The Advent wreath is made of four candles and a circle of branches. ... Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers (CHBP), 1988. Printed with permission from eCatholicHub.net.

The name Advent (From the Latin word Adventus, which signifies a coming) is applied, in the Latin Church, to that period of the year, during which the Church requires the faithful to prepare for ...

Advent 2 Days of waiting. In anticipation of the birth . Of him who comes. Augustus called for a census, and each family had to return to their own place to be counted.

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My rough English version of what General Ratnayake uttered in Sinhala does not at all do justice to his smart observation.

Going digital Pauline nuns have embraced digital innovations by presenting Christian messages through online platforms. Yap ...

A Heart Renewed: Lenten Prayer We have decided to suspend the Lenten Series indefinitely. However, this is an exciting time as we are currently working on new resources and initiatives that are ...

Catholic News Service. May 27, 2025. ... (CNS photo/Vatican Media) Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the day of prayer for Catholics in China and the 10th ...

EWTN News, Inc. is the world’s largest Catholic news organization, ... After asking everyone I knew, I soon found a prayer card with a prayer on the back to St. Jude.

ATLANTA--As designated pilgrim churches of the Jubilee Year of Hope, six churches in the Atlanta Archdiocese welcome visitors ...

Coeur, or Basilica of the Sacred Heart, which Émile Zola called a "stone host placed on the open wound of the city," celebrates the 150th anniversary of the laying of its first stone. To celebrate her ...