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I'm a Catholic, so this weekend I'm celebrating a particular series of events. Seriously Two millennia back, someone was tortured and executed. We celebrated, maybe "remembered" or "observed" would be a better word, that on Thursday and Friday. Saturday — I see it as a day when we wait and review what led up to that execution and what happened later. The day's readings this year are from Genesis, Exodus, Isaiah, Baruch, Ezekiel, Romans and Matthew. Sunday, tomorrow, is the big celebration of our year. Calling it a celebration makes sense, since a few days after he'd been killed, Jesus stopped being dead.... More at A Catholic Citizen in America . (A very quick review of what we celebrate during Easter. Also four old Easter-themed greeting cards)

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The Resurrection of Christ El Greco [ Web Gallery ofArt ] The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night The Easter Vigil is the most important liturgical celebration in the whole year. It is NOT an 'anticipated Mass', though by attending it we fulfil our Sunday obligation.  Readings   (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand) Readings   (English Standard Version, Catholic Edition: England & Wales, Scotland, India) Readings   (New American Bible: Philippines, USA) At the Mass during the Day Readings (Jerusalem Bible: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand) Readings   (English Standard Version, Catholic Edition: England & Wales, Scotland, India) Readings   (New American Bible: Philippines, USA) Gospel   John 20:1-9   (English Standard Version, Anglicised) On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the...

    St. Thérèse of Lisieux (The Little Flower of Jesus) has such great insight into the human spirit. She benefits all of us by her willingness (obedience) to let us into her thoughts and actions in her autobiography. I'm not sure if you know this, but she had a deep longing to be an Apostle, a priest, a martyr, a missionary and a preacher. She also wanted to be a Doctor of the Church. (Pope John Paul II declared her a Doctor in 1997.) There she was, in her little cell in the cloistered Carmelite monastery in France and she felt a huge pull to just go out and be all of these things. Her dreams were ultimately fulfilled following her death at the monastery at the age of 24. She is known throughout the world and preaches to us through her life.  She was canonized a saint on May 17, 1925.  While St. Thérèse wasn't able to fulfill her earthly longings during her short life, God had a much bigger plan for her. She concluded, after reflecting on St. Paul's...

"The Milky Way pictured from the International Space Station in a long-duration photograph" (NASA (November 25, 2024)) Today's Artemis II launch is a big deal, even if it's not particularly "newsworthy". As usual, my news feed has been packed with the usual direly dreadful distressful disasters: and that's another topic. I'm actually writing this Tuesday evening, but what I have to say matters: even if the launch is rescheduled. More at A Catholic Citizen in America . (A few thoughts about the April 1 Artemis II launch, Apollo missions, and wondering what is over the next hill.)