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Tag Archives: Ascension
WDTPRS – Sunday after Ascension: Christ is not insensible to our sufferings.
Today’s prayer – for Sunday after Ascension – because that’s what it is – survived the Consilium’s scissor and gluepot ministrations to live in the 2002 Missale Romanum as the alternative Collect for Mass on the day of Ascension. Rather, the … Read More
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
Posted in PODCAzT
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
Posted in PODCAzT, Urgent Prayer Requests
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
Posted in EASTER, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, WDTPRS
Tagged Ascension
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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
Posted in Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
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
The Ascension and Lordly Feet
There are many images of the Lord’s Ascension to heaven. The one’s I like the most are the medieval depictions which show the Apostles and Mary looking up and all you see above are a pair of lordly Feet. There … Read More
A Novena of Prayer to the Holy Spirit: Day 8 (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 SESSIUNCULA, Urgent Prayer Requests
Tagged Ascension, counsel, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, novena, Pentecost, sapientia
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A Novena of Prayer to the Holy Spirit: Day 7 (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 Urgent Prayer Requests
Tagged Ascension, counsel, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, intellectus, novena, Pentecost
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A Novena of Prayer to the Holy Spirit: Day 6 (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 Urgent Prayer Requests
Tagged Ascension, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, intellectus, novena, Pentecost, understanding
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A Novena of Prayer to the Holy Spirit: Day 5 (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 Urgent Prayer Requests
Tagged Ascension, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, knowledge, novena, Pentecost
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A Novena of Prayer to the Holy Spirit: Day 4 (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 SESSIUNCULA, Urgent Prayer Requests
Tagged Ascension, fortitude, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, novena, Pentecost
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A Novena of Prayer to the Holy Spirit: Day 3 (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 Our Catholic Identity, Urgent Prayer Requests
Tagged Ascension, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, novena, Pentecost
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Oldie posts on the Ascension of the Lord
I have in the past posted variously about the Ascension of the Lord. For example: PODCAzT 101: Preface for Ascension [2010] The Ascension and Feet [2011] PODCAzT 27: Leo on the Ascension; a Collect; feedback [2007 – back when I … Read More
Posted in EASTER, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, PODCAzT, The Drill, WDTPRS
Tagged Ascension, Fathers of the Church, Patristic Rosary Project
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Fr. Z’s annual rant about Ascension Thursday Sunday
We know with holy and Catholic Faith that what was not assumed, was not redeemed (St. Gregory of Nazianzus – +389/90). Our humanity, both body and soul, was assumed by the Son into an unbreakable bond with His divinity. When … Read More
