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Saint of the Day – Saint Herman Joseph

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Saint Herman Joseph (1241)
He was a German, a native of Cologne. He became a Premonstratensian monk. He had a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. When the monks added the name Joseph to his original name, Herman, Our Lady gave her approval to this addition by placing a ring on his finger. Saint Herman [...]

Apr

6

Benedict XVI’s Holy Thursday Homily

April 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment

“Jesus Is the New and True Lamb”
Here is the homily Benedict XVI delivered Thursday for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, celebrated in the Basilica of St. John Lateran.
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Dear brothers and sisters,
In the reading from the Book of Exodus that we have just heard, the celebration of Israel’s Passover is described as it [...]

Apr

6

What does Tonsure mean?

April 6, 2007 | 1 Comment

Tonsure, from the Latin tondere means to shear. It is a sacred rite instituted by the Church by which a baptized and confirmed Christian is received into the clerical order by the shearing of his hair and the investment with the surplice. The person thus tonsured becomes a partaker of the common privileges and obligations [...]

Apr

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Saint of the Day – Blessed Juliana of Cornillon

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Blessed Juliana of Cornillon (1258 A.D.)
She was a prioress of the Order of Saint Augustine. She was responsible for the institution of the feast of Corpus Christi. This feast was set up for the Universal Church in 1264, but Blessed Juliana was responsible for its being first commemorated in 1247.

Apr

6

New Auxiliary Bishop for Rockville Centre

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Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Emil Wcela, 75, and named Monsignor Peter Libasci to replace him as auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre.
Born Nov. 9, 1951, in Brooklyn, Peter Libasci earned a master’s in divinity at St. Meinrad’s Archabbey Seminary in Indiana.
He was ordained for the Diocese of Rockville Centre in 1978. Father Libasci [...]

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