Saints and the Liturgical Year

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March 28, 2013 - Thursday of Holy Week - the Mass of the Lord’s Supper:
The Sacred Paschal Triduum begins this evening with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper:

“This Mass is, first of all, the memorial of the institution of the Eucharist, that is of the memorial of the Lord’s Passover, by which under sacramental signs he perpetuated among us the sacrifice of the New Law.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who have called us to participate
in this most sacred Supper,
in which your Only Begotten Son,
when about to hand himself over to death,
entrusted to the Church a sacrifice new for all eternity,
the banquet of his love,
grant, we pray,
that we may draw from so great a mystery,
the fullness of charity and of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-03-28

The Sacred Paschal Triduum:
"CHRIST REDEEMED US ALL and gave perfect glory to God principally through His paschal mystery: dying He destroyed our death and rising He restored our life. Therefore, the Easter Triduum of the passion, burial, and resurrection of Christ is the culmination of the entire liturgical year. Thus the solemnity of Easter has the same kind of preeminence in the liturgical year that Sunday has in the week. The Easter Triduum begins with the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with the evening prayer on Easter Sunday. (General Norms, 18 - 19.)

Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
“On this day, when *‘Christ our paschal lamb was sacrificed’ *(1Cor 5:7), what had long been promised in signs and figures was at last revealed and brought to fulfillment. The true lamb replaced the symbolic lamb, and the many offerings of the past gave way to the single sacrifice of Christ.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
 
March 29, 2013 - Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday):

Excerpts from the ORDO:
  1. “Today, Friday of the Passion of the Lord and, if appropriate, also on Holy Saturday until the Easter Vigil, the sacred Paschal Fast is everywhere observed to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, to prepare ourselves to renew our baptismal promises, and to share more deeply in his Resurrection.”
  2. “The celebration of the Passion of the Lord takes place in the afternoon of this day, about three o’clock (unless a later hour is chosen for a pastoral reason). The celebration of the Lord’s Passion consists of three parts, namely, the Liturgy of the Word, the Adoration of the Cross, and Holy Communion…”
  3. “The narrative of the Lord’s Passion is read in the same way as on the preceding Sunday.”
  4. “Only one cross should be used for the Adoration of the Holy Cross, as this contributes to the full symbolism of the rite. The cross is with the image of the crucified Christ.”
  5. “After the celebration, the altar is stripped, but the Cross remains on the altar with two or four candlesticks. The faithful may continue to venerate the Holy Cross and spend some time in adoration.”
Prayer:
“Remember your mercies, O Lord,
and with your eternal protection sanctify your servants,
for whom Christ your Son,
by the shedding of his Blood,
established the Paschal Mystery.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-03-29
 
grateful_child said:
March 29, 2013 - Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday):

Excerpts from the ORDO:
  1. “Today, Friday of the Passion of the Lord and, if appropriate, also on Holy Saturday until the Easter Vigil, the sacred Paschal Fast is everywhere observed to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, to prepare ourselves to renew our baptismal promises, and to share more deeply in his Resurrection.”
  2. “The celebration of the Passion of the Lord takes place in the afternoon of this day, about three o’clock (unless a later hour is chosen for a pastoral reason). The celebration of the Lord’s Passion consists of three parts, namely, the Liturgy of the Word, the Adoration of the Cross, and Holy Communion…”
  3. “The narrative of the Lord’s Passion is read in the same way as on the preceding Sunday.”
  4. “Only one cross should be used for the Adoration of the Holy Cross, as this contributes to the full symbolism of the rite. The cross is with the image of the crucified Christ.”
  5. “After the celebration, the altar is stripped, but the Cross remains on the altar with two or four candlesticks. The faithful may continue to venerate the Holy Cross and spend some time in adoration.”
Prayer:
“Remember your mercies, O Lord,
and with your eternal protection sanctify your servants,
for whom Christ your Son,
by the shedding of his Blood,
established the Paschal Mystery.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-03-29
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For those who have a devotion to the Divine Mercy, the Novena to the Divine Mercy starts today, Good Friday, in preparation for the Divine Mercy Sunday on April 7th. The Novena may be found in St. Faustina’s diary, 'Divine Mercy in My Soul’, # 1209 - 1229.

The Novena is also available from this link:
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/mercy/novena.htm

For the Divine Mercy Sunday Indulgence, see link:
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/mercy/indulgence.htm
 
March 30, 2013 - Holy Saturday:

"1. On Holy Saturday the Church waits at the Lord’s tomb in prayer and fasting, meditating on his Passion and Death and on his Descent into Hell, and awaiting his Resurrection.
  1. The Chruch abstains from the Sacrifice of the Mass, with the sacred table left bare, until after the solemn Vigil, that is, the anticipation by night of the Resurrection, when the time comes for paschal joys, the abundance of which overflows to occupy fifty days.
  2. Holy Communion may only be given on this day as Viaticum." (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-03-30

"*Baptism, the original and full sign of which is immersion, efficaciously signifies the descent into the tomb by the Christian who dies to sin with Christ in order to live a new life.‘We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.’’’ * (CCC 628.)
 
grateful_child said:
March 30, 2013 - Holy Saturday:

"1. On Holy Saturday the Church waits at the Lord’s tomb in prayer and fasting, meditating on his Passion and Death and on his Descent into Hell, and awaiting his Resurrection.
  1. The Chruch abstains from the Sacrifice of the Mass, with the sacred table left bare, until after the solemn Vigil, that is, the anticipation by night of the Resurrection, when the time comes for paschal joys, the abundance of which overflows to occupy fifty days.
  2. Holy Communion may only be given on this day as Viaticum." (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-03-30
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March 30, 2013 - The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night (Solemnity):
Excerpts from the Daily Roman Missal, MTF:
  1. “By most ancient tradition, this is the night of keeping vigil for the Lord (Ex 12:42), in which, following the Gospel admonition (Lk 12:35-37), the faithful, carrying lighted lamps in their hands, should be like those looking for the Lord when he returns, so that at his coming he may find them awake and have them sit at his table.”
  2. “The entire celebration of the Easter Vigil must take place during the night, so that it begins after nightfall and ends before daybreak on the Sunday.”
  3. “Anyone who participates in the Mass of the night may receive Communion again at Mass during the day.”
The Vigil Celebration has four parts:
  1. First Part - The Solemn Beginning of the Vigil or Lucernarium (The Blessing of the Fire and Preparation of the Candle.)
  2. Second Part - The Liturgy of the Word
    Collect Prayer:
    “O God, who make this most sacred night radiant
    with the glory of the Lord’s Resurrection,
    stir up in your Church a spirit of adoption,
    so that, renewed in body and mind,
    we may render you undivided service.
    Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
    who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
    one God, for ever and ever.”
  3. Third Part - Baptismal Liturgy which includes Renewal of Baptismal Promises
  4. Fourth Part - The Liturgy of the Eucharist
 
March 31, 2013 - Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord:

Collect (Opening Prayer) - Mass during the Day:

“O God, who on this day,
through your Only Begotten Son,
have conquered death
and unlocked for us the path to eternity,
grant, we pray,
that we who keep
the solemnity of the Lord’s Resurrection
may, through the renewal brought by your Spirit,
rise up in the light of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-03-31

HAPPY EASTER, EVERYONE!
 
grateful_child said:
March 31, 2013 - Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord:
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Sharing some excerpts from today’s Euchalette, p. 4:

“The Resurrection is first of all, an event that concerns Jesus Christ. It is his personal triumph over death, and the vindication of the truth of his teaching … He experienced his physical resurrection in all its transforming vitality, just as he had experienced the destructive power of sin in his agony and death. This is what the ‘Paschal Mystery’ is all about …”

"But whatever happened to Christ has also cosmic resonance …At the Incarnation, the Son of God united himself in a permanent way to every human being with a solidarity that makes him share in all the miseries of every individual (including the deadly consequences of sin), and makes every human being a sharer in Christ’s dignity, holiness, and glory."

"This is why Jesus’ coming out of the tomb alive, transformed, immortal … concerns us, too. It concerns all human beings. His Resurrection is also mankind’s resurrection because it marks mankind’s liberation from the oppression of sin."

“Christ’s shattering the shackles of death (manifested through the breaking of the seals of his grave) is like the cracking of the shell of a seed which allows the sprout to burst forth with all the fresness of the new life it carries. That sprout is Christ, but is also all mankind. It is also each one of us. On Easter morning a new world dawned, a new humanity rose from the slavery of sin and death, in Jesus, through him and with him. (See Col 2:12-13.)”

“No human expression can exhaust the transforming greatness of this mystery. The Church has been proclaiming it during her 20 centuries of existence through her liturgy, her creeds, and her life. She will continue to do so until the liberating power of the Resurrection will have reached its full manifestation in the Kingdom of heaven.”

"There are a billion and one reasons for celebrating, then, as we commemorate, re-live and rejoice in the Resurrection of Jesus. It is our resurrection, too. But we are challenged to prove it by living a new life …" (p. 4.)

A Blessed Easter to you all!
 
April 01, 2013 - Monday within the Octave of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):

“O God, who give constant increase
to your Church by new offspring,
grant that your servants may hold fast in their lives
to the Sacrament they have received in faith.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-04-01
 
April 02, 2013 - Tuesday within the Octave of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):

“O God, who have bestowed on us paschal remedies,
endow your people with heavenly gifts,
so that, possessed of perfect freedom,
they may rejoice in heaven
over what gladdens them now on earth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-04-02

April 2 - Saint Francis of Paola, Hermit (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, exaltation of the lowly,
who raised Saint Francis of Paola to the glory of your Saints,
grant, we pray, that by his merits and example
we may happily attain the rewards promised to the humble.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“In an effort to unite himself with the crucified Christ, St. Francis (1416-1507) became a hermit near his birthplace in Calabria, in a cave by the sea. He lived a life of prayer and mortification. He founded the Order of Minim [least] Friars.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Francis of Paola, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/F/stfrancisofpaola.asp
 
April 03, 2013 - Wednesday within the Octave of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):

“O God, who gladden us year by year
with the solemnity of the Lord’s Resurrection,
graciously grant,
that, by celebrating these present festivities,
we may merit through them to reach eternal joys.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-04-03
 
April 04, 2013 - Thursday within the Octave of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):

“O God, who have united the many nations
in confessing your name,
grant that those reborn in the font of Baptism
may be one in the faith of their hearts
and the homage of their deeds.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-04-04

April 4 - Saint Isidore, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Graciously hear the prayers, O Lord,
which we make in commemoration of Saint Isidore,
that your Church may be aided by his intercession,
just as she has been instructed by his heavenly teaching.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“Born in Seville, Spain, St. Isidore (560-636) was Archbishop of Seville for thirty-five years and presided over several important councils, including in Seville (619) and Toledo (633). He strengthened Catholicism in Spain and was admired for his preaching, writings, and charity. His most extensive work, Etymologies, was an encyclopedia that would be used throughout the Middle Ages.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Isidore, see link:
www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/ISIDSEV.HTM
 
April 05, 2013 - Friday within the Octave of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who gave us the Paschal Mystery
in the covenant you established
for reconciling the human race,
so dispose our minds, we pray,
that what we celebrate by professing the faith
we may express in deeds.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-04-05

April 5 - Saint Vincent Ferrer, Priest (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who raised up the Priest Saint Vincent Ferrer
to minister by the preaching of the Gospel,
grant, we pray,
that, when the Judge comes,
whom Saint Vincent proclaimed on earth,
we may be among those blessed
to behold him reigning in heaven.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“Born in Valencia, Spain, St. Vincent (1350-1419) was a renowned preacher, missionary, and teacher of theology. He converted thousands of sinners, Jews, and Moors.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Vincent Ferrer, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/V/stvincentferrer.asp
 
April 06, 2013 - Saturday within the Octave of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who by the abundance of your grace
give increase to the peoples who believe in you,
look with favor on those you have chosen
and clothe with blessed immortality
those reborn through the Sacrament of Baptism.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-04-06
 
April 07, 2013 - Second Sunday of Easter or Divine Mercy Sunday:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“God of everlasting mercy,
who in the very recurrence of the paschal feast
kindle the faith of the people you have made your own,
increase, we pray, the grace you have bestowed,
that all may grasp and rightly understand
in what font they have been washed,
by whose Blood they have been redeemed.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-04-07

“Today, the Octave of Easter, is also Divine Mercy Sunday. The Congregation for Divine Worship decreed (23 May 2000) that ‘throughout the world, the second Sunday of Easter will receive the name Divine Mercy Sunday, a perennial invitation to the Christian World to face, with confidence in divine benevolence, the difficulties and trials that humankind will experience in the years to come.’ Devotion to the Divine Mercy was promoted by St. Faustina Kowalska, canonized by Blessed John Paul II, 31 April 2000.” (Ordo.)

Link to Divine Mercy Sunday Indulgence:
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/mercy/indulgence.htm

April 7 - Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Priest (Memorial):

Collect:
“O God, who chose Saint John Baptist de la Salle
to educate young Christians,
raise up, we pray, teachers in your Church
ready to devote themselves wholeheartedly
to the human and Christian formation of the young.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

"Born in Rheims, France, St. John (1651-1719) is known as the Father of Modern Pedagogy. He opened free schools for poor children and therein introduced new teaching methods. He organized the Brothers of the Christian Schools, which has made great contributions to popular education. (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. John Baptist de la Salle, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjohnbaptistdelasalle.asp
 
After our 2013 Lenten Journey with Christ, ardent thanksgiving should expectedly be among the major dispositions we ought to have towards Our Lord. The Holy Mass or our Eucharistic Celebration is the means par excellence to express our thanksgiving.

We know that the word ‘eucharist’ comes from the Greek word meaning ‘thanksgiving’. In Hebrew, the parallel word for thanksgiving is ‘todah’. However, ‘todah’ in the Hebrew culture means more than merely saying a verbal ‘Thank you!’ In addition to gratitude expressed verbally, todah includes joyful praise and it connotes a thank offering or a thank sacrifice being offered by a person who, as it were, has been saved from serious danger.

We all know that the Lord Jesus has saved us from eternal damnation. By His sacrificial death on Calvary, He saved us from eternal death by suffering a most brutal, violent and inhuman death on the Cross.

Thus, our thanksgiving - our todah - should fittingly be more than merely a verbal 'Thank You, Lord! We ought to offer Him our todah accompanied by a thank offering consisting of something from our life, something from ourselves and from the blessings we have received from Him.

Today, let us ask the Lord:
Lord, what is that particular thing in my life that you wish me to offer you as my todah offering?

Here I am Lord!
youtube.com/watch?v=GINNh15cT08

More information on todah from:
catholiceducation.org/articles/apologetics/ap0124.html
 
(Re-posting the Collect. A line was inadvertently omitted. Sorry.)

April 07, 2013 - Second Sunday of Easter or Divine Mercy Sunday:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“God of everlasting mercy,
who in the very recurrence of the paschal feast
kindle the faith of the people you have made your own,
increase, we pray, the grace you have bestowed,
that all may grasp and rightly understand
in what font they have been washed,
by whose Spirit they have been reborn,
by whose Blood they have been redeemed.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-04-07

“Today, the Octave of Easter, is also Divine Mercy Sunday. The Congregation for Divine Worship decreed (23 May 2000) that ‘throughout the world, the second Sunday of Easter will receive the name Divine Mercy Sunday, a perennial invitation to the Christian World to face, with confidence in divine benevolence, the difficulties and trials that humankind will experience in the years to come.’ Devotion to the Divine Mercy was promoted by St. Faustina Kowalska, canonized by Blessed John Paul II, 31 April 2000.” (Ordo.)
 
April 08, 2013 - The Annunciation of the Lord (Solemnity):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who willed that your Word
should take on the reality of human flesh
in the womb of the Virgin Mary,
grant, we pray,
that we, who confess our Redeemer to be God and man,
may merit to become partakers even in his divine nature.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-04-08

The Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord is normally celebrated on March 25th. This year however, it occurred during Holy Week. It was therefore transferred to April 8, the Monday after the Second Sunday of Easter.

“At the Annunciation St. Gabriel the Archangel told the Blesssed Virgin Mary she would be the Mother of the Son of God. She gave her fiat (‘be it done’), upon which she conceived the Savior by the power of the Holy Spirit. Christians find meaning in this dialogue in which the Mother of God appears so great because of her humility. Because of her consent to God’s Word, she participated in the redemptive work of her Son, Jesus Christ. She is the Mother of Christ and of each Christian.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on the Annunciation, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/theannunciation.asp
 
April 09, 2013 - Tuesday, 2nd Week of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Enable us, we pray, almighty God,
to proclaim the power of the risen Lord,
that we, who have received the pledge of his gift,
may come to possess all he gives
when it is fully revealed.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For the saints of the day, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-04-09
 
April 10, 2013 - Wednesday, 2nd Week of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“As we recall year by year the mysteries
by which, through the restoration of its original dignity,
human nature has received the hope of rising again,
we earnestly beseech your mercy, Lord,
that what we celebrate in faith
we may possess in unending love.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For the saints of the day, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2013-04-10
 
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