“Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence.” ~Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Tomorrow, the Roman Catholic Church commemorates possibly the most beautiful moment in the history of the world, the Annunciation; or, as the day of the Annunciation is known, Lady Day.…
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A Carol for Little Christmas
It is the 25th of the month, wherein Little Christmas is celebrated by Roman Catholics around the world. A beautiful Christmas carol, written in 1862, Angels We Have Heard on High, has already provided a fresh start to the day in one small town west of the Atlantic, and south of the North Pole: The lyrics refer to the birth of Jesus Christ…
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Have a Merry Little Christmas
The following is a re-post from August of last year regarding a monthly celebration of Little Christmas: A fun tradition which you may enjoy taking up is the celebrating of Christmas on the twenty-fifth day of every month, making the twenty-fifth a Little Christmas. The Redemptorists keep this tradition in their order, see here: Origins of Little Christmas The celebration…
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Grotto Work Continues in New Jersey
On July the eleventh, I posted about a grotto that was being built in the backyard of a home in New Jersey (see post here). Today, there is an update on the project: the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that will be the central point of the grotto, has been power washed and sanded. Next, it will be painted. Apparently…
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St. Therese and Spiritual Childhood
At a certain moment when going to confession to a Capuchin father, St. Therese came to understand that it was just the opposite: her “defects did not displease God” and her littleness attracted God’s love, just as a father is moved by the weakness of his children and loves them still more as soon as he sees their good will…
