to honor the body, and to comfort the family and friends. Roman Catholic funerals are guided by a set of traditions that have comforted mourners for thousands of years. Since some of these traditions have changed over the years (for example, the approval of cremation ...
I thank all of you for your kind guidance and prayers. It means a lot to me. Yours is effectively a ministry to a suffering soul and God can only smile when he sees you reaching out and helping those in need. In return, I promise that I shall stay faithful and persevere. Yours in...
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Finally, on behalf of all traditional Catholic faithful, the Registry again expresses its gratitude to all traditional Catholic priests who have courageously, and often at great personal sacrifice, heeded St. Paul's Apostolic admonition: State et tenete traditiones (2 Thessalonians 2:15). Many of...
St. Spyridon was also known as a miracle worker, especially for his successful intervention (caused by the prayers of the soldiers and sailors of the Catholic Rites) in the 1716 battles with the invading Ottoman Turks on the Greek island of Corfu. John, thanks again; this was a fun interac...
the emperor is not only the high-priest, he is the representative and direct descendant of divinity, and as such the duty devolves upon him of celebrating the worship of the gods who are his ancestors and of offering to heaven as supreme mediator the prayers and sacrifices of the subjects ...
Holy Communion must be received each time the indulgence is sought. Prayers must be recited for the intentions of the Holy Father on each day the indulgence is sought. For example, the Creed, Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be to the Father, and at the end, “Eternal rest grant unto them...
Rome is consequently the center of unity in belief, the source of ecclesiastical jurisdiction and the seat of the supreme authority which can bind by its enactments the faithful throughout the world. The Diocese of Rome is known as the “See of Peter”, the “Apostolic See“, the “Holy ...
who recruits Gentiles from Phoenicia to assist with building the Temple (1 Kings 5:6, 18), who implores Yahweh to answer the prayers of the Gentiles who direct their pleas toward his Temple (1 Kings 8:41-43), and who instructs inquiring Gentiles from many nations in the fundamentals of...
Young people like Erin who want to become effective pro-life witnesses deserve our support, encouragement and prayers. For more information on local or Washington area pro-life events in January 2013, please visit http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/ january-roe-events/. [Mary Mc...