Daily Archives: 31 October 2014

DPPL 113: The Feast of the Holy Innocents

On the fourth day of Christmas … 113. Since the sixth century, on 28 December, the Church has celebrated the memory of those children killed because of Herod’s rage against Christ (cf. Mt 2, 16-17). Liturgical tradition refers to them … Continue reading

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Votive Masses

I have a vague recollection of the associate pastor meeting with us in middle school forty-plus years ago to plan school Masses. One-word themes seemed to be common: love, peace, hope, and such. Maybe we and he got into a … Continue reading

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