From Daisy's Journey:
I've been reading this book, "The How-To Book of the Mass" by Michael Dubruiel which details the celebration. I'm really into the book (although only about 1/3 of the way through). I was so excited to go to Mass today to apply what I learned. The book talks about everything from the doors to how much prayer we actually do during the Mass. It has really been interesting.
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Yo Adrian
First named storm of the Hurricane season, unusually moves from the Pacific toward the Gulf.
From Weird & wet: Storm Adrian to soak Guatemala and El Salvador, maybe S. Fla.:
"Pacific Tropical Storm Adrian likely won't pose any threat to South Florida, other than some rain showers over the weekend, the National Weather Service in Miami said.
Yet the storm threatens to rough up the Pacific coasts of Guatemala and El Salvador with 6 to 10 inches of rain and near-hurricane force winds by Thursday. A tropical storm watch was posted for the coastal areas of both Central American nations.
At 11 a.m. EST on Wednesday, the system was about 295 miles southwest of the Guatemala-El Salvador border, crawling northeast at almost 8 mph with sustained winds of 50 mph. The storm was at 11.1 North and 93.5 West."
From Weird & wet: Storm Adrian to soak Guatemala and El Salvador, maybe S. Fla.:
"Pacific Tropical Storm Adrian likely won't pose any threat to South Florida, other than some rain showers over the weekend, the National Weather Service in Miami said.
Yet the storm threatens to rough up the Pacific coasts of Guatemala and El Salvador with 6 to 10 inches of rain and near-hurricane force winds by Thursday. A tropical storm watch was posted for the coastal areas of both Central American nations.
At 11 a.m. EST on Wednesday, the system was about 295 miles southwest of the Guatemala-El Salvador border, crawling northeast at almost 8 mph with sustained winds of 50 mph. The storm was at 11.1 North and 93.5 West."
Pope Remembers John Paul's Birthday
From Vatican Information Service:
At the beginning of the general audience, celebrated in a rain-soaked St. Peter's Square, the Pope recalled that today "our beloved Pope John Paul II would have been 85. We are certain that he is watching us from on high and that he is with us. We wish to give thanks to the Lord for the gift of this great Pope, and for everything he did and suffered."
At the beginning of the general audience, celebrated in a rain-soaked St. Peter's Square, the Pope recalled that today "our beloved Pope John Paul II would have been 85. We are certain that he is watching us from on high and that he is with us. We wish to give thanks to the Lord for the gift of this great Pope, and for everything he did and suffered."
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
New Bishops--Anyone Know Them?
Anything to glean here?
From Vatican Information Service:
- Fr. Clarence Silva of the clergy of the diocese of Oakland, U.S.A., vicar general, as bishop of Honolulu (area 16,660, population 1,244,898, Catholics 234,588, priests 157, permanent deacons 51, religious 361), U.S.A. The bishop-elect was born in Honolulu in 1949 and ordained a priest in 1975.
- Msgr. Kevin W. Vann of the clergy of the diocese of Springfield in Illinois, U.S.A., episcopal vicar for the clergy and pastor of the parish of the Blessed Sacrament, as coadjutor bishop of Fort Worth (area 62,007, population 2,770,961, Catholics 400,501, priests 115, permanent deacons 74, religious 160), U.S.A. The bishop-elect was born in Springfield in 1951, and ordained a priest in 1981.
From Vatican Information Service:
- Fr. Clarence Silva of the clergy of the diocese of Oakland, U.S.A., vicar general, as bishop of Honolulu (area 16,660, population 1,244,898, Catholics 234,588, priests 157, permanent deacons 51, religious 361), U.S.A. The bishop-elect was born in Honolulu in 1949 and ordained a priest in 1975.
- Msgr. Kevin W. Vann of the clergy of the diocese of Springfield in Illinois, U.S.A., episcopal vicar for the clergy and pastor of the parish of the Blessed Sacrament, as coadjutor bishop of Fort Worth (area 62,007, population 2,770,961, Catholics 400,501, priests 115, permanent deacons 74, religious 160), U.S.A. The bishop-elect was born in Springfield in 1951, and ordained a priest in 1981.
Monday, May 16, 2005
St. Gregory of Nyssa
From Today's Office of Readings:
"He bids us follow his example: Seek the things that are above, he says, which is only another way of saying: “Keep your eyes on Christ”."
"He bids us follow his example: Seek the things that are above, he says, which is only another way of saying: “Keep your eyes on Christ”."
Pope Meets with Group Promoting Bl. Marianne Cope
From Vatican Information Service:
Speaking about Blessed Marianne Cope, he recalled how "in 1862 she entered the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Syracuse where she imbibed the particular spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi, dedicating herself wholeheartedly to spiritual and corporal works of mercy."
After explaining how Mother Cope accepted an invitation from the bishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, to work among lepers, Benedict XVI affirmed: "For 35 years, until her death in 1918, our new Blessed dedicated her life to the love and service of lepers on the islands of Maui and Molokai."
"Undoubtedly the generosity of Mother Marianne was, humanly speaking, exemplary," said the Pope. "Good intentions and selflessness alone, however, do not adequately explain her vocation. It is only the perspective of faith which enables us to understand her witness - as a Christian and as a religious - to that sacrificial love which reaches its fullness in Jesus Christ. All that she achieved was inspired by her personal love of the Lord which she in turn expressed through her love of those abandoned and rejected by society in a most wretched way."
Speaking about Blessed Marianne Cope, he recalled how "in 1862 she entered the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Syracuse where she imbibed the particular spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi, dedicating herself wholeheartedly to spiritual and corporal works of mercy."
After explaining how Mother Cope accepted an invitation from the bishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, to work among lepers, Benedict XVI affirmed: "For 35 years, until her death in 1918, our new Blessed dedicated her life to the love and service of lepers on the islands of Maui and Molokai."
"Undoubtedly the generosity of Mother Marianne was, humanly speaking, exemplary," said the Pope. "Good intentions and selflessness alone, however, do not adequately explain her vocation. It is only the perspective of faith which enables us to understand her witness - as a Christian and as a religious - to that sacrificial love which reaches its fullness in Jesus Christ. All that she achieved was inspired by her personal love of the Lord which she in turn expressed through her love of those abandoned and rejected by society in a most wretched way."
Sunday, May 15, 2005
Appeal From TAN Books
Support them...TAN has made available many Catholic classics that otherwise would not be out there...
From TAN Books - May 2005 Newsletter:
"Please be generous! Stock up your family Catholic library and/or send a contribution to our Mission Fund and help us get books out to the poor who cannot afford them, and in the process get TAN past this perilous and frightening crisis! I am sure God will richly reward you for your generosity. Please . . . today . . . send us your largest possible book purchase and/or the most generous donation you possibly can to our Mission Program! And I pledge we shall use your funds to the optimum to keep TAN running and to keep reaching out with the knowledge of the Faith to many others, as we have been doing in the past.
May God bless you most richly and abundantly for whatever you may do, and please keep us in your prayers!
Sincerely yours in Jesus and Mary,
Thomas A. Nelson,
Publisher"
From TAN Books - May 2005 Newsletter:
"Please be generous! Stock up your family Catholic library and/or send a contribution to our Mission Fund and help us get books out to the poor who cannot afford them, and in the process get TAN past this perilous and frightening crisis! I am sure God will richly reward you for your generosity. Please . . . today . . . send us your largest possible book purchase and/or the most generous donation you possibly can to our Mission Program! And I pledge we shall use your funds to the optimum to keep TAN running and to keep reaching out with the knowledge of the Faith to many others, as we have been doing in the past.
May God bless you most richly and abundantly for whatever you may do, and please keep us in your prayers!
Sincerely yours in Jesus and Mary,
Thomas A. Nelson,
Publisher"
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