
The Symbolism of Incense
Would you explain why the priest uses incense at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and other ceremonies?
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Would you explain why the priest uses incense at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and other ceremonies?

Don’t be alone in your spiritual emptiness. Join a Bible study or faith-sharing group in your parish in person or online.

Reflect The outside of my white passenger van is covered with dozens of colorful magnetic flowers. No matter where I drive it, people invariably notice

Ask someone how they are doing today. Not just a “How are you?” with a “I’m good” response in passing, but genuinely sit down and have a conversation with a friend, family member, or even a coworker.

Take a moment today and reflect on how God’s light has been there for you or your loved ones during these times of distress.

Sadness is inevitable, but God doesn’t want us wallowing in it. Sometimes a short walk or a conversation with a friend can give our spirits a lift.

A jazz saxophonist once put it this way: “Music pulls me deeper into being.”

I understand the Church’s regulations on cremation. In view of the events of last summer, what are the Church’s regulations on the final disposition of the deceased person’s ashes? May they be cast to the winds at sea?

“Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment…”(Ephesians 4:29).

God gives us everything we need to attain all of God’s gracious promises.