This past week, my mother underwent some pretty serious back surgery. It’s been needed for some time, but like many other surgeries, it was delayed because of the current pandemic. As things are slowly being returning to some degree of normal, previous things are being picked up again.
But, of course, it’s all different.
Ourr Blessed Mother offers us her hand whenever we reach out with the Rosary.
According to popes and exorcists, the devil fears the Blessed Mother.
As World Day of Prayer for Vocations has been observed, people are being encouraged to say “yes” to God’s call.
Sunday, 3 May, marked the 57th World Day of Prayer for Vocations. It is a day that is set aside by the Church to encourage people to reflect and discern God's call to them.
Over the course of his Pontificate, Pope Francis has spoken many times about the call to priesthood and religious life.
As painful as the decision was to suspend all public Masses in the Archdiocese of Denver, the process was straight-forward and necessary for the common good.
When health restrictions are eased and we are able to start gathering together again, it is important for everyone to understand that things won’t immediately go back to normal.
Pope Francis has provided two prayers to Our Lady Virgin Mary that can be recited at the end of the Rosary, and in the month of May, in spiritual union with all of you.
The FIRST PRAYER
O Mary,
You shine continuously on our journey
as a sign of salvation and hope.
With the pandemic causing many people to feel helpless, bishops around the world are showing their faithful that it is always time to turn to prayer.On May 1, the bishops of the United States and Canada will consecrate the two countries to Mary, Mother of the Church. The bishops’ conferences from the two countries decided to coordinate their act of consecration to make “a most meaningful and powerful intercession.” Every bishop in Canada and the US will consecrate their own diocese to Mary.
Here are eight things about St. Catherine of Siena:
1. Who is St. Catherine of Siena?
In 2010, Pope Benedict gave an audience in which he discussed the basic facts of her life:
Born in Siena [Italy] in 1347, into a very large family, she died in Rome in 1380.
When Catherine was 16 years old, motivated by a vision of St. Dominic, she entered the Third Order of the Dominicans, the female branch known as the Mantellate.
We live in times of uncertainty.We are no longer confident in when we can return to our normal lives, how long this quarantine will last and how much of this we can really take. Even pillars in our society, like our health care system, seem to cower in the face of our present pandemic. Times like these are destined to shape our future, as we will one day look back and recall the effects that social isolation had on our appreciation of the relationships we have built. We look forward to being around groups of friends again and living with no fear.
The Holy Father established the Vatican John Paul I Foundation on 17 February. This was done in response to the proposal made to create a body destined to deepen the person, thoughts and teachings of John Paul I (26 August 1978 - 28 September 1978) .
Pope John Paul I was, and remains, a point of reference in the history of the universal Church. His importance, as Saint John Paul II had pointed out, is inversely proportional to the length of his very short pontificate: "magis ostentus quam datus".
