Devotion to the foster-father of Jesus is generally traced to the 3rd or 4th century, but according to the Pieta prayer book, there is a prayer to St. Joseph that dates to the year 50. This indicates that actually devotion to St. Joseph was alive even in the early Church. From the Pieta: This prayer …
Monthly Archives: December 2020
MIDNIGHT MASS / MIDNIGHT BIRTH
It came upon a midnight clear. Thus goes the hymn. Why do we celebrate Mass at midnight? Because, Our Lord Jesus was born at midnight. In the Book of Wisdom, chapter 18, [14] ‘’For while all things were in quiet silence, (Silent Night, Holy Night), and the night was in the midst of her …
HOLY COMMUNION – THE UNSPEAKABLE GIFT OF GOD’S SON TO MEN!
“He who loves Jesus wants to receive him in Holy Communion.” – Fr. Mateo One time a Jew said: “If I really believed Jesus Christ was present in the Eucharist, I would crawl to church to receive him.” Do lovers not want to be united? Then if we love Our Lord in …
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