Homily and Prayer Requests

Before beginning his homily, Fr. Anthony made two prayer requests.
In the homily itself, he spoke about the Prefaces for Lent.

This is (was) Strange!

Notice the changes to the layout of this blog? I did not
make these changes. And where are all the elements I added? Where are my links?
Is anyone else experiencing this?
Update: Things are back to normal!  Thank God!

Adapting a Slogan

Remember this commercial?

Well, perhaps what Catholic institutions need to say in regard to Obama's Contraception
Mandate is something along these lines:
"We won't! We're Catholic!"

Chotki

I always find myself praying, silently,
The Jesus Prayer, or The Prayer of The Heart much more frequently when I'm reading,
or have recently read this book!

The version I use, "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me, a sinner," is slightly different from the one the Pilgrim prays.
Sometimes I just say the Prayer over and over, for example when doing certain tasks,
but now that I have a Chotki,

I can also repeat the Prayer a set number of times.

My First Ash Wednesday (reposted from last year)

I remember my very first Ash Wednesday, my first day of
fasting as a Catholic. For me it was easy as pie; it was
a piece of cake. (Although, of course, I had neither pie nor
cake!)
Remember, I am a Jewish convert, a veteran of Yom Kippur
fasts: From a little before sundown until a little after sundown,
no food, and nothing to drink. Not even a sip of water!
The not eating wasn't all that hard (I'm not saying it was a picnic, but who picnicked on Yom Kippur, anyway?).
What I found hard was the "not even a sip of water" part.
So, my first fast as a Catholic was easy in that respect. What I found difficult was figuring out the "two small meals that
together don't equal a full meal."
It was like a combined one-day-diet and math exercise!
When Fr. Kelly asked me how I'd gotten through my first
fast-day, I couldn't help laughing.
"Father," I said, "you don't know from fasting!"

Homily 2012-02-22 - Fr Joseph Mary MFVA - Ash Wednesday

Fr. Joseph shares two great stories in this homily. Thank God, we don't have
to give up laughing during Lent!

That Makes TWO Pictures Today!

I've just added another picture to my Rosary Art Collection.