Perhaps you know a good and virtuous man who would be a good deacon. You might be the person who initiates that thought in his mind. Please send this to any man whom you think should discern this calling.
“Epiphany” is a manifestation, a revelation to those who previously did not know or acknowledged the divinity of Christ.
"Epifanía" es una manifestación, una revelación a quienes antes no conocían ni reconocían la divinidad de Cristo.
I wonder how the Evangelist Luke heard the story from the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Me pregunto cómo la Santísima Virgen María le contó esta historia al Evangelista san Lucas.
In the end, our most sincere longings can only be answered by God. The Virgin Mary responds to the deep desires of our hearts by giving us her son, our Redeemer.
Al final, nuestros anhelos más sinceros sólo pueden ser respondidos por Dios. La Virgen María responde a los deseos profundos de nuestro corazón dándonos a su Hijo, nuestro Redentor.
Juan Diego begged the Mother of God to ask someone else, someone who would more eloquently ask the bishop to build a church in that place in her honor. She chose him because of his faith, not because of his eloquence in speech.
At the 9:30 AM Mass on Sunday, December 8, 2024, several men and women were formally welcomed into the process of initiation which culminates with the Easter Vigil--the Mother of all Liturgies--on April 19, 2025.
Our children are experiencing a culture which, at times, is hostile to our faith. Through social media of all forms, young people are confronted at a surprisingly younger age with challenges to their Catholic faith and morals. Given this new reality, I believe it is time to lower the age of Confirmation to give our children the full grace of the Sacrament of Confirmation at an earlier age to meet these challenges.
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