In November of 2004 the soon to be known as Saint John Paul II blessed six monstrances for use during the Year of the Eucharist in 2005 – 2006. The purpose was to have one for each continent and to be used to pray for increases to the priesthood and religious life. Recently the monstrance …
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Mar 04 2014
Lenten Resources
On this Fat Tuesday here are some resources for your Lenten journey: Here are the Prayer Intentions for March: Respect for Women. That all cultures may respect the rights and dignity of women. Vocations. That many young people may accept the Lord’s invitation to consecrate their lives to proclaiming the Gospel. You can sign up for …
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Feb 26 2014
Novena for Archbishop Sheen Canonization
The blog of the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation has announced that beginning today, Wednesday, February 26th until March 6th they are beginning a novena for the canonization of Archbishop Sheen. As Archbishop Sheen was a Dominican tertiary this seems like a wonderful exercise leading up to Lent. The prayer is the one for canonization which follows: …
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Feb 25 2014
Archbishop Di Noia on the Mass
Here’s a great audio of Archbishop Di Noia, currently of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, on the mystery of the Mass. It is only about 13 minutes long and is a great meditation on the real meaning of mystery and what it means especially in terms of the Mass. You can find …
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Feb 22 2014
Our Lady of Czestochowa Icon coming to Nashville
An Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa is coming to Nashville for the first two days of Lent. Human Life International prolife pilgrimage has traveled over 40,000 miles in the United States. This blessed Icon, escorted by Father Peter West from Human Life International, will be arriving in Nashville and specifically to Assumption and Saint …
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