...a crowd in looking down upon or ridiculing a person who was “different” (whatever that means)? SUGGESTED ACTION STEPS: As a family, read and discuss Pope Francis’s teachings on the...
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The 4th Station: Jesus Meets His Mother
...But he was burdened by a heavy cross, intense pain and restricted by the soldiers and the indifferent crowd. Jesus’ heart was at the point of breaking, but he composed...
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Mass Structure and Meaning: Liturgy of the Eucharist
Prayer, leading the faithful to the Eucharistic table. The rite begins with the Lord's Prayer. Jesus taught this prayer to his disciples when they asked how to pray (cf. Mt...
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Saint John Paul II
...church's universal calendar in 2000 on the Sunday after Easter. The Polish pope was a longtime enthusiast of the Divine Mercy devotions of St. Faustina Kowalksa, whom he beatified in...
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