The Vatican City (officially Vatican City state) is the smallest state in the world, located in Rome . It became independent from Italy in the year 1939 and has population of about 1000 people. It is the headquarters of the Catholic Church and houses the leader of the Catholic Church which is the Pope. The […]
In this century many things have improved, technology is taking over, new ways to communicate has evolved you can get any information you want with just click of a button. The effects of these new innovations on our spiritual growth is so bad that it seems we should just stop using them, for example many […]
Catholic from ancient times has doctrines and teaching which guide them and it’s among the most organised and unified denominations in the world. As time goes some of the doctrines has changed and the doctrine about cremation in catholic church is one of them. First what is Cremation ? Cremation is the process of burning […]
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 […]
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 […]
Who is a saint? Most people use the word “saint” to refer to someone who is exceptionally good or “holy.” In the Catholic Church, however, a “saint” has a more specific meaning: someone who has led a life of “heroic virtue.” This definition includes the four “cardinal” virtues: prudence, temperance, fortitude and justice; as well as […]
The word “vestment” is originated from Latin word which means clothing. Now, it is publicly used to refere to clothing worn my priest while performing their sacred duties Vestments are a sacramental. That means they are special and blessed by the Church to bring good thoughts and to increase devotion in those who see and […]
Eucharist, also called Holy Communion is a ceremony in remembrance of Jesus and his disciples in the last Supper his , at which (according to tradition) he gave them bread with the words, “This is my body,” and wine with the words, “This is my blood.” (Matthew 26:26–28; Mark 14:22–24; Luke 22:17–20; and I Corinthians 11:23–25). The earliest […]
The pope who is the head of the Catholic Church and the Bishop of Rome has different vestments for different occasions which we normally see him wear, which may have made us wonder what this vestments are ,what they mean ,why wearing each one at a particular events and the history behind it also with […]
Getting into the church, one of the things you will notice are the drawings on the walls and on the vessels and sacramental used in the church . These are the symbols used in the church which represents different sacred belief and doctrines in the church .Human beings depends on sight to grow more 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 […]
The stations of the Cross is a prayer commemorating the passion of Jesus, whereby different stages of the prayer represents different happenings doing Jesus suffering. It’s often represented with images Where Did the Stations of the Cross Originate? The practice of visiting each station to pray originated with early Christian pilgrims who visited the historic […]
Ash Wednesday is a Christian holy day of prayer and fasting. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and falls on the first day of Lent, the six weeks of penitence before Easter . Ash Wednesday is traditionally observed by Western Christians. It is observed by Catholics in the Roman Rite, Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists, Moravians, Nazarenes, […]
The altar servers are lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell, helps bring up the gifts, brings up the book, among other things. If young, the server is commonly called an altar boy or altar girl. In some Christian denominations, altar […]
The title of monsignor in the Roman Catholic Church signifies a priest who has distinguished himself and has been honored by the Pope for his service to the church. Monsignor is an honorary title, rather than a specific position in the church hierarchy, so a monsignor does not necessarily have any duties distinct from those […]
