tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post4388041381796730566..comments2023-06-24T07:43:49.683-04:00Comments on Public Vigil: National Day of Prayer for Marriage - Aug 29Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-20788935469007920712011-08-02T10:04:48.044-04:002011-08-02T10:04:48.044-04:00M. Thank you. I didn't know that St. Catherine...M. Thank you. I didn't know that St. Catherine was not a religious. She is a holy example of how we need to uphold the teachings of the Church in times of crisis. St. Catherine, pray for the leaders of the Church.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-66471395215741360262011-08-02T02:41:56.606-04:002011-08-02T02:41:56.606-04:00Right on, Michael. I think of St. Catherine of Sie...Right on, Michael. I think of St. Catherine of Siena and the times she lived in. She wasn't even a religious but a Dominican Tertiary. And she was instrumental in bringing reforms to the Papacy and clergy as can be read in her letters.<br />St. Catherine, pray for us as well!Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-38661908050312978572011-08-01T11:11:57.333-04:002011-08-01T11:11:57.333-04:00M and Shawn. You're welcome. :)
Why can't ...M and Shawn. You're welcome. :)<br />Why can't our bishops come up with an initiative like this? It is up to us, the laity, to lead the Church at times like these. St. Joan of Arc, pray for us.<br />- God bless both of you!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-79813240076771484372011-08-01T10:43:10.554-04:002011-08-01T10:43:10.554-04:00THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! God bless you! -S...THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! God bless you! -ShawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-42026638783636277352011-08-01T10:37:51.301-04:002011-08-01T10:37:51.301-04:00Thanks for the additional info.Thanks for the additional info.Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-61016783951228751322011-07-31T22:57:50.899-04:002011-07-31T22:57:50.899-04:00The feast day commemorating the beheading of John ...The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beheading_of_St._John_the_Baptist#Feast_day" rel="nofollow">feast day commemorating the beheading of John the Baptist</a> is one of the oldest in Christian tradition. The date of August 29 is agreed upon by Catholics, Orthodox, Lutherans and Anglicans. (Although I'm not quite sure if the Orthodox celebrate it on August 29 or September 11 because of their use of the Julian calendar.)<br /><br />+++<br />The Roman Catholic Church celebrates the feast on August 29, as does The Lutheran Church and The Church of England including many other national provinces of the Anglican Communion.<br /><br />The Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches also celebrate this feast on August 29. This date in the Julian Calendar, used by the Russian, Macedonian and Serbian Orthodox Churches, corresponds in the present century to 11 September in the Gregorian Calendar. The day is always observed as a day of strict fasting. In some Orthodox cultures pious people will not eat food from a flat plate, use a knife, or eat food that is round in shape on this day.<br />+++Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.com