Proclamation of the Kingdom

Features | Posted by Tom and April Hoopes in Faith on Friday, January 21, 2011

Sunday, Jan. 23, is the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Liturgical Year A, Cycle I).

Readings for Mass

Isaiah 8:23-9:3; Psalms 27:1, 4, 13-14; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17; Matthew 4:12-23 or 4:12-17

Our Take

Today’s Gospel is the Third Luminous Mystery: The Proclamation of the Kingdom. In it, Christ quotes today’s first reading: “The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light.”

He refers the... READ MORE

Prayer for Putting Away Decorations

Features | Posted by Tom and April Hoopes in Faith on Friday, January 07, 2011

Sunday, Jan. 9, is the feast of the Baptism of the Lord (Liturgical Year A, Cycle I).

Papal

Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate Mass and baptisms at the Sistine Chapel at 10am.

He will pray the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square at noon.

Family

For many Catholics, today is the day to take down Christmas decorations. Here’s a prayer to say to make it more meaningful:

“Lord Jesus, today we will put all of our... READ MORE

A Tale of Two Families

Features | Posted by Tom and April Hoopes in Faith on Friday, December 24, 2010

Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, is the feast of the Holy Family (Liturgical Year A, Cycle I). Saturday, Jan. 1, is the solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.

Family

This week was already going to be family week, because between Christmas and New Year’s so many people are home with their families. But it’s also a liturgical “family week”: the week following Holy Family Sunday.

We have two pieces of advice. First:... READ MORE

Radical Advent Joy

Features | Posted by Tom and April Hoopes in Faith on Friday, December 10, 2010

Sunday, Dec. 12, is the Third Sunday of Advent (Liturgical Year A, Cycle I), Gaudete (“rejoice”) Sunday.

Marian

The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe isn’t celebrated this Dec. 12 because an Advent Sunday — Gaudete Sunday — takes precedence. However, the Vatican’s Directory on Popular Piety, which helps identify legitimate popular devotions, sums up Advent as a “Marian month” because Mary is at the center... READ MORE

Advent Musts and Movies

Features | Posted by Tom and April Hoopes in Faith on Friday, November 26, 2010

Sunday, Nov. 28, is the first Sunday in Advent (Year A).

Papal

On Nov. 27, Pope Benedict XVI’s Advent begins with Saturday night vespers at 5pm, which he will dedicate to the unborn.

On Nov. 28, the Holy Father will dedicate our Advent journey to the Blessed Mother in his noon Angelus in St. Peter’s Square.

Advent

And so we come to Advent again. We need to remember the three things that are truly... READ MORE

Tough Hope as Ordinary Time Ends

Features | Posted by Tom and April Hoopes in Faith on Friday, November 12, 2010

Nov. 14 is the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, Cycle II).

Papal

The American Conference of Cantors has been invited to participate in a mission to the Vatican Nov. 14-18. Sixteen cantors from the Jewish organization will meet with Pope Benedict XVI, cardinals, Vatican officials and seminarians from the North American College. Cantor Mark Goldman, from Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El in Plantation, Fla.,... READ MORE

Saints, Souls and Zacchaeus

Features | Posted by Tom and April Hoopes in Faith on Friday, October 29, 2010

Sunday, Oct. 31, is the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Liturgical Year C, Cycle II).

Papal

On Nov. 4 at 11:30am at the Altar of the Chair, Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate Mass for cardinals and bishops who died over the course of the year.

Saints

Oct. 31: Halloween on a Sunday can be an excellent opportunity to put the day in perspective.

All Hallows’ Eve is the vigil of All Saints’ Day — and Sunday... READ MORE

6 New Saints, 3 Ways to Be One

Features | Posted by Tom and April Hoopes in Faith on Saturday, October 16, 2010

Sunday, Oct. 17, is the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, Cycle II).

Papal

At 10am Mass in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI will canonize six new saints. Two are quite familiar to the English-speaking world.

Blessed André Bessette (1845-1937) was a Holy Cross brother who served as the doorman at Quebec’s Notre Dame College for 40 years, among other menial responsibilities. He recommended... READ MORE

Marching Through Life

Features | Posted by Tom and April Hoopes in Faith on Friday, October 01, 2010

Sunday, Oct. 3, is the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The U.S. bishops promote it as Respect Life Sunday.

Respect Life

It’s a little dated as a song, but it’s a nice little history lesson. In 1974, Seals and Croft recorded a song called “Unborn Child.” Some of the lyrics: “Oh unborn child, if you only knew just what your momma was plannin’ to do. … Oh tiny bud, that grows in the womb, only to be crushed... READ MORE

Saintly Cardinal and Shrewd Steward

Features | Posted by Tom and April Hoopes in Faith on Friday, September 17, 2010

Sunday, Sept. 19, is the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Liturgical Year C, Cycle II).

Papal

Today Pope Benedict XVI will beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman at Cofton Park of Rednal in Birmingham, England. Traditionally, a bishop will perform a beatification in a place of significance to the life and ministry of the holy person. Pope John Paul II broke with that tradition to perform beatifications in... READ MORE

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