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The Rosary in English
The Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
The Catholic Religion Proved By The Protestant Bible
This booklet recalls how Christ’s Church existed 350 years before the New Testament was under one cover and over 1400 years before it could be printed; which completely refutes the “Bible Only” theory of today’s 400 sects. Meanwhile the Protestant … Continue reading
The Fathers on Abortion
For those who would say that the early Chruch was silent on the question of abortion, the following selections from the Fathers will give ample witness to the contrary: The Didache circa AD 120 : “Thou shalt not murder a … Continue reading
How Old is Your Church?
If you are a Lutheran, your religion was founded in Germany, by Martin Luther, an ex-monk of the Roman Catholic Church, in the year 1517. If you are a Mennonite , your church began in Switzerland, by Grebel, Mantz, and … Continue reading
The Angelus in Latin and English
The Angelus Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae. Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto. (Ave Maria) The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. And she conceived of the Holy Ghost. (Hail Mary) Ecce ancilla Domini. Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum. (Ave Maria) … Continue reading
The Rosary in Latin
The Sign of the Cross In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
The Scapular
Your parish priest can shorten your stay in Purgatory. Our Lady, when she appeared to Saint Simon Stock and gave him the scapular, said: “Those who die wearing this scapular shall not suffer eternal fire.” Beside this stupendous guarantee, there … Continue reading
The Union Jack
The Union Jack is not the Flag of England! Contrary to popular belief, the Union Flag (or Union Jack) is not England’s flag, but the flag of the “United Kingdom,” consisting of England, Scotland, (Northern) Ireland, and Wales. For this … Continue reading
The Peace Sign
The Peace Sign is not a sign of true peace. No one agrees on the exact meaning of this symbol, first used by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) in 1958, during a demonstration against Aldermaston (a British research center … Continue reading
Rose Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s daughter became a nun. Rose Hawthorne, the youngest daughter of the famous American author, married George Lathrop, another writer, in 1871. In 1881 their only son died when he was five. Living the life of romantic artists, the … Continue reading
Coventry Patmore
Coventry Patmore (1823-1896), an English poet famous for celebrating the romance of marriage, came into the Church with his whole family in 1864. In 1873, his eldest daughter, Emily Honoria Patmore (1853-1882), a poet in her own right, entered the … Continue reading
Saint Anthony Guide
The writing of “S.A.G.” (Saint Anthony Guide) on envelopes has its roots in a miracle. St. Anthony is well known as the Franciscan Friar who finds lost articles, but this is not the reason for the pious custom of giving … Continue reading
The Pater Noster
The Pater Noster is a prayer and… a bead, a string, a measure of time, an architectural feature, a fishing line, an intransitive verb, and a lake. As readers should know, Pater noster is the beginning of the Our Father … Continue reading
Kneeling and Genuflecting
Two Catholic traditions dealing with knees come to us from two kings, one in the Old Testament, and one in the New. We receive the tradition of praying on our knees from King Solomon: “…he rose from before the altar … Continue reading
