God provides many good things to us which we may legitimately use for our own pleasure. The sacrifice of the Mass is not one of those things.

If you are looking for good preaching and good music and a beautiful liturgy, go somewhere else. If you are looking for Jesus Christ, you’re at the right place.
– Deacon Leroy Behnke

The humility of Jesus: in Bethlehem, in Nazareth, on Calvary. But more humiliation and more self-abasement still in the Sacred Host: more than in the stable, more than in Nazareth, more than on the Cross. That is why I must love the Mass so much (‘Our’ Mass, Jesus…)
The Way, 533

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Where should the crib or manger scene be placed within the church?

In case there is any confusion at your parish…

The Book of Blessings has an approved blessing of an Advent Crib for the USA. The Introduction includes instructions on the placement of the crib. This is the sole authoritative word on the matter.

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BISHOPS URGE CATHOLICS TO PRAY FOR LIFE, MARRIAGE, RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

BISHOPS URGE CATHOLICS TO PRAY FOR LIFE, MARRIAGE, RELIGIOUS LIBERTY December 6, 2012 Not another program but part of a movement for life, marriage and religious liberty Invitation to ‘prayer…

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Yes, we attend mass twice this weekend to satisfy both our Sunday and Immaculate Conception obligations!

Many people incorrectly assume that when the Feast of the Immaculate Conception falls on a Saturday, attending the vigil mass that evening will satisfy the obligation for both the Immaculate…

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