May 9th is Ascension Day. It is an important day in the Church year.  It marks the day when, among the disciples, our Lord rose into the clouds and was taken up into Heaven.  It’s a day that gives us reasons for great joy.  One reason is the truth that the Scriptures were once again […]

Beginning on Easter Sunday is the Easter Season. It is a fifty-day-long season of joy extending from Easter to Pentecost. During this time, the Church celebrates the end of Christ’s struggles and proclaims His victory over death and the reception of the benefits of His life, death, and resurrection as gracious gifts of love and […]

Toward the dawn, Mary Madalene and the other ladies were on their way to Jesus’ tomb.  They wished to finish embalming His body for proper burial according to their customs.  There was a great earthquake, and an Angel came from Heaven and rolled back the stone of the tomb.  The Angel told them, “Jesus is […]

On March 25th we observe The Annunciation of Our Lord.  By it we commemorate the day when the Angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and give birth to God’s Son, the long-awaited Savior.  The Annunciation should serve as a reminder to us of the strength of God’s love and the […]