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The Circumcision of Our Lord is a source of wonder to all theologians. The way God willed that it be done gives us a glimpse into the habits of God or what might even be called God’s “psychology.”

I highly recommend the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is a wonderful prayer for our times. Thus, I will comment on some of its invocations and the lessons they can teach us.

There are five sorrowful mysteries of the rosary. Each represents a different aspect of Our Lord’s Passion. Rather than comment on all five, I prefer to speak only of the first (Our Lord's agony in the garden) and develop it in a detailed manner.

We rightly honor Our Lady under the title of Help of Christians. Our Lady helps Christians in so many ways that we could make an encyclopedia on this topic. One aspect of this help comes from having a lively devotion to Our Lady.

Feeling aridity does not mean the person is doing poorly or well. Aridity is not a sign of progress or regression. The soul may be feeling the greatest aridity or dryness at the time of Communion, yet may be progressing perfectly well.

While most Catholics think that the Church established reception in the hand as the ordinary means of communicating, official Vatican documents prove otherwise. This is clear from a May 29, 1969 Instruction promulgated by the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship, titled: Memoriale Domini.

Is Glory to God in the Highest a Secondary Aspect of Christmas?

The birth of the Virgin Mother of God resembles Christmas because of the extraordinary graces Our Lady received, opening a new era for humanity. The birth of Our Lady, for which She had been ordained, was the means intended by God Our Lord to bring about the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Church promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus with encyclicals, consecrations, liturgical feasts and public acts of reparation. As the modern evils grew, so also did the faithful’s attachment to the Sacred Heart.