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DAY 17: THE LITURGICAL CALENDAR (Part 2 of 3)*

The liturgical calendar is created by the Secretariat of Divine Worship of the USCCB (United States Catholic Conference of Bishops) each...

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Apr 14, 20201 min read

Day 16: THE LECTIONARY (Part 1 of 3)*

The Lectionary is the book containing the readings for the Mass of the day. The daily Mass readings have two cycles (1 and 2). The Sunday...

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Apr 14, 20202 min read

DAY 15: ST. JOSEPH NOVENA

Nearly a decade ago, I was attending a daily Mass with my parents in the church where I grew up. That day, they were beginning the Novena...

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DAY 14: MARTYRS

My thoughts this morning were on another subject to write about until I saw Abby Johnson's FB post referring to Masses canceled in Rome....

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DAY 13: HOPE (as a Theological Virtue)

For a Catholic, hope is the supernatural movement of our will by which we, with confidence and trust, aspire to what God has promised for...

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DAY 12: SUNDAY (and why I won't be doing Penance today)

For Catholics, every Sunday, even those in the middle of Lent, is a mini-Easter! Today is a day to Rejoice! Today is the celebration of...

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DAY 11: FORM AND MATTER

The Catholic Church has seven sacraments. For a sacrament to have validity, there must be the correct form and matter. (I'm going to keep...

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Apr 14, 20202 min read

DAY 10: NO MEAT ON FRIDAY

Not eating meat on Friday coincides with fasting or penance. As Catholics and many Christians believe that our Lord gave up His life for...

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Apr 14, 20202 min read

DAY 9: KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

My husband won't be home for dinner tonight. He will have dinner with his brother Knight's at the church. Cris has served as the Grand...

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Apr 14, 20202 min read

DAY 8: THE CHURCH IS NOT A DEMOCRACY

On the heels of Super Tuesday, I am thinking about Democracy. My mother converted to the Catholic faith during my childhood, but not...

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Apr 14, 20202 min read

DAY 2: FASTING

Today, I woke up hungry. I don't usually wake up hungry, so I quickly remembered, I denied myself yesterday. Not because I wanted to lose...

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DAY 3: PRAYER

Yes, I'm well aware prayer is not specific to Catholics or even Christians. And I do appreciate the more Protestant tendency to...

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DAY 4: THE PRIESTHOOD

I can remember the first time I met Fr. Brent. I was new to Gtown as the youth minister and had invited him at the teens' request to play...

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Apr 14, 20202 min read

DAY 5: THE CRUCIFIX (THE CORPUS)

When you walk into a Catholic church, usually the first thing you will notice is the crucifix. If you have grown up Catholic, perhaps you...

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Apr 14, 20202 min read

DAY 6: BECOMING HOLY

Today's first reading from Leviticus says, "Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God, am holy." Then the Lord goes on to tell Moses all the...

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DAY 7: SACRED ART

On a recent trip home to Louisiana with my husband, we took a trip over to Natchez, Miss. One-stop I had to make during our Natchez visit...

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DAY 1: REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE DUST

Four years ago, while I was waiting for my GTown youth group to arrive, I hatched a plan for my Lenten journey. Every day, I would post a...

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Apr 14, 20202 min read