Friday, November 21st, 2008
Daily Archive
Word to Life – November 21, 2008
Posted by Fr. Aquinas on 21 Nov 2008 | Tagged as: Word to Life
The topic of today’s show was this weekend’s celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King. Listen in as I discuss the history and lessons of Sunday’s feast with Fr. James Cuddy, OP, from the Church of St. Louis Bertrand in Louisville, KY, and Fr. Dominic Legge, OP, from Providence College in Rhode Island.
Also, welcome to all of our new XM listeners! Since the merger with Sirius, you can now tune in to The Catholic Channel on XM 117.
Presentation of Mary
Posted by Fr. Aquinas on 21 Nov 2008 | Tagged as: Liturgical Feasts
Holy Mother of God, Mary ever-Virgin, you are the temple of the Lord and the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit. Beyond all others you were pleasing to our Lord Jesus Christ.
From the Protoevangelium of James (c. 2nd century AD):
And the child was two years old, and Joachim said: Let us take her up to the temple of the Lord, that we may pay the vow that we have vowed, lest perchance the Lord send to us, and our offering be not received. And Anna said: Let us wait for the third year, in order that the child may not seek for father or mother. And Joachim said: So let us wait. And the child was three years old, and Joachim said: Invite the daughters of the Hebrews that are undefiled, and let them take each a lamp, and let them stand with the lamps burning, that the child may not turn back, and her heart be captivated from the temple of the Lord. And they did so until they went up into the temple of the Lord. And the priest received her, and kissed her, and blessed her, saying: The Lord has magnified your name in all generations. In you, on the last of the days, the Lord will manifest His redemption to the sons of Israel. And he set her down upon the third step of the altar, and the Lord God sent grace upon her; and she danced with her feet, and all the house of Israel loved her. And her parents went down marvelling, and praising the Lord God, because the child had not turned back. And Mary was in the temple of the Lord as if she were a dove that dwelt there, and she received food from the hand of an angel.
Eternal Father,
we honor the holiness and glory of the Virgin Mary.
May her prayers bring us
the fullness of your life and love.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.
Amen.