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The symbolism of The Sacred Heart of Jesus

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.

John and Jesus: Remarkable Similarities

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.

Fishing prayers

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.

Is Confession valid if we don’t do the penance?

Have you ever had to leave right after confession, intending to do your penance as soon as you could—but then you forgot?

St. Gabriel, the Archangel – God’s Special Messenger

Gabriel, One of Seven Archangels

Where is St. Joseph buried? And is it OK to bury his statue when selling a house?

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.

The story behind the pink Advent candle

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?

Should we keep ashes on our forehead all day on Ash Wednesday?

A few people I know have pointed out what seems like a contradiction related to Ash Wednesday.
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