Ang Katolisismo, isa sa mga pinakamatandang at malaganap na relihiyosong tradisyon sa mundo, ay nagbibigay ng malaking halaga sa mga paniniwala tungkol sa kamatayan at sa buhay pagkatapos ng kamatayan. Para sa mga Katoliko, ang mga paniniwalang ito ay nakabatay sa mga siglo ng teolohiya, kasulatan, at tradisyon. Sa artikulong ito, tatalakayin natin ang mga […]
During the mass when the first and second readings have been read, and the priest comes up to the pulpit to read the Gospel. He starts by saying “The lord be with you” and the church people respond “and with your spirit” Then he says “A Reading from the Gospel according to St____.’” The congregation […]
Introduction :Le domaine du christianisme est vaste et diversifié, englobant une multitude de dénominations partageant des croyances fondamentales tout en divergeant sur des questions de théologie, de liturgie et de tradition. Parmi les principales dénominations chrétiennes, l’Église catholique et l’Église anglicane se distinguent comme deux branches distinctes, chacune ayant son histoire, ses croyances et ses […]
Ang Brown Scapular (kilala rin bilang Scapular ng Ating Ina ng Mount Carmel) ay isang kayumangging lana na suot sa leeg ng Orden ng Carmelite at iba pang mga tapat na indibidwal, na sumimbolo ng pisikal at panlabas na tanda ng pagiging anak sa Ina ng Santissima at ng mga tapat na sumusumpa sa kanyang […]
Catholicism is one of the most popular and prominent religions, with followers all around the world. It was founded by Jesus Christ in Judea more than 2000yrs ago. It is led by a Pope who is the successor of the apostle Peter. People that practices Catholicism are called Catholics. The word Catholics means Universal. Islam […]
Third declension nouns cannot be identified in the nominative case because: –[a] They have various forms and spelling[b] They can be masculine, feminine or neuterTherefore, they have to be learnt off by heart. However they can be recognized by the genitive singular which always ends in ‘-is’. Their nominative singular ending does not reveal their […]
Second declension nouns in Latin are mostly masculine or neuter, but there are also feminine nouns that are declined like masculine nouns. The nominative of neuter nouns will always be the same as the accusative.While first declension nouns end in ‘’-a’’, second declension nouns usually end in ‘’-us’’, ‘’ius’’, or ‘’er’’. Other second declension endings […]
What is Confirmation? Confirmation is one of the seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church, which confers the gifts of the Holy Spirit ( Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge, Counsel, Fortitude, Piety and Fear of the Lord) upon the recipient making the recipient a full member of the Catholic Church. During this period we are made to choose […]
In the introduction part of these series of lessons, the importance of the agreement of verbs with accompanying nouns was emphasized in constructing a correct sentence both in Latin and English. Of course, recognizing the subject, the verb, the object etc. is of utmost importance. Nothing should be taken for granted because even dons are […]
As emphasized in an earlier exposition, English language grammatical structure is heavily influenced by Latin sentence pattern. The agreement of the number in nouns with the accompanying verbs in English language can fully be appreciated when the discipline required in the sentence construction of a simple Latin text is stressed. However, in English language, we […]
“The Rosary is my favorite prayer. Such a wonderful prayer! Wonderful in its simplicity and in its depth. In this prayer we repeat, again and again, the words that the Virgin Mary heard from the Archangel and from her cousin Elizabeth. The Church in its entirety associates itself with these words. On the background of […]
Many non Catholics, have accused Catholics of practicing idolatry after seeing them kneeling down or bowing down before an image or statue. Some have said that we have removed the second commandment which states ““You shall not make for yourself a graven image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that […]
We all see priests hold the Holy communion (aka. Blessed sacrament) while consecrating it, also while sharing it to the Congregation, even while placing it inside the Monstrance. If they can hold the Holy communion (aka. Holy Eucharist, Blessed sacrament) with their, why do they need to wear a veil while raising the monstrance which […]
Einführung:Symbole sind wie Fenster in die tiefgründige Welt der Spiritualität, die einen Einblick in die göttlichen Mysterien gewähren, die religiöse Überzeugungen prägen. Im Bereich des Katholizismus webt ein Geflecht von Symbolen eine reiche Erzählung des Glaubens, der Tradition und der Theologie. Diese Symbole haben ihre eigene Sprache und vermitteln tiefe Bedeutungen, die das Herz der […]
The word ‘assumption’ derives from the Latin word ‘assumptio’ meaning ‘’taking up’’. The assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. Pope Pius XII expounded it in his apostolic constitution in 1950 known by definition as ‘Munificentissimus Deus’ as follows:- ‘We proclaim and define it to […]
