Vance, a convert, called himself a "baby Catholic," and said: "I try to be humble as best I can when I talk about the faith and publicly, because of course, I'm not always going to get it right." ...

The Grand Novena prayers for the Gundala Lurthu Maatha Mahotsavalu (Lourdes Mother Celebrations), one of South India’s largest Catholic pilgrimage events, commenced on Friday evening with great ...

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Some Protestants observe the Catholic tradition of Simbang Gabi, predawn services in the days leading up to Christmas. For Catholics, who make up nearly 80 percent of the Filipino population ...

The Christmas Novena starts on Dec. 16 and ends on Christmas Eve. It includes a daily Scripture reading, a meditation, an antiphon, the Magnificat, intercessions and a closing prayer.

The Christmas novena starts on Dec. 16 and ends on Christmas Eve. It includes a daily Scripture reading, a meditation, an antiphon, the Magnificat, intercessions, and a closing prayer.

20. "If Christ is to come more fully into our lives this Christmas, if God is to become really incarnate for us, then fire will have to be present in our prayer. Our worship and devotion will have ...

Another tradition that Hispanics and Brazilians in the parish are observing is the Christmas novena, Mrs. Lizardo said. Clergy and laity go to a different home each night Dec. 12-22. Families open ...

But going through chemotherapy treatment for cancer (non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) made me think differently about the message of Christmas, the way Scrooge’s nightly encounter with the three spirits ...