Now, in the wake of all this undue excitement going on about the Obama administration’s benevolent “Merkelphone” eavesdropping program, Germany has decided to take the initiative when it comes to etiquette in certain private (or private eye) matters, too. During a two-day summit in Brussels...
Having a tough day? 'Offer it up,' the Catholic says. Rachel Hoover Canto•3/28/2024 Listen to the audio version of this content Have you ever complained about a difficulty, only to be told, “Offer it up!”? What does this phrase mean? As we approach Good Friday and remember Jesu...
While Protestants also take part, Catholic churches are particularly associated with Lent. No church history indicates the year when believers first took part in the tradition or what was required. Lenten fasting “has consisted of abstaining from all animal products” for some, but “for others, ...
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Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent.In the Catholic observation of Ash Wednesday, a priest applies a smudge of ash on people's foreheads in the shape of a cross. As it is applied, the phrase "remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return" is often spoken. The ash...
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Worship used by the Church of England, the Trisagion is used principally asa concluding prayer of the Litanyin the following form: Holy God, holy and strong, holy and immortal, have mercy upon us. It is also used in the Good Friday liturgy in the same way as in the Roman Catholic ...
s rule over Celt-occupied landsin the 1st century A.D., the Romans incorporated many of the Celtic traditions, including Samhain, with their own. Eight hundred years later, the Roman Catholic Church further modified Samhain, designatingNovember 1 as All Saints’ Dayto honor all saints from ...