Coming into the Catholic Church, you will observe that at the entrance of the church there’s a small vessel (called font) which contains water and everyone entering the church, dips his hands inside the water and make sign of the cross. When a Priest wants to start the mass, he at times sprinkles water on […]
Flowers are popularly being used by Catholics to decorate the church altars, sacred images, sanctuary and church premises. This practice has made both Catholics and non Catholics to ask this question “Why Catholics use flowers”. This article will give you detailed explanation about the flowers, why it’s used in the church, rules and regulations while […]
What is Reincarnation? Reincarnation simply means rebirth of a soul in another form or body. In Latin language the word Reincarnation means entering the fresh again. It is the process by which a persons soul, after death is transferred into another body(animal,plant or human) and begins a new life in it. In many religions like […]
The Catholic Church as a whole doesn’t have a practice that relates to necromancy, it’s a practice popular among pagans and magicians and the Catholic doctrine bans such practice from its members. Catholics have always been accused of necromancy because we pray to Saints to interceed for us, but the accusations is out of ignorance. […]
In the Catholic Church guardian angel are the lowest ranks of heavenly beings who are assigned to protect and guide a person or a place. Every human being has his or her own guardian angel assigned to them right after they formed in the womb, and they stay with the person till death. They weren’t […]
People have always asked who are the archangels in Catholic Church and what is the difference between them and other angels. This post will help you to know who they are and why they are different from other angels. The word archangel comes from the Greek words arche (prince) and angelos (messenger). The Archangels are the angels with higher […]
When a relative dies, we often ask ourselves or wonder “where are they now?” As mortal beings, it is a question of ultimate significance to each of us. Different cultural groups, and different individuals within them, respond with numerous, often conflicting, answers to questions about life after death. For many, these questions are rooted in […]
Purgatory, the condition, process, or place of purification or temporary punishment in which, according to medieval Christian and Roman Catholic belief, the souls of those who die in a state of grace are made ready for heaven. Purgatory (Latin: purgatorium; from purgare, “to purge”) has come to refer as well to a wide range of historical and modern conceptions of postmortem suffering short of everlasting damnation. Roman Catholic […]
ON THE CELESTIAL BEINGS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS “ANGELS” Ranked from closest to God 1st Sphere: SERAPHIM – sometimes called “the burning ones” because they are closest to God and radiate Pure Light. These are the Angels who constantly sing God’s praise, and whose duty it is to regulate the heavens. (Lucifer is said to […]
