Daily Archives: 27 December 2024

27 Dec – St. John Evangelist and St. Fabiola and Card. Wiseman about the Bible

Today, being the Feast of the Evangelist John, we have a special blessing for wine and other libations.  I wrote about that HERE.  We have this blessing because of an assassination attempt.    There was an attempt on the life … Read More

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CHRISTMASCAzT 2024 – 27 – St. John – Lessons in contrasts

Today a 10 minutes podcast for your Christmas Octave reflections. Card. Bacci tells us about St. John’s constancy with Christ and his emphasis on charity. Fulton Sheen recounts the difference between the two miraculous catches of fishes and how John … Read More

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ASK FATHER: Must we do penance, abstain from meat, on Friday in the Octave of Christmas?

This is a question which comes up each year. It came up again today. Must we do penance on Friday within the Octave of Christmas? The short answer is YES.  This year. According to Canon Law, Catholics are bound to … Read More

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