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The Altar Server: History, Need, Benefits

March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

History
   In earlier times, only ordained acolytes, that is, clerics in the fourth minor order conferred upon candidates to the priesthood, were permitted to serve at Mass. The vestments now worn by servers (the cassock and the surplice) are actually clerical vestments that those specially-selected lay men and boys assisting at the altar are permitted by custom […]

Mar

20

Keene Latin Mass

March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
is offered in the Traditional Roman (Latin) Rite at
Saint Margaret Mary
Roman Catholic Church
35 Arch Street, Keene, NH
(Mailing address: 161 Main Street, Suite 201, Keene, NH 03431)
Third and Fifth Sundays of the month at 3:00 PM
Pastor, Father Daniel Lamothe (Phone: 603-352-3525)
Reserve your Sunday afternoons

The next three Masses will be […]

Mar

20

Rancor Is Poison to Soul, Says Pope

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Don’t allow the soul to be poisoned by rancor, Benedict XVI urged the faithful at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper
During this evening’s Mass in the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the Pope reflected on the need for interior purification as a condition to live in communion with God and with each other.
“This is what […]

Mar

20

Benedict XVI: Essence of Priesthood Is Service

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Urges Priests to Believe, Think and Speak With Church
The essence of priestly ministry is service, Benedict XVI says, encouraging priests to renew their “yes” to the call of God.
The Pope spoke about the essence of the priesthood today at the Holy Thursday chrism Mass held this morning at St. Peter’s Basilica. The Mass brought together […]

Mar

20

Cardinal Zen’s Meditations for Via Crucis

March 20, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is a Vatican translation of the meditations Cardinal Joseph Zen, bishop of Hong Kong, prepared for Good Friday’s Stations of the Cross at the Roman Colosseum. Benedict XVI will preside over the event.
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OFFICE FOR THE LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS
OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF
VIA CRUCIS
AT THE COLOSSEUM
Led by His Holiness
Pope Benedict XVI
GOOD FRIDAY 2008
MEDITATIONS AND PRAYERS
BY […]

Mar

20

Aide: Bin Laden’s Pope Reference Nothing New or Surprising

March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Father Lombardi Calls Terrorist’s Accusation “Baseless”
A Vatican spokesman said accusations from Osama bin Laden claiming that Benedict XVI is part of an anti-Islam crusade are entirely baseless.
Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, in declarations to the press, responded to the latest statements from the al-Qaida leader.
An audiotaped message from Bin Laden, […]

Mar

20

Stations at Colosseum; Basilica Perspectives

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Faithful Flooding Site for Via Crucis
By Elizabeth Lev
In Rome, the sacred and the profane have long coexisted side by side. Even now, visitors to the Eternal City can be broken into two major groups: “pilgrims” and “tourists.” Though the two groups get along well enough, from time to time their differences make themselves felt.
Floods of […]

Mar

20

Bush to Welcome Benedict XVI at Airport

March 20, 2008 | 1 Comment

President George Bush will greet Benedict XVI when the Pope arrives for a six-day visit to the United States that will take him to Washington, D.C., and New York City, report the U.S. bishops. The episcopal conference affirmed in a press statement that the Pope is scheduled to arrive April 15 at Andrews Air Force […]