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How to Get to Heaven

User's Guide to Sunday

Sunday, Aug. 22, is the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, Cycle II).

Papal

On Aug. 22, Pope Benedict XVI prays the Sunday Angelus at his summer residence, Castel Gandolfo, at noon.

Pope Benedict XVI returns to Rome Aug. 25 to offer his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square.

Saints

There are two feasts of mothers this week.

Aug. 22 is the Coronation of the Blessed Mother. This is a highly... READ MORE


Faith Makes Us Courageous

User's Guide to Sunday

Aug. 8 is the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, Cycle II).

Saints

Two friends of St. Francis celebrate their feast days this week.

Aug. 8 is the feast of St. Dominic, who founded the Dominicans. He was known for his oratory skills; Francis was known for his way of life. Perhaps their talents were complementary, because they are said to have been close friends.

St. Clare’s feast is Aug. 11 in Assisi.... READ MORE


Pray Like Abraham and Jesus

User's Guide to Sunday

Sunday, July 25, is the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Liturgical Year C, Cycle II).

Papal

Pope Benedict XVI decided not to take his typical vacation in the Italian Alps this summer. Instead, he is spending all of his vacation time at Castel Gandolfo, the summer papal residence. He’s nearly 83 and wants to spend his free time resting and reading.

This is the first time since 2005 that he has skipped... READ MORE


The Good Samaritan and You

User's Guide to Sunday

July 11 is the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, Cycle II).

Saints

July 11 is the feast of St. Benedict. The St. Benedict Medal is a great teaching tool about this saint. Most families have at least one, but it’s hard to keep straight what all the letters and images on the medal mean.

See here for an explanation.

Readings

Deuteronomy 30:10-14; Psalms 69:14, 17, 30-34, 36, 37; Colossians 1:15-20;... READ MORE


When God Calls, Follow

User's Guide to Sunday

Sunday, June 27, is the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Liturgical Year C, Cycle II). Tuesday, June 29, is the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul (not a holy day of obligation).

Papal

Pope Benedict XVI will say two Masses for the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul so that he can honor both saints.

On Monday, June 28, the Holy Father will celebrate the vigil Mass and first vespers at the Basilica of St.... READ MORE


Year for Priests Ends, Mercy Begins

User's Guide to Sunday

June 13 is the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Friday, June 11, is the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Papal

On Friday, June 11, Pope Benedict XVI will solemnly close the Year for Priests at Mass in St. Peter’s Square at 10am.

In his letter announcing that the Year for Priests would begin last year on the feast day of the Sacred Heart, Pope Benedict struck a personal note:

“I still treasure... READ MORE


4 Joans of Arc, 1 God and Us

User's Guide to Sunday

Sunday, May 30, is Trinity Sunday (Liturgical Year C, Cycle II). May 31 is the feast of the Visitation (not a holy day of obligation).

Saints

May 30, the feast of St. Joan of Arc, is supplanted this year by Trinity Sunday.

Joan of Arc is a fascinating saint to share with your children because her story brings into sharp relief certain facts that kids will have to face as they grow older. For example,... READ MORE


Christ Leaves, Mary Visits

User's Guide to Sunday

May 13 is Ascension Thursday, a holy day of obligation in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Hartford, Conn., Newark, N.J., and all of Nebraska. Elsewhere, Sunday, May 16, is Ascension Sunday. In those dioceses which celebrate Ascension Thursday, May 16 is the Seventh Sunday of Easter.

Papal

Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to visit Portugal from May 11-14 and, weather permitting, will helicopter in to... READ MORE


Love, Jesus Style

User's Guide to Sunday

May 2 is the Fifth Sunday of Easter (Liturgical Year C, Cycle II).

Papal

Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate Mass in Turin, Italy, where he has come to see the Shroud of Turin, which is considered by many to be the burial shroud of Christ. Pope John Paul II called the cloth with the image of a crucified man on it “a witness to the Resurrection.”

To learn more about the Shroud of Turin, visit Colorado’s... READ MORE


From Malta to the Shores of Galilee

User's Guide to Sunday

Sunday, April 18, 2010, is the Third Sunday of Easter (Year C, Cycle II).

Papal

Pope Benedict XVI will make his apostolic journey to Malta April 17-18.

Pope Benedict won’t be shipwrecked on the island of Malta, as St. Paul was in Acts 27 and 28, but the two visits are being compared anyway. After all, the April visit is scheduled for the 1,950th anniversary of the shipwreck, and the country’s bishops... READ MORE


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