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Tenth Day of Christmas: Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 03, 2021 0 Comments

On January 3rd, the tenth day of Christmas, is the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. This feast day went away after Vatican II. It came back in 2002 during the revision of the Roman Missal thanks to Pope John Paul II.

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Ninth Day of Christmas: St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory Nazianzus

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 02, 2021 4 Comments

The ninth day of Christmas, which is January 2, belongs to two important 4th century Christians, who happened to be friends: St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory Nazianzen.

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Eighth Day of Christmas – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 01, 2021 5 Comments

January 1, the eighth day of Christmas, belongs to Mary. No, not me. St. Mary the Virgin, mother of Jesus Christ, Queen of Heaven and Earth.

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Seventh Day of Christmas – New Year’s Eve and Feast of St. Sylvester

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 31, 2020 3 Comments

I am combining the sixth and seventh day of Christmas in this post. I am sorry I missed the 29th, but something came up and I got busy.

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Fifth Day of Christmas – Feast of St. Thomas Becket

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 29, 2020 7 Comments

Thomas Becket was a best friend to King Henry II. Rumor had it that Becket had a grander vision of life than Henry did, "a taste for magnificence." But that all changed when Henry made Becket the Archbishop of Canterbury. It not only chilled their friendship but ended Becket's life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTv3sZCWIPs

Fourth Day of Christmas – Day of the Holy Innocents

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 28, 2020 5 Comments

According to Catholic resources, the fourth day of Christmas, December 28, is for commemorating and remembering the souls lost during the Massacre of Holy Innocents.

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Third Day of Christmas: St. John the Apostle, Disciple and Friend of Jesus

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 27, 2020 2 Comments

On December 27 we recognize the feast of St. John the Apostle, a disciple and close friend of Jesus. Like St. Stephen, whose feast day is the day after Christ's birthday, there is a legit reason for St. John's feast day so close to the 25th.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JUbDebJrVA

Second Day of Christmas: St. Stephen’s Day, the First Christian Martyr

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 26, 2020 6 Comments

I hope everyone had a wonderful first day of Christmas. On December 26, the second day of Christmas, we celebrate St. Stephen, who is the first Christian martyr and one of the first deacons of the Church.

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Frustrated Parents Flood New York City Catholic Schools With Applications

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 03, 2020 9 Comments

New York City Catholic schools opted for in-person classes despite the pandemic, which has attracted public school parents. I found out that other areas across the country have also seen a rise in private school enrollment.

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France: Attacker Shouting “Allahu Akbar” Beheads 70-Year-Old Woman in Church

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on October 29, 2020 62 Comments

A knife-wielding jihadi beheaded a woman and murdered two others at a church this morning in southern France.

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Sen. Hawley Unloads on Those Who Attack Barrett’s Catholic Faith: ‘That’s Bigotry’

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 12, 2020 9 Comments

Sen. Josh Howley (R-MO) unleashed his anger on those who have attacked Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Catholic faith. As a Catholic, I appreciate him speaking out against this bigotry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFFgRFOG99Y

Trump Promises ‘Born Alive’ Executive Order That Requires Medical Care for Abortion Survivors

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 25, 2020 27 Comments

President Donald Trump promised to sign an executive order for the Born-Alive Infant Abortion Survivors Act. The legislation requires medical care for babies who survive abortion.

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Blessed Virgin Mary Statue Set on Fire at St. Peter Parish in Boston

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 13, 2020 29 Comments

Someone set a statue of the Virgin Mary in front of St. Peter Parish in Boston, MA, on fire:

Police spoke with Boston firefighters, who said that an unknown suspect had set fire to plastic flowers, which were in the hands of the statue, causing the face and upper body of the statue to be burned.

AP misleadingly claims Catholic Church used “unprecedented exemption … to amass at least $1.4 billion” from PPP

Posted by Elizabeth Bauer on July 11, 2020 8 Comments

Here's an AP tweet from last Friday:

The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid, @AP exclusive finds.

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Turkey’s Erdogan Signs Decree Turning Hagia Sophia into a Mosque

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 11, 2020 35 Comments

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the conversion of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a mosque. The 1,500-year-old cathedral would open to Muslim worship later this month. The announcement was met with the cries of 'Allahu akbar' by a crowd gathered outside Hagia Sophia, media reports said on Friday.

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Pope Francis Apologizes After Video of Him Hand-Slapping Woman Goes Viral

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 02, 2020 22 Comments

If this incident is an omen for 2020, then this year is going to be another challenging one for the Catholic Church. Pope Francis has apologized after he hand-slapped a woman who had aggressively grabbed his hand while he greeted pilgrims at the Vatican during a New Year’s Eve event.

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“Pachamama” Statues Retrieved From Tiber May be Displayed Again at Vatican

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 29, 2019 22 Comments

Last week, we reported that faithful Catholics threw primitive figurines in the Tiber that were used in a Vatican garden ceremony and placed by an altar in Rome’s Church of Santa Maria in Transpontina. The Catholic men were offended that the "Pachamama" statues were more akin to fertility goddesses than sacred Catholic images. In an apologetic statement, Pope Frances indicated that the statues have now been dredged up and may be displayed again.

Amazon Carvings Used During Vatican Gardens Ceremony Tossed Into Tiber by Catholic Faithful

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 23, 2019 18 Comments

I recently reported that at the Amazon synod, Pope Francis created a stir by pondering the possibility of married priests. But that wasn't the only significant controversy associated with the event. A video going around shows a man throwing statues in the Tiber used in a Vatican garden ceremony and placed by an altar in Rome's Church of Santa Maria in Transpontina.

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