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THE REGINA CAELI — responsorialpsalmcatholic

THE REGINA CAELI V.) O Queen of heaven, rejoice! Alleluia. R.) For he whom you did merit and bear, Alleluia. V.) Has risen as he said, Alleluia. R.) Pray for us to God, Alleluia. V.) Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia. R,) For the Lord has risen indeed, Alleluia. LET US PRAY God […]

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Every Girl’s Crazy ‘Bout A Sharp Dressed Bird.

People think the Knights’ Pub, over on Beech Street, is just a smoke~filled room filled with over~the~hill Catholic guys, their befuddled haüsfraüen, and sundry other equally harmless characters.

 

 

I’m here, however, to tell you that it’s not quite always a trip to Beautiful Downtown Squaresville.  I found that out the hard way one exceptionally confusing night only a few months ago.

 

Both Mikes, Freddie, Louie, Bill, George Jr., and I, among several others, had just finished our twice monthly meeting.  As always, we made sure we went over to the bar and asked for a few beers.

 

 

Believe it or not, I can say that I was there when the sombrero wearing penguin walked into the bar and asked for change for a fifty, a few shots of bourbon, and the hand of Linda,the pretty barmaid.

 

We were all, of course, so frightfully befuddled.  I as is our custom with new people, was about to go over to the bird and to introduce myself and all the others.  Freddie, then the Worthy Grand Knight, motioned me to stop before I got a chance.

 

 

All the fellows and I proceeded to behave ever so exceptionally casually, especially because we all know that Linda had never really been romantically involved with a penguin so far, though of course, hey, there’s most certainly a first time for everything, we reckoned. 

 

“¿Usted es mexicano, Señor?” we overheard our gorgeous friend ask the adventurous bird.

 

“Sí,sí, señorita hermosisima,” was his distinctively dashing and dapper reply.

 

 

Throughout the course of the long night, one patron right after the other walked into and out of eyeshot of this distinctively colorful scene.

 

 

Free to talk among ourselves, we began mulling things over.  “Should we ask him to join our order?” George Jr. wondered. 

 

Oh I don’t know about that,” both Mikes answered. “He may not even be Catholic.”

 

“Oh, come on,” Freddie reminded him.  He’s Mexican! How can he not be Catholic?!

 

 

Of course, gentlemen that we all are, we let him have his turn at wooing our lovely young friend.  Then, when he was finally finished with all the mushy stuff, we finally went over to him, introduced ourselves, and handed him some paperwork so he could join our order.  We’ve already interviewed him officially, and we soon shall see if he turns out to be our kind of guy. 

 

“How Credible or Creative do you find my tale – please score me out of 10.”

 

Here is me latest addition to Rory’s SPIN THE YARN .

Pray the Divine Mercy Novena

Good Friday is the first day, each year of the DIVINE MERCY NOVENA  The CONGREGATIONS OF MARIANS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION , always a very favorite religious community of mine, are in charge of this devotion.

The Left’s True Colors

LEFTIST ANTI~CATHOLICISM AND THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR

Forbidden God is the powerful, true story about the Spanish Civil War and death of religious liberty at the hands of an anarchist revolution. Despite an uneasy alliance between Franco’s Republican army and the Catholic Church, the uprising proved too much for the fragile civilization. The deaths of over 50 seminarians soon followed in the City of Barbastro in 1936.

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Gee, what kind of folks in France harbor so much hate for Catholics that they would vandalize several churches? — BARE NAKED ISLAM

At least 10 incidents of vandalism and desecration of Catholic churches have been reported in France since the beginning of February, according to French news sources and watch groups. Catholic News Agency Vandals in Catholic churches throughout the country have smashed statues, knocked down tabernacles, scattered or destroyed the Eucharist, burnt altar cloths and torn down […]

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FRANCE: So…why aren’t there any ‘Muslims wearing crosses’ standing in solidarity with Christians outside the tragic Notre Dame fire? — BARE NAKED ISLAM

The day after an attack on a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, non-Muslim women all around the country were seen draped in Islamic supremacist headgear. Following the massive fire at Notre Dame, Muslims bearing crosses outside the Cathedral were nowhere to be found. 19 more words

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HOW TO GAIN A PLENARY INDULGENCE EACH DAY DURING THE HOLY WEEK. — Catholics striving for holiness

Conditions to gain a plenary indulgence Confession Holy Communion Pray for the Pope’s intentions Struggle… The post HOW TO GAIN A PLENARY INDULGENCE EACH DAY DURING THE HOLY WEEK. appeared first on Catholics striving for holiness.

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St Gabriel or “Gabriel”? One Was Sent by God; the Other Was Satan — Catholicism Pure & Simple

The Catholic Church teaches that St Gabriel the Archangel was sent by God to the Blessed Mother at the Annunciation. Islam teaches that “Gabriel the Archangel” was sent by God to Muhammad in the Cave at Hira. Only one of the two angels in the two events was the genuine St Gabriel the Archangel. Only […]

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Representation of the life of the Blessed P.F. Iuan de la Cruz first Carmelite. — jamesgray2

The emblem of the Carmelites 2R4v. Gaspar de la Anunciación, (O.C.D.); Representacion de la vida del bienauenturado P.F. Iuan de la Cruz primer Carmelita Descalço por el R.P.F. Gaspar de la Annunciacion [sic] religioso de la mesma orden. En Bruxas : por Pedro van Pée en el Nombre de Jesus, 1678. $2,000 Octavo. 7 X 4 1/2 inches A-Z⁴, 2A-2R⁴. First and only edition. Lacking title […]

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