...way to make public worship of Jesus part of the Christmas season. The recreation of the birth of Christ, featuring people dressed as Mary, Joseph and the shepherds, was meant...
Advent and Christmas Traditions
The 11th Station: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
...melting away like wax within your chest; …feel the piece of clay that has been left outside and is dry and cracked: imagine the absolute dryness your mouth and throat...
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
...with the Father before the world was created). However, Pius XI wanted to specifically commemorate Christ as king, and instituted the feast in 1925. The Church calls us to acknowledge...
Book of Sirach
scholars think that the book was used to train young Jewish men for positions of leadership. Ben Sira wrote in a time when Jewish identity was threatened by the extensive...