Ash Wednesday: Promise, Hope, Pain & Forgiveness
By Matthew Sottile, Editor Ash Wednesday. How quickly Lent arrived; we spend today reflecting, trying to find balance between the sorrows and joys of the season. In doing so, it […]
Category Archives: Candlemas
The Presentation of the Lord
By Anne Louise Mahoney, Editor The Bible is short on details when it comes to Jesus’ early life. In fact, Luke’s gospel covers Jesus’ first 12 years in a mere […]
Candlemas: Closing of the Year of Consecrated Life
The feast of the Presentation of the Lord, commonly known as Candlemas, is also the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. Saint John Paul II established this observance for […]
A Candlemas Meditation
Happy Candlemas! In honour of today’s feast, we share with you an excerpt from a sermon by St. Sophronius to help you pray and meditate today. “In honour of the […]
