Observance of the Ascension in the United States (map, updated 2022)

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THE VISITATION — July 2 (EF calendar). “We must here consider that the greater cometh unto the lesser, Mary unto Elizabeth, Christ unto John. ... Elizabeth was the first to hear the voice of Mary's salutation, but John was the first to receive grace. She heard naturally, but he leaped mystically.”

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What is the Mass? (Chinese catechetical poster, early 20th century)

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408 years ago today in Spanish Manila, after a short illness, Blessed Dom Justo Takayama — daimyo and samurai — went to his final reward. Pope Francis approved his beatification in 2016

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St Catherine of Alexandria, whose feast is celebrated today, at age 18 debated pagans and caused their conversion, was condemned to die on the wheel, but at her touch it was destroyed. After her beheading, angels carried her body to Mt Sinai where later a church & monastery were built in her honor.

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As is tradition, today on the Feast of St. Agnes, in the Chapel of Urban VIII in the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis blessed the lambs that will provide the wool used to make the pallia given to Metropolitan Archbishops.

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Today's feast is so important, during war, chaplains were authorized to use the Mass of Trinity Sunday for *ALL* Sundays (apart from Easter)

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SoCal Men: TOMORROW! Rosary March for the Conversion of the Nation. Mission San Juan Capistrano @ 10AM

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Aᴠᴇ Mᴀʀɪᴀ! The Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary (September 12). In honor of today's feast, share your current favorite Marian monogram

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At the age of 24, St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows died 156 years ago today

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All that is, ever could be, or at least appears to be good for any living being

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A painting of St. Peter Claver—Jesuit priest and apostle-slave to the African slaves of 17th-c. S. America—waiting at the docks for the next slave-ship to dock. He tended to their needs and then instructed them in the holy mysteries. Use his feast day today (Sept. 9) to learn more about him.

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Excerpt from Catechism of the Seven Sacraments, a book in comic-book format using LEGO

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Folded Chasubles: Coming to (certain) FSSP parish Holy Week liturgies near you

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One of the more notable features of the Solemn Mass (EF): The way the deacon and subdeacon move, almost as a single priest in triplicate. (From FSSP Los Angeles, Divine Mercy Sunday 2017.)

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That time when the phone mistook the Corpus Christi Procession for a workout

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In today's bulletin, our pastor kindly shared a couple of recent reviews of our parish

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Liturgical Colors. Color plate from mid-20th-c. American catechism My Catholic Faith by Louis LaRavoire Morrow.

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Ascension in the Latin Church in the United States of America. (Not applicable to TLM communities and the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, where it remains Ascension Thursday.)

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Observance of the Ascension in the United States (map)

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Happy Feast Day! From our Rorate Mass this morning

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Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa (San Diego) has these in every suite's bedside table

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Map of United States: Where Ascension Thursday Is Still a Thing

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Current map of American Cardinals, voting and nonvoting

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Today is a Martyrs’ Feast. Ss. Christopher Magallanes and comp. were killed fewer than 100 years ago in Mexico in hatred of the Faith. This is a state propaganda photograph taken of Fr. Francisco Vera moments before his execution for offering Mass. He is not canonized due to absence of eyewitnesses.

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New York, Easter 1956

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God our Father, you gave your servant Michael Augustine the grace to seek ardently your greater glory and the salvation of your people. Grant that, through his intercession, we may serve you and glorify you by performing our daily duties with fidelity and joy and effectively helping our neighbor.

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The Solidarity Caucus is an independent association of members of the American Solidarity Party. We are committed to ensuring that the party remains a big tent for people of all races, genders, religions, the LGBTQIA community, disabled and ill, immigrants, and all marginalized groups.

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Apparently I'd be among far right in France. Which French presidential candidate is most like you? (Quiz inside.)

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COVER ALL THE IMAGES! Rubric of the 5th Sunday of Lent (once “Passion Sunday”) explains what some of you may see at your parish church this weekend. Get your own violet veils ready now, so you can begin to take part in this tradition in your homes, schools, and workplaces too!

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Social Justice. Excerpt from mid-20th-c. American catechism My Catholic Faith by Louis LaRavoire Morrow. ‘Problems of peace and order increase with the increase of people who have no property of their own to think about. Something is wrong when a country’s wealth is in the hands of a limited few.’

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Not a bad idea? California ASP ad: “Don't waste your vote. In CA, you can vote your values.”

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I'm sure there are a few other regulars in this sub are looking forward to the House of Cards S5 premiere later this month. Wanna have a light little predictions thread?

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Twenty Six People were Crucified at This Spot in Nagasaki. We celebrate the memorial of Jesuit father St. Paul Miki and his martyred companions today (February 6), for this act 417 years ago

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The 9 Choirs of Angels

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SANGUIS CHRISTI by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who is more notable as the designer of the baldacchin in St. Peter’s Basilica and the collonade outside, and the sculptor of the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

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“The Apotheosis of St. Thomas Aquinas” by Francisco de Zurbaran. This large painting (15′7′′ × 12′4′′), commissioned as an altarpiece, shows St. Thomas standing amid SS. Ambrose, Gregory, Jerome, and Augustine—Latin Church doctors pouring over texts. St. Paul and St. Dominic share a chat.

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'The Annunciation' by Henry Ossawa Tanner

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Catholic Tradition for your Home: Cover your Crucifixes, Images, and Statues This Sunday! (5th Sunday of Lent)

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Straight-talking Spanish Saint, on a lengthy mass

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Who else looked at the calendar today and thought of this actor?

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Sudden Regnal-Name Clarity Clarence

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A typical day in most Catholic churches

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/r/Catholicism Word Cloud: Aug–Sept 2013 (thanks to /r/MUWs and wordle.net)

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Straight-talking Spanish Saint

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The Presentation of the BVM: The Proper of Saints for 21 November, from Divine Office (Collins)

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Feast weight: Historical Progression in the Roman Rite (Doubles, Simples, Semidoubles, Greater Doubles, Simples, I Class, II Class, III Class, Commemorations, Solemnities, Feasts, Memorials, Ferias)

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