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Tag Archives: Ascension
DAY 9 – Novena of Prayer to the Holy Spirit – AUDIO
Let us, upon our knees, pray in a special way to God the Holy Spirit during this time between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost. This is one way to pray. I invite the readership to join in. MANNER OF PRAYING THE … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, PODCAzT
Tagged Ascension, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, novena, Pentecost
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DAY 8 – Novena of Prayer to the Holy Spirit – AUDIO
Let us, upon our knees, pray in a special way to God the Holy Spirit during this time between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost. This is one way to pray. I invite the readership to join in. MANNER OF PRAYING THE … Read More
Posted in PODCAzT
Tagged Ascension, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, intellectus, novena, Pentecost
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DAY 7 – Novena of Prayer to the Holy Spirit – AUDIO
Let us, upon our knees, pray in a special way to God the Holy Spirit during this time between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost. This is one way to pray. I invite the readership to join in. MANNER OF PRAYING THE … Read More
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Tagged Ascension, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, intellectus, novena, Pentecost
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DAY 6 – Novena of Prayer to the Holy Spirit – AUDIO
Let us, upon our knees, pray in a special way to God the Holy Spirit during this time between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost. This is one way to pray. I invite the readership to join in. MANNER OF PRAYING THE … Read More
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Tagged Ascension, counsel, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, intellectus, novena, Pentecost
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DAY 5 – Novena of Prayer to the Holy Spirit – AUDIO
Let us, upon our knees, pray in a special way to God the Holy Spirit during this time between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost. This is one way to pray. I invite the readership to join in. MANNER OF PRAYING THE … Read More
WDTPRS – Ascension COLLECT (1962MR): The hope that informs our trials in this life
We Catholics know that what was not assumed, was not redeemed (St. Gregory of Nazianzus). Our humanity, body and soul, was taken by the Son into an unbreakable bond with His divinity. When Christ rose from the tomb, our humanity … Read More
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Ascension Thursday Pontifical Mass followup, photos
I am sure that many of you had the chance to hear Holy Mass on the Feast of Ascension THURSDAY, in either the older, traditional Roman Rite of Holy Mother our Catholic Church or in the new-fangled rite. For our … Read More
Ascension Thursday Feet
There are many images of the Lord’s Ascension to heaven. The ones I like the most are the medieval depictions which show the Apostles, often with Mary, looking up and all you see above are a pair of lordly Feet. From the … Read More
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Tagged Ascension, Ascension Thursday
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WDTPRS Ascension – Our humanity, “raised beyond the heights of archangels”
On my planet, this coming Sunday is the 7th Sunday after Easter, Ascension Thursday having fallen on Thursday. In most places Ascension Thursday has been transferred to Sunday, but not with malice. The notion the bishops had was to expose … Read More
WDTPRS Ascension – Our humanity, “raised beyond the heights of archangels”
On my planet, this coming Sunday is the 7th Sunday after Easter, Ascension Thursday having fallen on Thursday. In most places Ascension Thursday has been transferred to Sunday, but not with malice. I’m sure the notion the bishops had was … Read More
oldCatholigirl on Tracer Bullet and the Smoke of Libville. Part 1.: “I’ve been drowning my apprehensions in literate light fiction lately, and this fills the bill.”
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