Happy Pentecost, everyone, from BLACKCATHOLIC!
With the sending of the Holy Spirit upon the Church, the Paschal Mystery of Easter is complete. That is why the Easter season formally ends at the close of Pentecost, or have we forgotten that Pentecost is also an Easter celebration as well? Just as at Mass the one Sacrifice of Christ is re-presented on…
Happy Easter From BLACKCATHOLIC!
“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you. . .‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ Then they remembered.”
It begins again. Lent 2021
Lent begin again. Let us die so that we might rise again with Him. “Grant, O Lord, that we may begin with holy fasting this campaign of Christian service, so that, as we take up battle against spiritual evils, we may be armed with weapons of self-restraint. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who…
Happy Solemnity of the Most Blessed and Most Holy Almighty Trinity +Father, Son, and Holy Spirit+!
It has my favorite Mass preface (“It is truly right and just”) prayer of all time! Vere dignum et iustum est, æquum et salutare,nos tibi semper et ubique gratias agere:Domine, sancte Pater, omnipotens æterne Deus: Qui cum Unigenito Filio tuo et Spiritu Sanctounus es Deus, unus es Dominus:non in unius singularitate personæ,sed in unius Trinitate…
Holy Saturday
Christ is dead. Original picture: Ethiopian icon of the entombment of Christ. Presumably in the Public Domain. Found here.
2 Years of Catholicism Through A Colored Lens! 2nd Anniversary of BLACKCATHOLIC!
Today is also the 2nd year anniversary of the official launching of my BLACKCATHOLIC apostolate! It was April 1, Easter Day, two years ago (2018) when I first officially launched my FB and Twitter extensions with my website to come later that year. It has been another great year of blessings as my little project…
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…
Spread the Word
Three Black Catholics (including me in the blue!) Modification of original photo taken by Corey Bruns, a seminarian and photographer. Used with permission. Check out his work here.
