The Sacred Heart of Jesus is brought to the forefront twice each liturgical year, first on the Feast of the Sacred Heart which is celebrated on the third Friday after Pentecost, and again on October 16, the memorial of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, one of the foremost saints to promote devotion to the Sacred Heart.
The birth of St. John the Baptist features the one who is the precursor, the forerunner, the one who foretold the coming of Jesus, went ahead of him, prepared his way, pointed him out when he came, and proclaimed him to be the Son of God.
For those of you who are going out fishing, here are a couple of prayers you might want to say at the boat landing or in your boat at the start of your trip.
We know that there are no graves for Our Lord and His Blessed Mother since their bodies are obviously not on earth, but what about the third member of the Holy Family? Experts believe that St. Joseph died in Nazareth and probably was buried there.
Lighting the pink candle on the Advent wreath means we can rejoice that we're getting close to Christmas. As the world's already decked with Christmas colors, why does the Church light a pink candle and why now?