Happy Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of The Blessed Virgin Mary!
Even during this tough time we should still celebrate the Most Holy Spouse of Mary, St. Joseph who is one of the patrons of the BLACKCATHOLIC apostolate! From today’s Mass preface: “For this just man was given by youas spouse to the Virgin Mother of Godand set as a wise and faithful servantin charge of…
A Word for Our Current Moment
So much stuff going on and so many cancellations even of holy activities. Let us continue to pray for each other and the world as we go through this tough time with this global pandemic. We will make it through this by God’s grace one way or the other, and He will send us an…
A Good Quote for Lent
I’ve been thinking about this quote from Servant of God Sr. Thea Bowman the past few days, and I think this is great to keep in mind during this time of Lent when we are tempted to do try to do a lot to get holy. More often than not holiness is just doing the…
Sub Tuum Praesidium! – One of the oldest prayers to our Blessed Mother
Did you know this is one of the oldest prayers to our Blessed Mother? The oldest known version of this prayer is found on an Egyptian papyrus from the 3rd century for Coptic liturgy. A partial indulgence for granted for saying this prayer, yall. So take a brief second right now to knock out some…
Blessing of Throats at the Seminary
Happy feast day of St. Blaise! Today we had the blessing of the throats after Mass. Did you get your throat blessed today? St. Blaise pray for us! Painting of St. Blaise presumably in Public Domain.
Presentation of the Lord – Pics from the Seminary
We celebrated the Presentation of the Lord yesterday with the blessing of candles and procession before Mass. Here are some pics from it. Most of the pics below are not my own but were used with permission of Corey Bruns, a fellow seminarian who is studying with me at St. Meinrad for the Diocese of…
Make February the Month of Love, God’s Love – February’s Dedication: The Holy Family
The month of February is here. Because of Valentine’s Day many of you might see this month as the month of love, but don’t forget to think about God’s love while you’re at it! Especially do this in light of God loving us with that John 3:16 type of love and sending His only Son…
Send off January the Right Way: Litany to the Holy Name
As we end this month off let us remember that each month is dedicated to a Catholic devotion attached to it for the faithful to concentrate on as the days pass by. January is dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus. Here is a link to the dedications of all the other months. Consider taking…
