...One who was Himself the beginning of the New Covenant. Their greeting to one another is a dialog of holy words, words we still echo today: “Blessed are you among...
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The Visitation
Why is Lent 40 Days?
...Forty is typically indicative of a time of testing, trial, penance, purification, and renewal. The number forty is used many times in both the Old and New Testaments: Mark 1:12-15:...
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Life-Giving Waters
Readings from: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/040219.cfm The images of water in both readings today are life-giving. We’re not hearing any Lenten ‘repent’ messages, just messages of hope and new life. In Ezekiel, the...
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Liturgy, Charity and Justice
...was a moving and meaningful experience for them. For many of them, the Catholic liturgy is such a new experience. Before getting involved in the RCIA process, some admit that...
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