18th February - Ash Wednesday
Today the Church lays great stress on this truth, confirmed by the history of every man. Remember that “to dust you shall return”. Remember that your life on earth has a limit!
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Today the Church lays great stress on this truth, confirmed by the history of every man. Remember that “to dust you shall return”. Remember that your life on earth has a limit!
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Let us pray in today’s Eucharistic celebration for God’s graces, mercies and strength to move from a formal observance of the law, to a more substantial observance of the law that is centered on true love for God and shown daily in our love for our neighbor.
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Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, presides over an outdoor Ash Wednesday Mass and procession, recalling immigrants in particular and .
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Let’s not ‘botch’ the death of John L. Allen Jr.
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Pope Leo XIV will visit ground zero of Europe’s migration drama, the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, in May and also minister to Italians poisoned by years of toxic dumping by the mafia, according to travel plans announced on Thursday by the Vatican.
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The Lenten period for penance started this week with Ash Wednesday, and some Catholic priests are happily bracing for long lines outside the confessional. The faithful across the United States are embracing anew the sacrament.
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Today, the same quarries that built Rome with their distinctive travertine are still being dug out to build a new generation of churches, temples and mosques around the world — as well as banks, museums, government buildings and private homes.
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Our Editorial Director reflects on Pope Leo XIVâs homily at Mass on Ash Wednesday and our personal and collective responsibility in a world âthat is .
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My new song titled "Oh My God,” is an Afrobeat song that praises and exalts God.
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My new song titled "Dios Mio,” an Afrobeat song that talks about my belief in God as it exalts and praises His love for me in collaboration with Militante Bierd & HalfHolyHalfHood, is now out on all music platforms, go and get your copy!
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My new song titled "GOD’S OWN,” a hiphop song of praise to God, in collaboration with Glasses Malone, is now out on all music platforms, go and get your copy!
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My new song “SACRIFICE OF PRAISE,” a meditation song that will usher us into the New Year 2024, in collaboration with PADRALPH, is now out on all music platforms. Go and get your copy!
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My new song titled "BLESS YOUR NAME,” a song of Thanksgiving and Praise to God, in collaboration with SALÚ, is now out on all music platforms, go and get your copy!
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RevFICO praising the Lord at the 2023 HipHop & Tacos concert in Los Angeles, California.
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This new single titled "CHINEKEMUO" with Gold Tobias, talks about the awesomeness of God especially with the gift of salvation given us with His resurrection on Easter Day. It also emphasizes the goodness, mercies and graces of God to us in our most difficult moments and trying times.
Read MoreMy mission is to help everyone I can as well as myself say “YES” to God and strive to attain perfection in Him!
Rev.FICO
Kneel, my Brethren, do you not see our loving Lord? He will also crown you if, through true devotion to the Blessed Virgin, you imitate her Immaculate purity and her profound humility - St. Alexis
Have you fallen? Pick yourself up. ... Never get discouraged.
We can only know truth through reason and faith.
We must suffer patiently and persevere in prayer, and in the end, God will grant us His grace.
Redeem your sins by almsgiving, and your iniquities by mercy to the poor.
I am the Immaculate Conception.
Experts in healthcare and sustainability participating in a Vatican conference this week have condemned growing income gaps as contributing to global inequalities in access to and quality of healthcare.
We were still vacuuming the odd leftover pine needles from the Christmas tree when a glance at the calendar told us that Lent was looming on the near horizon. When I made mention of this, our grandson immediately asked about Ash Wednesday. Since he is still more than a year away from his first confession...
As Lent begins, Pope Leo says that ashes remind us of âthe weight of a world that is ablaze, of entire cities destroyed by war. â...
"How rare it is to find adults who repent -- individuals, businesses and institutions that admit they have done wrong," Pope Leo said.
Pope Leo inaugurated the Lenten season Wednesday lamenting the various “structures of sin” that exist in the world and encouraging believers to live embrace the period as a time of conversion.
The Vatican’s cardinal secretary of state, Pietro Parolin, also expressed scant hope for peace in Ukraine.