BY CHRISTOPHER WELCH Easter Sunday (formally known as “Sunday of the Resurrection”) is the holiest day of the year in the Catholic faith and of its Liturgical year. The Easter mass is said the morning of Easter Sunday and the Eucharist is to be received after the sun rises. Some ...

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COMMEMORATING THE INSTITUTION OF PRIESTHOOD AND THE SACRAMENT OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST BY CHRIST Thursday of Holy Week (traditionally referred to as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday) is when the Church celebrates the three pillars of the Catholic Church instituted by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper:...

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BUILDING A BETTER LENT: PART 7 This series was written for Knights.net, the Knights of Columbus digital portal. Looking for more great Catholic content and a faith-filled brotherhood? Join the Knights of Columbus today! We now enter Holy Week with the Palm Sunday celebration, marking the ...

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“Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up. So then, while we have the opportunity, let us do good to all” (Gal 6:9-10) “Salve, custodio del Redentor y esposo de la Virgen María. A ti Dios confió a su Hijo, en ti Mar...

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The current Vatican schedule for 2022 does not list the Pope’s participation in the Vatican’s Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper. In past years, Pope Francis has chosen to visit a local prison to offer the Mass. VATICAN CITY — After two years of pandemic restrictions ...

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Lent is an opportunity to offer a tenth of our year, in a special way, to the Lord MOST PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR  with the idea of “tithing,” offering to God a tenth of one’s income. It is a biblical concept, rooted in the Book of Genesis, when Abraham gave to Melchizedek, ki...

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Usually there are no special liturgies on this day, but in the narrative of Holy Week Jesus visits his friends at Bethany and Mary anoints him with precious oil, preparing him for his burial. Homily by Supreme Chaplain Bishop William E. Lori On Monday of Holy Week, Father McGivney ...

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