It’s Good Friday, 1st class, with the color of black and violet. In this episode: The meditation: “Forty Steps to Easter,” today’s reflection from SSPX.org: “St. Cyril of Alexandria on Christ’s Sacrifice,” and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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It’s Holy Thursday, also called Maundy Thursday, 1st class, with the color of violet for the Office, and White for the Mass. In this episode: The meditation: “Forty Steps to Easter,” an article from SSPX.org: “Cardinal Newman on Our Lord’s Mental Anguish,” a preview of the Sermon: “Our Lord Conquers Human Fears,” and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Today is Wednesday, April 16, 2025, Wednesday of Holy Week, 1st class, with the color of violet. In this episode: The meditations, “Holy Week and the Sufferings of Christ,” and “Forty Steps to Easter,” a preview of the Sermon: “Padre Pio’s Considerations on the Agony in the Garden,” and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Today is Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Tuesday of Holy Week, 1st class, with the color of violet. In this episode: The meditations: “The Fig Tree,” and “Forty Steps to Easter,” today’s news from the Church: “Fr. Davide Pagliarani’s Conference on “Semper Idem,” and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Today is Monday, April 14, 2025, Monday in Holy Week, 1st class, with the color of violet. In this episode: Our Lady of Victories, The meditation: “Forty Steps to Easter,” a preview of the Sermon: “Embracing the Cross,” and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Today in the Catholic Mass Series, we continue our discussion of the Mass’s visual and ceremonial aspects with a review of the history, symbolism, and function of priestly and episcopal vestments. Why does the priest put on special clothing to celebrate the Mass? Is it purely aesthetic and ceremonial, or is there a theological significance? And when did all this start? Did the Apostles and early Church Fathers wear the same things that you see your local priest wear on Sundays? What was the historic and symbolic development of the cassock, the chasuble, and more?
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Today is Sunday, April 13, 2025, Palm Sunday, 1st class, with the color of red and violet. In this episode: Hosanna Filio David: The Symbolism and Meaning Behind Palm Sunday’s Liturgy, The meditation: “Forty Steps to Easter,” and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Today is Saturday, April 12, 2025, Saturday in Passion Week, 3rd class, with the color of violet. In this episode: Mary and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, The meditation: “Forty Steps to Easter,” and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Today is Friday, April 11, 2025, Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1st class and white in chapels of the SSPX, 3rd class, and violet outside the SSPX. In this episode: Our Lady of Compassion, The meditation: “Forty Steps to Easter,” a preview of this week’s episode of “The Catholic Mass #31: Why Do Priests Wear Vestments?” and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Today is Thursday, April 10, 2025, Thursday in Passion Week, 3rd class, with the color of violet. In this episode: The meditation: “Forty Steps to Easter,” today’s news from the Church: “Two Religious Sisters Murdered by Criminal Gangs in Haiti,” a preview of the Sermon: “The Causes of the Passion,” and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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