First Reading – 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 It happened that seven brothers with their mother were arrested and tortured with whips and scourges by the king, to force them to eat pork in violation of God’s law. One of the brothers, speaking for the others, said: “What do you expect …
Usually, movies and programs depict a dying person telling last wishes to his family or loved ones. The nature of such wishes is mostly instructions over familial relationships to be left behind — like patching things up within the family (“Son, talk again with your mother and mend your relationship …
All Souls’ Day is a holy day that the Catholic Church dedicates to honor and pray for the dead. In the Roman Rite, the official name of this day is “The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed.” It is celebrated annually every 2nd of November, following All Saints’ Day. Although …
We encourage everyone to post your Daily Prayer Petitions in the Comments section below. Together we pray as one Catholic Family for our intentions and the intentions of the Pope. Let us also pray for the suffering souls in Purgatory. We acknowledge Christ the Lord through whom we hope that …
First Reading – Wisdom 3:1-9 The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction and their going forth from us, utter destruction. But …
All Saints’ Day is a day of the Solemnity of all saints, which the Catholic Church celebrates every 1st of November. On this day, Catholics commemorate all the saints of the Church—all those men and women who have attained Heaven and are in the presence of God. It is generally considered …
We encourage everyone to post your Daily Prayer Petitions in the Comments section below. Together we pray as one Catholic Family for our intentions and the intentions of the Pope. Let us also pray for the suffering souls in Purgatory. God is the reward of all the saints. Let us …
First Reading – Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 I, John, saw another angel come up from the East, holding the seal of the living God. He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who were given power to damage the land and the sea, “Do not damage the land …
Saint Frumentius is the first so-called “Abuna” or father of the Ethiopian Church. Such title was in recognition of his role in bringing Christianity to the Aksumite Empire, situated in northern Ethiopia. He was originally from Tyre, Lebanon. In a voyage to Ethiopia with his brother, Saint Aedesius, their ship …
We encourage everyone to post your Daily Prayer Petitions in the Comments section below. Together we pray as one Catholic Family for our intentions and the intentions of the Pope. Let us also pray for the suffering souls in Purgatory. Lift up your hearts to our Lord and Savior who …
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