St. Faustina and visions behind Divine Mercy Sunday April 24, 2025By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, Saints, World News Between 1931 and 1938, a young nun named Sister Maria Faustina claimed to have experienced a series of visions, messages and conversations in which our Lord Jesus asked her to establish a devotion to his Divine Mercy.
How to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet April 24, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, News, World News One popular devotion is the Divine Mercy Chaplet, often said at 3 p.m. in honor of the hour Christ died.
What happened Holy Thursday night? One Polish nun says she knows April 17, 2025By Agnieszka Bugala OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, Easter, News, World News A hidden chapter of Christ’s Passion has come to light through the mystical revelations of Servant of God Sister Leonia Nastal, a Polish nun whose spiritual diary offers harrowing details of Jesus’ imprisonment before the crucifixion.
Latin Mass to have permanent home at St. Alphonsus; will end at Hagerstown parish in August May 17, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate, Worship & Sacraments The celebration of the Mass in the extraordinary form (also known as the Traditional Latin Mass) in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be entrusted solely to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, effective Aug. 1.
Shrine’s Divine Mercy Sunday weekend to focus on Eucharist, ‘spiritual fatherhood’ April 2, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Some 15,000 pilgrims are expected at the annual Divine Mercy Sunday Weekend, which takes place April 6-7 at the National Shrine for the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Perfect harmony: Music internship program helps parishes in Western Maryland September 20, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Divine Worship, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate Music interns from Frostburg State University are helping to bring new life to liturgies at Divine Mercy Parish in Western Maryland.
Liturgical Commission reestablished to advance liturgical life in Archdiocese of Baltimore September 13, 2023By Mary Clifford Morrell Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Divine Worship, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News Following a hiatus of several years, the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Liturgical Commission is back. The reboot, which took effect in May, is partially related to the U.S. bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival and the need for ongoing formation and teaching about the liturgy – especially the Eucharist, according to Monsignor Richard Hilgartner, pastor of St. Joseph in Cockeysville and a member of the commission.
RADIO INTERVIEW: The promise of Divine Mercy April 17, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Father Chris Alar speaks of the “ABCs” of Divine Mercy and the five new channels of grace given to the world through the message of Divine Mercy.
Divine Mercy Sunday opens ‘floodgates of mercy’ through Eucharist, confession April 14, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Divine Mercy Sunday opens the “floodgates of mercy” for all through the sacraments of confession and holy Communion, said a priest renowned for promoting the liturgical feast and its accompanying devotion.
Catholics need better understanding of the Mass, pope says June 29, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The “sense of mystery” and awe Catholics should experience at Mass is not one prompted by Latin or by “creative” elements added to the celebration, but by an awareness of sacrifice of Christ and his real presence in the Eucharist, Pope Francis said.
Disruptions in church/Disposition of altar relics October 19, 2021By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Divine Worship, Feature, Question Corner Father Doyle clarifies his answer to a question of disruptions at Mass and also fields a questions on altar relics.
Prayer to St. Michael/Age of confirmation October 11, 2021By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Divine Worship, Feature, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions on the use of the Prayer of St. Michael and the age for confirmation.
