Some thoughts about Lent as it quickly approaches! The Spirit of Lent by Mary Reed Newland The Year & Our Children: Catholic Family Celebrations for Every... by Mary Reed NewlandLentSmorgasbord 'n Smidgens 2 More Be Yourself! ~ Fr. Edward F. Garesche ...
Little is known about the St Valentine who was martyred on February 14. There areseveral Valentines in the Catholic martyrologyso it’s unclear whether he’s the same saint mentioned byJohn GowerandGeoffrey Chaucer, the first English poets to associate the feast of St Valentine withthe mating i...
One of Paris’s lesser-known celebrations, Crepe Day nonetheless holds a special place in the hearts of many Parisians. Taking place on February 2, it stems from the Catholic festival of Candlemas or La Chandeleur. It seems to have developed out of the Popes of centuries past giving food t...
Catholic Church. (2000). Catechism of the Catholic Church (2nd Ed). United States Catholic Conference. Paragraphs 394, 395. Catholic Productions, Brant Pitre, 1st Sunday in Lent (Year A) ibid Commentary on the Gospel of St. Matthew, Dolorosa Press Catholic Productions, Brant Pitre, 1st Sunday...
We mentioned in ourDay 2 blogthat Brighid – Pagan goddess and Catholic saint – is titled, “Daughter of the Dagda.” The Dagda is the supreme deity of theTuatha Dé Danann, the tribe or people of the Goddess Danu in Irish mythology. ...
D. , a Roman Catholic Pope named Gelasius decided to replace the Feast of Lupercali a with a Christian festival. So February 14 became a day to honor Saint Valentine. Why?According to legend, Saint Valentine had been thrown in prison several centuries carlier for disobeying a Roman emperor....
Any ads following this note are by WordPress and not CatholicStrength. Share this: Tweet Loading... THEOLOGY OF THE IMAGINATION “Examine me, O LORD, and test me. Look closely into my heart and mind.” (Psalm 26:2) In addition to the purification of the memory(which tends to tenaciously...
. In the Catholic Church she is traditionally revered as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. In 1969 the Catholic Church removed her feast day from the General Roman Calendar; however, she continued to be commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on November 25. In 2002, her feast was restored to...
day, the King received a visit from a Dominican friar, Jacques . During the French Wars of Religion, Clément had become a supporter of the Catholic League and fanatically religious. He developed a plan to kill theKing and was encouraged by some of the leaders of the Catholic League, ...
These treats are part of the celebrations of Carnevale, the Catholic festive season that takes place immediately before the decidedly more restrained period of Lent. Although Lent’s timing is defined by Easter, which is itself a moveable feast dated in relation to the equinox and moon phases, ...