The Feast of the Annunciation, contemporarily the Solemnity of the Annunciation, also known as Lady Day, the Feast of the Incarnation (Festum Incarnationis), Conceptio Christi (Christ’s Conception), commemorates the visit of the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary, during which he informed her that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is celebrated on 25 March each year, except in those years when 25 March falls during the Paschal Triduum, when it is transferred forward to the first suitable day during Eastertide.[1

The Feast of the Annunciation is observed almost universally throughout Christianity, especially within Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, Catholicism, and Lutheranism.[2] It is a major Marian feast, classified as a solemnity in the Catholic Church, a Festival in the Lutheran Churches, and a Principal Feast in the Anglican Communion. In Orthodox Christianity, because it announces the incarnation of Christ, it is counted as one of the 8 great feasts of the Lord, and not among the 4 great Marian feasts, although some prominent aspects of its liturgical observance are Marian.[3][4][better source needed] Two examples in liturgical Christianity of the importance attached to the Annunciation are the Angelus prayer, and especially in Roman Catholicism, the event’s position as the first Joyful Mystery of the Dominican Rosary.[5]

Vol 11 Issue 14 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier

All men are vain in whom there is not the knowledge of God; and who by these good things that are seen, could not understand Him that is, neither by attending to the works have acknowledged who was the workman. (Wisdom 13:1)
April 7, 2018 ~ Holy Saturday

1. Mary as Co-Redemptrix
2. Low Sunday (Quasimodo)
3. Saint Dionysius
4. Family and Marriage
5. Articles and notices

Dear Reader:

This Sunday the Church will reflect upon the second Sacrament instituted for the forgiveness of sins: Continue reading →

Here’s a question for any 16-year-old genius anti-gun protester. What law would have stopped the Florida massacre or all the ones before it?

When you don’t find the answer, because there isn’t one, you should then ask yourself this question: What current laws if fully enforced could have stopped these massacres?

Warning: You will have to do the work yourself to find these answers and when you do you might just become a conservative.

— Michael Logan, Pasadena Re “New gun laws will not stop mass shootings”

Some good news?

Can legalizing marijuana fight the problem of opioid addiction and fatal overdoses? Two new studies in the debate suggest it may.

Pot can relieve chronic pain in adults, so advocates for liberalizing marijuana laws have proposed it as a lower-risk alternative to opioids. But some research suggests marijuana may encourage opioid use, and so might make the epidemic worse. MORE

Jesus Christ makes Hell perfectly clear. in Luke 16,24..The Rich man,”‘for I am tormented in this flame.” Meaning, burning sensation. He asked to come back to warn his family.

Francis is too ambiguous in his definition of Hell, so he’s leaving himself open to many opinions. What else are we to believe? One thing I’m certain of, he’s one HELL of a confuser. Ha.

Pope Francis and hell
By Thomas Reese | April 2, 2018
Via Wikimedia Commons.

(RNS) — Social media has been going crazy with reports that Pope Francis has denied the existence of hell. Even some mainstream media have picked up the story supposedly based on an interview by an Italian journalist. Continue reading →

AntiChrist Francis’s Movie coincidences with Jim Cavizel’s movie on “Love your Enemies.” Francis concerned with the war in Syria and the terrorism in the Middle East, was his Easter message. What’s coincidental even President Trump has just announced he was withdrawing his support for the

Walmart is banning Cosmopolitan magazine from its checkout lines “to combat sexually exploitative influences” amid the #MeToo movement.

According to a press release from the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE), a nonprofit organization that has long objected to the magazine’s presence in Walmart, the decision will help protect “minors from the sexually explicit material that Cosmopolitan embodies and perpetuates.” MORE

Sweden’s governing Social Democrats pledged to ban religious schools in an effort to combat segregation, as it outlines its education policy ahead of this year’s general election. MORE

I ended my Lenten fast after watching this movie. The heart of the movie is focusing how Christians became aware of the joy of being martyred and happy they were going to be with the the Lord. It was heart breaking to see how much suffering our brothers and sisters were subject to under Emperor Nero. My main criticism was they gave women equal authoritative roles with men. In one scene it wasn’t clear whether Luke cured the child by his medical expertise or through Gods intervention. The theme of the movie is, “Love your enemies and do Good to those who persecute you.” It works for me. Ha. Funny but that’s what’s coming out of ROME these days as well with his own movie coming out soon.

Grace be with you on this joyous occasion
In Christ, Joseph