Lamentations 3:1 — A little bit of “technical analysis” is in order. Lamentations 1, 2, and 4 are a Hebrew Acrostic – each verse starts with a different Hebrew letter (Aleph/A, Beit/B, Gimel, Daleth, He, etc.), so each chapter is 22 verses long since there…
Did an American bishop really ban the recitation of the Prayer to St. Michael? Of course not, even if you saw a headline or two (or a hyperventilating social media commenter) claiming just that. But a bishop did recently ask…
New letters have emerged concerning the Vatican’s refusal to let the fifteenth annual Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage Ad Petri Sedem enter St. Peter’s Basilica in procession. They confirm reports on the organizers’ Sept. 8 request and directly refute the Vatican’s claim that…
Liturgical Colour: Red. Year: A(II). 12. And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 13. And when it was day, he called unto him his…
Pope Leo XIV wants to visit the United States, said Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican foreign minister. While the trip is very likely in the "not-too-distant future," the British archbishop said the next cycle of U.S. elections would influence the timing.
Pope Leo XIV gives his homily during Mass in Rome's Verano Cemetery Nov. 2, 2025, the feast of All Souls. Leo will celebrate Mass for the 2026 feast at the same cemetery, Rome's largest, and this year's Nov. 2 Mass will be the first…
Details of a recent meeting between the Vatican’s liturgy office and the Panama bishops’ conference delved into reported liturgical ‘extremism’ Vatican discusses ‘division’ caused by Catholics kneeling for Communion Details of a recent meeting between the Vatican’s liturgy office and…
Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a Mass on Nov. 2 for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed — also known as All Souls’ Day — at the Monumental Cemetery of Verano, the oldest and largest cemetery in Rome. According to the Office…
PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Dragan Pusic, released from diocesan assignment with ministry with the Neo Catechumenal Way Movement, to parochial vicar at St. Gabriel, East Elmhurst, and to assist the Croatian Apostolate at Most Precious Blood, Astoria, effective Sept. 15, 2026. PAROCHIAL VICAR…
Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, announced the calendar of liturgical celebrations at which Pope Leo will preside in November and early December. The Pontiff will celebrate Mass in Verano Cemetery on All Souls Day and, as…
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