High Mass in the usus antiquior will be offered at at the Church of the Assumption at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 19, in honor of the Feast of St. Joseph. A missa cantata will likewise be offered at St. Martha’s Church in Ashland City at 5:30 p.m. on that same day. March 19 is … More Festa di San Giuseppe
There will be a number of special events at the Church of the Assumption for Advent and Christmas: Wednesdays during Advent: Marian Stations of the Cross, 6:00 p.m. Fr. Bernard Hall. These meditations will focus on the Passion from Our Lady’s perspective, recalling that the wood of the creche is the wood of the cross. … More Advent & Christmas at Assumption
For years, “the internet” has told us with certainty that Pius XII issued an indult to American Catholics dispensing them from the obligation of abstinence on the Friday following Thanksgiving. No one ever has a citation to an authoritative source, though. Some years ago, your scribe downloaded the post-war Pian AAS volumes and used search … More The “Turkey Indult”: Probably a Myth
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