Paschal candle, 2013
One of the most wonderful things there is: at the Easter Vigil the priest puts these grains of incense into the new Paschal candle, saying:
By his holy
and glorious wounds,
may Christ the Lord
guard us
and protect us. Amen.
Or, in Latin:
Per sua sancta vulnera
gloriosa
custodiat
et conservet nos
Christus Dominus. Amen.
Happy Easter to all, especially to all new Catholics this day!
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| Left, Fr. Gresko chants the Exsultet. Right, Fr. Kauffmann and Deacon MaHefky look on. | |
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| At the right, a catechumen who is about to be received into the church this night, and his sponsor, stand serene as the MC arranges the rest of the catechumens and candidates, at Saint Benedict Catholic Church. | |
LUMEN CHRISTI!
We have a new Pope! Pope Francis. God bless him. He speaks strongly and with great kindness. I like him a lot already. His Twitter account is now active, https://twitter.com/Pontifex. From news.va, story on his first Angelus here.
The right of this picture shows some bunting going up on St. Benedict Church, Richmond, VA, in yellow and white, Vatican colors. To the left, some cherry trees that have begun blooming on Monument Avenue.
Forma Fidei 