Deep Lent
Ladies and gents, if you came to church this morning and saw the statues and pictures in your parishes covered with cloths, then you know we have entered into Passiontide, what I will refer to as “Deep Lent”. The further we go into Lent the deeper we progress into the reason for Lent in the…
Tolton Novena for the Spiritual Welfare of the Black American Community (April 1-April 9) [168th Anniversary of The Birth of Tolton] – Day 3: FOR THE STABILITY AND STRENGTH OF MARRIAGES AND FAMILIES IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY (APRIL – FATHER AUGUSTUS TOLTON MONTH 2022)
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APRIL – FATHER AUGUSTUS TOLTON MONTH 2022 The Novena for the Spiritual Welfare of the Black American Community – Day 3 Begin each Prayer with: One Our Father One Apostle’s Creed Three Hail Marys THIRD PRAYER: FOR THE STABILITY AND STRENGTH OF MARRIAGES AND FAMILIES IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY Strong families and marriages are the…
Tolton Novena for the Spiritual Welfare of the Black American Community (April 1-April 9) [168th Anniversary of The Birth of Tolton] – Day 2: FOR THE MORAL FORMATION OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY (APRIL – FATHER AUGUSTUS TOLTON MONTH 2022)
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APRIL – FATHER AUGUSTUS TOLTON MONTH 2022 The Novena for the Spiritual Welfare of the Black American Community – Day 2 Begin each Prayer with: One Our Father One Apostle’s Creed Three Hail Marys SECOND PRAYER: FOR THE MORAL FORMATION OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY Pray O’ Father Augustus Tolton, teacher of truth, for the moral…
Tolton Novena for the Spiritual Welfare of the Black American Community (April 1-April 9) [168th Anniversary of The Birth of Tolton] Begins Today! – Day 1: FOR THE SPIRITUAL ANCHORING OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY (APRIL – FATHER AUGUSTUS TOLTON MONTH 2022)
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APRIL – FATHER AUGUSTUS TOLTON MONTH 2022 I may be a little too late for the zoom meeting part for the first day, but the Tolton Ambassadors will be hosting the praying of the Tolton novena for the first nine days of April, Father Augustus Tolton Month for my apostolate. Father Augustus Tolton Month celebrations…
APRIL – FATHER AUGUSTUS TOLTON MONTH 2022: 168th Anniversary of the the Birth of Venerable Augustus Tolton
Today is the 168th Anniversary of the the Birth of Venerable Augustus Tolton. He was born on April 1, 1854 to Peter Paul Tolton and Martha Jane Chisley in Ralls County, Missouri. He was born into slavery, but in short time he would be baptized in to the freedom of Christ while an infant as…
April: Father Augustus Tolton Month 2022 Begins!
My apostolate celebrates April as Father Augustus Tolton Month, a celebration that I began last year. Augustus Tolton is the first recognized African American Catholic priests in United States history (1854-1897) This month will be filled with posts about Totlon, his life, and his significance. My apostolate celebrates April as Father Augustus Tolton Month each…
4 Years of BLACKCATHOLIC!
Today I celebrate 4 years since the launch of my apostolate on Easter Day 2018! I officially began with my social media outlets (FB and Twitter) before launching my website November that year on the Solemnity of Christ the King. It has been a wonderful ride of four years as I have expressed my own…
“BLACKCATHOLIC Fervorinos 4: Jesus Died for the Sins of the Baptized Too” Video Transcript
The following is an approximate transcript of my “BLACKCATHOLIC Fervorinos 4: Jesus Died for the Sins of the Baptized Too” video released on my Facebook page and spread to Twitter on March 21, 2021. The transcript below strives for a balance of both a word-for-word account and careful editing for better reading. With [notes] and…
“Goodbye Alleluia” and Other Pre-Lent Vibes
We sung this cool hymn (fully pictured below) at evening prayer that was essentially about saying “goodbye” to the alleluia on the last day before Lent begins. The third stanza about how “Alleluia cannot always be our song while here below” is a great prelude into Lent and its mysteries of Christ’s journey to Jerusalem…
Installed as Acolyte
By the Grace of God Almighty, I took one more step towards ordination and to the priesthood tonight at the seminary along with a bunch of other guys. During Mass I received the Ministry of Acolyte by installation. This is the step by which I am now officially deputized by the Church to assist the…