The Solemnity of the Sacred Heart is celebrated on the Friday after Corpus Christi. The feast day on June 16 brings some nice surprises: A solemnity on Friday means you can eat meat. There is no obligation to observe a Friday penance. There’s also a plenary indulgence attached to the feast day. What is the Sacred Heart of Jesus? The … Read More
St. Anthony Feast Day
Happy Feast of St. Anthony! St. Anthony of Padua was raised by a wealthy family in LIsbon, Portugal. However, St. Anthony died in Padua, Italy were thousands visit his tomb each year. He was noted for powerful preaching, expert knowledge of the Catholic faith and Scripture. While he is a patron saint of lost things, he is invoked for countless … Read More
Corpus Christi//Eucharistic Amazement
Corpus Christi is the Feast of the Body of Christ that proclaims the Eucharistic Amazement we have as Catholics. Pope St. John Paul II coined the term, “Eucharistic Amazement,” in his encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia. The late pontiff asserts that Eucharist action incites amazement. “When they celebrate the Eucharist, “the faithful can relive in some way the experience of the … Read More
Join Us for Corpus Christi Celebrations This Weekend!
The Feast of Corpus Christi shows that who God puts in your path really matters. The celebration of the feast involves two saints, a pope, and the distinction of being the first-ever feast day required by a pope! It was so important that Pope Urban VI assigned the papal theologian St. Thomas Aquinas to compose new liturgical texts for the … Read More
Why encouraging others to consider the priesthood makes an amazing difference
Are you among those who encourage others to consider a vocation as a Catholic priest? If there’s one question every parishioner should be asking–this is it– because it makes a world of difference according to the most recent statistics on what makes men want to be priests. One of the leading indicators of who inspired their vocation to the priesthood … Read More
St. Joan of Arc// The Amazing Saint of Confidence
St. Joan of Arc’s confidence in God inspires us, other saints and some surprising people through history. As a teenaged girl she guided the armies of France against England to install the rightful king to the throne of France. That same king, Charles VII, later denied her and did nothing to stop her martyrdom. Her life is mystical, magnificent, and … Read More
St. Joan of Arc’s Life in Art
St. Joan of Arc captivates the imagination of artists past and present. View some of the most famous works courtesy of the public domain in honor of her May 30 feast day! Portraits of St. Joan of Arc The Blessing of the famous standard she took into battle The interrogation of St. Joan of Arc that led to her being … Read More
Fr. Byrd’s Anniversary//Remembering His Milestone Year!
Take a look at last year’s celebration of Fr. Byrd’s 10th anniversary of his ordination to the holy priesthood. This year, Fr. Byrd celebrates his 11th anniversary. We are blessed and may God bless him! Image credits (c)J. Lindberg
Corpus Christi Celebrations and Other Exciting Upcoming Events
Corpus Christi and priestly ordinations fill the bulk of upcoming June events. Join us for our Corpus Christi Celebrations through the month of June and July. This feast honors Jesus Christ, truly and substantially Present under the appearances of bread and wine. This Presence happens through the change which the Church calls transubstantiation (“change of substance”), when at the Consecration … Read More
