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May 27, 2013 · The Catholic Church has its own version of Memorial Days that date back two millennia, to the days of the Roman martyrs. The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that the ...
May 28, 2018 · This Memorial Day Catholics rightly honor our fallen brothers and sisters, those who have died so that we may continue to choose freedom. But we should also remember our Church, who has defended the dignity and freedom of the human person for over two-thousand years. -----. Michael Terheyden was born into a Catholic family, but that is not why ...
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May 24, 2024 · Here are 6 ways Catholics can observe Memorial Day to celebrate our fallen heroes and our freedom: 1. Pray for the Dead. Give thanks to God for the lives of the brave men and women who sacrificed for us all, and pray for their families, who also paid an agonizing price. Pray for the souls of the dead and for God in His merciful love to reward ...
Solemnities are like Sundays, though most of them are not days of obligation. Feasts are the next rank down and are identified with an F. They consist of the celebration of certain saints like the feast of the Archangels or most of the Apostles. The Gloria is required on these days, but not the Creed. Memorials are the lowest rank and are ...
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Second in line of importance in the liturgical calendar are feast days. These are special days set apart on the liturgical calendar to celebrate the lives of the saints and other events in the life of Christ. Some of the most well known feast days are the feasts of the apostles, the feast of the Holy Angels, the Visitation, the Presentation, and th...
Memorials are of third importance in the liturgical calendar. They are classified as either obligatory or optional. Memorials are a celebration of the lives of saints. Some saint memorials are obligatory – which means the memorial must be observed. For instance, the memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, celebrated on January 28, is an obligatory memori...
If reading through this list of solemnities, feast days, and obligatory and optional memorials has left you scratching your head, you’re not alone. If you’re more of a visual learner, you’ll love this info-graphic that was designed by Jonathan Teixeira from the FOCUS blog! The confusion that can sometimes ensue over celebrations in the liturgy is w...
May 21, 2024 · In doing so, we reap the rewards of recall and protect ourselves against stress. But most importantly, we draw closer to love—to the love of Christ and to the love of all those who’ve given ...
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May 27, 2013 · This Memorial Day Catholics rightly honor our fallen brothers and sisters, those who have died so that we may continue to choose freedom. But we should also remember our Church, who has defended the dignity and freedom of the human person for over two-thousand years. -----. Michael Terheyden was born into a Catholic family, but that is not why ...
