Our Lady Undoer of Knots
The Rosary Society is sponsoring a Retreat for everyone to learn more about the ancient powerful devotion to Our Lady who helps us by unraveling the troubling knots in our lives.
The Retreat: “A Tribute …
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MEMORIAL
The veneration of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is in a very close connection with the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Oratorian Priest John Eudes, besides celebrating the Sacred Heart with his religious community in 1646, …
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FEAST DAY
This feast day reflects the biblical report about the visitation of Mary with Elisabeth, her relative (Luke 1:39-45). When the pregnant Elisabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child in her womb leaped for joy. The encounter of these two …
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SOLEMNITY
The most ancient sources call this feast Annunciation (euangelismos) of the Mother of God. The official title Annunciation of the Lord underlines that this day has a character of a feast of the Lord.
The gospel of Luke …
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SOLEMNITY
The Roman Empire celebrated the beginning of the New Year with wanton festivities, ceremonies, and gifts. The Church tried to counteract as attested by the words of St. Augustin
… Read MoreThey will be giving new-year’s gifts, you should give alms.