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Why is the Crucifixion Narrative Read on Palm Sunday Also?

Why do we read the Passion of the Lord at the Palm Sunday Mass? I can understand the reason for […]

Palm Sunday, the sixth and last Sunday in Lent, marks the start of Holy Week and remembers Jesus’ triumphant entry

Question: The lack of solemn genuflection when entering the church is bothering me. Folk don’t know to double genuflect (that

By CNS / February 22, 2023

By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Diocesan bishops must have Vatican authorisation to allow the celebration of the pre-Vatican II Mass

By Letters Editor / February 6, 2023

From Lynette Peterson, Cape Town – Many Catholics attend Mass once a week in expectation of being fully instructed. Canon

By CNS / January 30, 2023

Question: I’m confused. My parish priest says that there may be no eulogies at a funeral Mass, but I’ve been

By CNS / January 23, 2023

By Justin McLellan, CNS – Lengthy, abstract homilies are “a disaster,” so preaching should be limited to 10 minutes, Pope

By Southern Cross / January 14, 2023

Question: My question is about stipends paid for a Mass to be celebrated for a private, personal intention or for

Fr Jean-Baptiste Mpuni OMI: Point of Liturgy – A professor of liturgy and anthropology at a Roman institute asserted in his