November 2023

Month

Saint Columban, Abbot. On November 23 we honor Saint Clement I, Pope & Martyr [see last week’s article]; Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, Priest & Martyr; and the above-mentioned Irish Monk and one of the ‘Fathers of Europe.’ Little is certain about his personal life; born sometime between 525 and 559, his death date is known:...
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SENT FORTH. We are finally at the end of my reflections on the 2002 Apostolic Letter Pope Francis issued on the Sacred Liturgy, ‘Desiderio Desideravi.’ I began this series in June 2022 [this is #49!] on the USA Bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival document The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church. And...
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