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• say a prayer, send help

  Credit: Our Sunday Visitor Prayers and support in wake of Oklahoma tornado Tuesday, May 21, 2013, osvdailytake.com Join Pope Francis in prayer Pope Francis reached out through Twitter asking the faithful to pray for those affected: “I am close to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado, especially those who lost young [...]

• ave maria by andrea boceli

  Andrea Bocelli (born September 22, 1958) is an Italian operatic pop tenor and a classical crossover singer who has also performed in operas. To date, he has recorded seven complete operas (La bohème, Tosca, Il trovatore, Werther, Pagliacci, Cavalleria rusticana and Carmen) in addition to various classical and pop albums. He has sold over 65 [...]

• the gifts of the holy spirit

  The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit What are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit? The Catechism names them: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. It is customary to associate each day of the Octave of Pentecost with one of the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Pentecost Sunday: [...]

• come creator spirit

  Celebrating the Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost Sunday is May 19,2013 Veni Creator Spiritus (“Come creator Spirit”) is a hymn normally sung in Gregorian Chant. It is believed to have been written by Rabanus Maurus in the 9th century. The “most famous of hymns” (Frere), is assigned in the Roman Breviary to Vespers (I and II) and [...]

• pentecost sunday

  Pentecost Sunday (Whitsunday) A feast of the universal Church which commemorates the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, fifty days after the Resurrection of Christ, on the ancient Jewish festival called the “feast of weeks” or Pentecost (Exodus 34:22; Deuteronomy 16:10). Whitsunday is so called from the white garments which were worn by [...]

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