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The Ascension of the Lord/La Ascención del Señor

“He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father” With these words from the Nicene Creed (A.D. 325) the Church proclaims Her belief that, forty days after His Glorious Resurrection, our Lord ascended into heaven. This event, which we celebrate each year on Ascension Thursday (40 days after Easter Sunday),…
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Book Review: Don’t Let the Culture Raise Your Kids

St. Mary’s parishioner Marcia Segelstein has written a book entitled Don’t Let the Culture Raise Your Kids. (The book is published by Our Sunday Visitor and will be available soon in the St. Mary’s Bookstore). Quoting the biography on the book’s cover, “Marcia Segelstein has covered family issues for more than twenty-five years as a…
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May Crowning

During the month of May many parishes continue the ancient tradition of crowning a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, often referred to as a “May Crowning”. Both in the Eastern and in the Western parts of the Catholic Church the practice of depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary wearing a crown came into use in…
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