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Articles of Faith | All Saints Day: A Celebration of God’s Family

On November 1st the Church celebrates all her holy ones in heaven, known and unknown, with the feast of All Saints. The solemnity originally began in the 4th century to commemorate all the Christian martyrs killed during those centuries of brutal persecution before Christianity was legalized. There were so many martyrs that a separate feast day could not be given to each one individually, yet, the Church did not want to leave any martyr without proper veneration. A common feast day developed and was usually celebrated in the Easter season. In the 8th century Pope Gregory III consecrated a chapel in St. Peter’s Basilica to all the saints and moved the feast day to November 1st. The feast of All Saints is a Holy Day of Obligation. For more about this great feast - a celebration of God's family - please click on the image. Peace be with you!

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Articles of Faith | Mary, Queen of Heaven

Each year on August 22nd the Catholic Church celebrates a memorial feast recognizing the Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven. This, like all other Marian feasts, reminds us that we can turn to Mary in every need, counting on her intercession and mediation.

For more about the Queenship of Mary and saints who had a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin, please click on the image. Remember, in the words of St. Maximilian Kolbe, "Never worry about loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You could never love her more than Jesus did."

Peace be with you!

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Articles of Faith | Feast of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

August 15th is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Holy Day of Obligation. It is an ancient feast of the Church, celebrated universally by at least the 6th century.

For more about this day, please click on the image.

Peace be with you!

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Articles of Faith | Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection

Today is Easter Sunday, the most glorious day on the Christian calendar. For today we celebrate God's faithfulness, for what he promised he has brought to fulfillment: Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed and he has truly risen from the dead. It is the truth of this day, the truth of Jesus Christ, our Risen Lord, that we Christians stake our whole lives, for in Christ's rising from the dead we have a share in eternal salvation - thanks be to God!

For more about this day please click on the image.

Peace be with you!