our Lord contained ...
A new article about the Liturgical year. "Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word, is born to illuminate our path on earth. He shows us the Father ...
An article on singing and music in the liturgy. "True liturgical music is prayer; it is liturgy. It does not distract us, nor is it ...
The last Sunday of Ordinary Time is the feast of Christ the King, instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 in the context of the ...
For the feast of All Saints on November 1, here is an article about honoring the saints throughout the Church's liturgical year.
The free eBook “The Time of God’s Presence” can help us make good use of the riches of the liturgy throughout the upcoming year ...
“In celebrating this annual cycle of Christ’s mysteries, holy Church honours with especial love the Blessed Mary, Mother of God, who is joined by ...
The first of two articles focusing on the significance and history of four special feasts in the Church: Presentation of the Lord in the Temple ...
An article on the first Eucharistic Prayer, the "Roman Canon." "The Roman Canon reminds us that we are at Holy Mass not only with our ...
"During Lent the Church again reminds us of the need to renew our heart and our deeds so that we can rediscover the centrality of ...
On November 2, All Souls Day, the Church reminds us of the need to pray for those who have died and are now being purified.
Homily of Pope Francis in St Peter's Basilica on 29 June 2019, Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul.
October 22 is the feast day of Saint John Paul II. Here is his moving homily at a Mass in the Shrine of Our Lady ...
"The celebration of Sunday has a festive tone because Christ has conquered sin, and he wants to conquer sin in us."
The feast of Jesus' presentation in the temple forty days after his birth, celebrated on February 2nd, has a long history in the Eastern and ...
"During this time the Church already experiences the joy that our Lord has prepared for us: 'something that no eye has seen, nor ear heard ...