Why Don’t Catholics Eat Meat on Fridays of Lent?
Many are aware of the Catholic practice of abstaining from meat on Fridays during the season of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts for 40 days until Easter. …
Septuagesima
On Sunday, February 9, we celebrated Septuagesima Sunday, which is the beginning of a pre-Lenten observance in which we prepare ourselves for the coming discipline of Lent. In a spirit …
Candlemas
On Sunday, February 2, we celebrated the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on which day we remember how Joseph and Mary took the child Jesus to …
New Altar at Carmelite Monastery
One blessing we enjoy at St. Mary’s is having a Carmelite monastery just down the road in Alexandria, SD. Recently, the Carmelites received a beautiful, new altar for their chapel! …
Churches Should be Places of Beauty
Churches ought to be beautifully decorated so as to lead our minds toward the contemplation of Heavenly things. By making our churches beautiful, we give glory to God and food …