There are two overlapping cycles in the Catholic Liturgical year and what we celebrate on any particular day depends on the ranking of the day from each cycle. The Proper of Saints, called the Sanctoral Cycle, is the annual cycle of feasts not necessarily connected with the seasons. We comme...
At a later date these days, which did not fit very conveniently into the general scheme, tended to disappear, and were absorbed into the common time after Pentecost, made up of twenty-four Sundays, thereby uniting Pentecost with Advent; and thus the cycle of the liturgical year is completed...
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breaking the cycle of isolation in locker rooms and how mentorship shaped his life. Mother Dolores Hart, the Hollywood starlet who kissed Elvis and later chose a life of contemplative faith, revealed her quest for peace and purpose. Dr. Gladys McGarey, the 103-year-old “Mother of Holistic....
The council fathers also ordered a complete revision of the missal to be carried out by a postconciliar commission. The revised missal, issued in 1970, consists of two volumes: one containing the order of the mass and the other a lectionary of scripture readings covering a three-year cycle....
Cycle A. Readings: 1) Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 Psalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 2) Romans 8:26-27 Gospel: Matthew 13:24-33 By Sharon K. Perkins Catholic News Service I had a conversation with a group of colleagues who also happened to be parents of young children, and we were sharing ...
post-Mosaic additions either appended by an inspired author or inserted into the text as glosses and explanations; the translation of certain words and forms out of an antiquated language into the recent form of speech; finally, wrong readings due to the fault of transcribers, which one may inv...
I have reacquainted myself with my siblings and their adult children, some of who have children of their own. It’s fun to see and interact with them and reminds me of the cycle of life. Thinking About My Church Family My church life was a very big part of my life in Washington....
At the top of my Bible wishlist is a Lectionary Bible: a portable Bible annotated with the Lectionary readings at Mass for the 3-year Sunday cycle and 2-year weekday cycle. Such a Bible, once it exists, will be a valuable aid to the study of Scripture and living of theContinue Readin...
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