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Ember Days

Ember days are three days at the beginning of each of the four seasons that the Church has traditionally set aside as days of fasting, abstinence, and prayer in thanksgiving for the blessings of the last season and in petition for the next.

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Sr. Josefa Menéndez

From all outward appearances, there was nothing special about Josefa Menéndez. Certainly she showed no signs that she was in any way fitted for so high a mission as to bring forth a message of Jesus to the world.

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The Four Sundays of Advent

Advent is the period marking the four Sundays before Christmas. Advent then is a most fitting word to describe the period leading up to Christmas.

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The Immaculate Heart of Mary: Core of the Fatima Message

Historically, devotion to Mary Most Holy in the form of her Immaculate Heart first occurs in the thirteenth century with St. Mechtilde, St. Gertrude, St. Bernardine of Siena and others.

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Presentation of the Christ Child in the Temple

The 4th Joyful Mystery: The Blessed Mother and St. Joseph presented Our Lord at the Temple in Jerusalem, in obedience to the Law of Moses.

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Solemnity of Mary Mother of God

January 1: Calling Mary "mother of God" is the highest honor we can give Mary. Just as Christmas honors Jesus as the "Prince of Peace," the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God honors Mary as the "Queen of Peace."

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The World's Most Beloved Christmas Carol

Have you ever wondered how the world's most beloved Christmas Carol came about? It all started in a charming Austrian village.

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Lent: Historically and Practically

Lent is a 40-day preparation for Easter, a period reminiscent of the 40 years the Israelites wondered in the desert, and of the 40 days Our Lord Jesus Christ prayed and fasted in the wilderness.