Daily Archives: 6 May 2018

VNO 49: For Giving Thanks To God

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The final listed Mass under the heading of Various Needs And Occasions is an annual event for most parishes … on the fourth Thursday of November. According to the Church, a community can pray it at other times, but I … Continue reading →

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GeE 30-31: How To Manage “Every Moment” Holiness?

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Pope Francis counsels that a “spirit of holiness” will be effective no matter what we are doing: working, playing, actively involved in mission, or just being ourselves with others. Do westerners know how to do that? I’m skeptical: 30. The … Continue reading →

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Aparecida 420: Pastoral Care Of The Sick

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The Aparecida bishops reference the pastoral care rites: 420. In visits to the sick in health facilities, in silently being with the sick person, kind treatment, sensitive care for the requirements of the disease, the motherhood of the church is … Continue reading →

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