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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Today is Wednesday, April 9, 2025, Wednesday 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: “An Explosive Appointment in the Vatican,” a preview of the Sermon: “The Abasement of Our Lord,” and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Today is Tuesday, April 8, 2025, Tuesday 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: “The Ideal Easter Confession,” and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Today is Monday, April 7, 2025, Monday 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: “Myanmar: Army Fuels Chaos After Earthquake,” a preview of the Sermon: “What the Shroud Teaches Us About Our Lord’s Passion,” and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Today is Sunday, April 6, 2025, Passion Sunday, 1st class, with the color of violet. In this episode: The Liturgical Meaning of Passion Sunday, The meditation: “Forty Steps to Easter,” today’s news from the Church: “The Contradictions and Inconsistencies of Cardinal Fernández,” and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Today is Monday, April 5, 2025, First Saturday, and the Saturday of the 4th Week of Lent with commemoration of St. Vincent Ferrer, 3rd class, with the color of violet. In this episode: The meditation: “Forty Steps to Easter,” today’s news from the Church: “The Archbishop of Reims Uncrowns Christ,” and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Today in the Catholic Mass Series, we continue with the artistic trend and focus on the church itself by examining the architecture. Some argue that these are just buildings like any other – but we’ll see how the design of a church shapes the worship, the experience of the faithful, and even reflects theological principles. At the same time, it is a human achievement, reflecting the values of each age. So what’s the history of church buildings? Where did they start? Is one type better than the other? And are all modern churches, well, Modernist?
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Today is Friday, April 4, 2025, First Friday, and Friday of the 4th Week of Lent with the commemoration of St. Isidore, 3rd class, with the color of violet. In this episode: The meditation: “Forty Steps to Easter,” today’s news from the Church: “The Rise of Cardinal Parolin,” a preview of this week’s episode of The Catholic Mass #30: “Church Architecture: Building “The Terrible Place”, and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Today is Thursday, April 3, 2025, Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent and First Thursday, 3rd class, with the color of violet. In this episode: The meditation: “Forty Steps to Easter,” today’s news from the Church: “Who Appoints Bishops, Rome or Beijing?,” a preview of the Sermon: “Investing in Souls,” and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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