"Let each fall, even if most serious and repeated, always and solely serve us as a step toward higher perfection. For this alone, in fact, the Immaculata allows a fall: in order to heal us of self-love, pride, to lead us to humility…”
(KW 504)
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Today(4/7): Tuesday in the Octave of Easter
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Responsorial Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 & 22
See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,upon those who hope for his kindness…
R.The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord
Station Church:St.Paul Outside the Walls
St. of the Day(4/7): St.John Baptist de la Salle (1651-1719)
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Founder of the Christian Brothers
Gave up his wealth to spend his life teaching & setting up schools for the poor
His methods became a standard for education that spread internationally
Patron of schoolteachers
St. of the Day (4/6): St. William of Eskilsoe
Death: 1203
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Missionary, abbot, reformer
Born in France
Recognized for his holiness (with a devotion to the saints), he was sent to Denmark as a reformer and spent 30 years ministering there
Today (4/6): Monday in the Octave of Easter
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Station Church: St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican
Michelangelo's Dome
Alleluia
Ps 118:24
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
This is the day the LORD has made;
let us be glad and rejoice in it.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
St. of the Day (4/5):St.Vincent Ferrer (1350-1419)
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Miracle worker,renowned preacher
Twice a day the "Bell of Miracles" was rung & the sick were brought to him to cure
Traveled across Europe preaching a message of penance to vast crowds,inspiring multitudes of converts
“One needs to invoke her most sweet name, 'Mary,' or say a 'Hail Mary,' and in the most difficult and most crucial times it will not hurt to even recite a whole section of the Rosary. That way, any difficulties or suffering will be turned into a source of merit." (KW 505)
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Today (4/5): Easter Sunday
The Resurrection of the Lord
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From the Mass of Easter Day
Sequence
Victimae paschali laudes
Christ indeed from death is risen, our new life obtaining.
Have mercy, victor King, ever reigning!
Amen. Alleluia.
Tonight (4/4): Easter Vigil
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Opening with the Service of Light, it is the Great Liturgy in which the whole Paschal Triduum culminates.
And specially, it includes the celebration of the Christian sacraments of initiation that bring new members into the Church.
St. for Today (4/4): St.Isidore of Seville
(560–636)
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Archbishop
Prolific writer on the sciences & the classics
Works helped preserve western civilization during the early middle ages following the barbarian invasions
Patron of computers & the Internet
Today (4/4): Holy Saturday
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“On this day Jesus descended triumphantly into Hades (called the “harrowing of hell”) and brought salvation to the righteous souls held captive there who awaited their promised Messiah, as recited in the Apostle’s Creed.”
Today (4/3): Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
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From Reading I
Isaiah 52:13—53:12
If he gives his life as an offering for sin,
he shall see his descendants in a long life,
and the will of the LORD shall be accomplished through him.
St for Today(4/3):St Burgundofara(Fara)
(595-675)
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Founder of a famous monastery
After her death,renamed in her honour, Faremoutiers Abbey(Fara’s Monastery)
“To lose my life for the sake of virtue & fidelity to the promise I have made to God,would be a great happiness.”
Today (4/3): Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
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“Unless there is a Good Friday in our lives, there will never be an Easter Sunday. The Cross is the condition of the empty tomb, and the crown of thorns is the preface to the halo of light.”
—Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen