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In response to the growing Hispanic Catholic community in the United States and Canada, seminarians from both countries are being sent to study in Mexico at the Hispanic Seminary of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a multicultural formation center for future priests. The seminary was founded on Aug. 31, 1999, by the then-primate archbishop of Mexico,…
EBEBIYÍN, Equatorial Guinea — Preparations for the planned apostolic visit of Pope Leo XIV to Equatorial Guinea have gained momentum, with Church authorities unveiling details of the high-level delegation expected to accompany the Holy Father during his visit scheduled for April 21–23. The announcement was made by Father Cristino Ela Engonga, secretary-general of the Episcopal…
The quintessential Easter treat in Italy is a dove-shaped sweet bread known as the “Colomba di Pasqua” — or “Easter dove” in English. The fluffy dough can include nuts, chocolates, or candied fruit and is often topped with sugar or a flavored icing glaze. The dessert, like the traditional Christmas treats of panettone and pandoro,…
The Church, in her ancient wisdom, does a striking thing on this greatest of feasts. After the dark austerity of Lent, after the long stripping away of liturgical ornaments and consolations, after the silence and stillness and blackness of the tomb, she sets before us on Easter morning an Epistle that glitters with Paschal theology…
This text is taken from The Liturgical Year, authored by Dom Prosper Gueranger (1841-1875) The night between Saturday and Sunday has well nigh run its course, and the day-dawn is appearing. The Mother of sorrows is waiting, in courageous hope and patience, for the blissful moment of her Jesus’ return. Magdalene and the other holy…
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Pope Leo XIV at the Vaticanʼs Easter Vigil on April 4 described the ancient ceremony as “filled with light” and as the “mother of all vigils” where the faithful “relive the memorial of the victory of the Lord of life over death.” “We do so after having traversed, over the past few days — as…
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Easter itself is an 8-day celebration, and even after the Octave concludes on Low Sunday, the Easter Season lasts for a total of fifty days until the completion of Ascensiontide and the celebration of Pentecost Sunday. This period of time, especially for the Octave of Easter, is enriched with many rich customs all expressing the…
