In the month of October, the Church celebrates the month of the Holy Rosary, a prayer loved by many saints throughout history and disseminated by St Dominic de Guzman at the request of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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St Napoleon’s solemnity
José Maria C.S. André Every year, on the 15th of August, the Church celebrates the great solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven.
CATECHESIS WILL RESTART AS SCHEDULED, IN MID-SEPTEMBER – Churches closed for the second Sunday in a row
Marco Carvalho Macau’s churches and other Catholic temples will remain closed for the second weekend in a row, but the Diocese of Macau hopes that the cautious normalcy in which the territory has been immersed over the past 18 months…
That man has an immortal soul is evident
Corrado Gnerre I am a believer, but many times I have doubts about the existence of the spiritual soul. Today, then, theories are spreading that deny the spirituality and immortality of the soul, explaining everything in biological and geneticist terms.
The Liberation Song
Fr. Jijo Kandamkulathy CMFClaretian Publications Macau 15 August 2021 – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryLk 1:39-56 The gospel on the Solemnity of Assumption is the Magnificat of Mary. In this song of praise, Mary glorifies God for the marvelous…
In praise of cosmatesque church floors
Aurelio Porfiri I was lucky enough to be born and raised (and still live) in an area of Rome that is full of beautiful churches (and basilicas). I have always considered it to be a grace, as it has educated…
DOGMA OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY – Great are the mysteries and virtues of the Virgin Mary
António dos Santos The Catholic Church celebrates the dogma of the Assumption of Our Lady on August 15th, this coming Sunday. St Germanus of Constantinople (733) puts on the lips of Jesus, who is preparing to take his Mother to…
“CHARITY MAKES ANYTHING POSSIBLE” – Venezuelan refugees – the world’s second largest
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong correspondent Loving care for the less privileged is required, a moral duty, Pope Francis said on the 2018 World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Venezuelan refugee migration in the millions is the “largest mass displacement in the…
MISSIONARIES FROM MACAU TO THE WORLD – Saint Lazarus Island (58)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The execution method chosen for Father Diogo de Carvalho was, instead of the usual bonfire, ice water tanks, as it was the middle of winter.
PANDEMIC IN LATIN AMERICA – Church reaches out to the vulnerable (2)
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong correspondent In Mexico, with the second largest population in Latin America at 122 million, a high number of Covid cases was expected. Recently, cases reached 2.9 million, fourth in the world, following higher totals in India, Brazil,…