Roman Catholics celebrate it, as do Protestants such as Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Methodists, Anglicans and Lutherans. Traditions include prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and special church services. Does the B
Every year, the most special liturgy in the Catholic Church is the Easter Vigil, when Catholics celebrate the end of darkness through Christ's resurrection from the dead. The Easter Vigil, which is held the night before Easter Sunday, is alsoconsidered an anticipated Sunday Mass. What is vigil...
Catholics celebrate religious holidays like Easter and Christmas, which are connected to the life of Jesus. Jewish holidays such as Passover, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur are deeply rooted in biblical events and Jewish history, focusing on themes like freedom, repentance, and renewal. 9 ADVERTISE...
Palm Sunday On Palm Sunday Christians celebrate the Triumphant Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, the week before his death and resurrection. For many Christian churches, Palm Sunday, often referred to as "Passion Sunday," marks the beginning of Holy Week. Station of the Cross For Roman Catholics t...
So let's celebrate those who do things, whoever they are, famous or unsung, and especially those who do great things. Which are almost always difficult, frustrating things. A gentleman from South Carolina, trial lawyer Bobby G. Frederick, reminds us at Trial Theory that today is also the ...
Father says, “Brethren, to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us first call to mind our sins.” Now, get this — the priest then actually puts his head down and closes his eyes, and intends to call to mind his sins,just as he asked everyone else to do.Can you...
I don't watch much television but I do have Facebook going on all day--often when I am work--even though I still distrust the often-shallow and culturally illiterate Wild West Show that is the Internet. I've never been an early adopter of anything digital except to get work done when...
Spend this time in prayer, repentance, and reflection. It is a time to do soul-searching, face your challenges and overcome your mistakes. Many Catholics give something up during Lent. However, even if you are not Catholic, the voluntary surrender of a cherished item or pastime can have ver...
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With those thoughts in mind we decided to forgo the popular Greek isles to instead travel to a rural part of central Greece to celebrate my 36th birthday. The area, called Meteora, is a famous rock formation hosting one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox...