Berkeley, Thursday, December 11, 2025 00:52 AM It is great that the transcript from the ongoing Pope’s Catechesis from every Wednesday is published online. However, why the gospel reading passage is not provided there? One would need to extract that from the video, also linked below. https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/it/audiences/2025/documents/20251210-udienza-generale.html OK. Update. Extracted from the audio in the […]
(M) Just with some inspiration to write publicly today!
Alright, the main author of this blog mentioned the possibility of a second writer starting to write in this blog… so this is the case this time: now it is Miracle giving it a try! I should start by saying that nowadays, when I write, I dedicate it to God. In fact, all my writing […]
Time!
Berkeley, Saturday, December 13, 2025 1 pm The need of being serious about next day, upcoming tasks, and events. Sometimes, we might be on a mission. A book, even if it is a fictional book, it has a degree of autobiography. There were several days that days Frodo, and Sam, slept very little. Frodo had […]
Breviary
Berkeley, Thursday, December 11, 2025 00:13 am Something to learn more about, in terms of background. One of the references is below: https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02768b.htm [Excellent Catholic Encyclopedia. Here to link to read. I just skimmed it through] Other references: https://ibreviary.com/m2/breviario.php [Best online source for praying the liturgy of the hours] https://catholic-resources.org/LoH/ https://grace.gtu.edu/search/X?+General+instruction+of+the+Liturgy+of+the+hours&SORT=DX [Consult those books at […]
Blessed Mary Frances Schervier
Berkeley, December 9, 2025 12:23 PM Feast day: December 15 Novena: My understanding, so far, feel free to edit, is that Blessed Mary Frances Schervier was born to a distinguish family in Aachen, which is currently in Germany, near the border to the Netherlands and Belgium, I believe, and when she was born near the […]
Angelus Prayer
Berkeley, Monday, December 8, 2025 7:10 PM Every Sunday the Pope prays from a Vatican’s balcony towards Saint’s Pietro Square he angelus / regina caelli prayers. I believe it is important to try to listen the Pope, or a speaker in general, in their native language. I talk a bit more about this towards the […]
Selecting the next novena
Berkeley, Saturday, December 6, 2025 5:38 PM Next novena is on Dec 15. It is the feast from Blessed Mary Frances Schervier and Saint Valerian, Bishop in Africa and Martyr. Now, it is not a decision of one, to select the next novena. Blessed Mary Frances Schervier seems that was a secular Franciscan sister, or […]
¡Te Salió Un Conejo!
Berkeley, Monday, December 1, 2025 6:45 Pm A brief note, which would work for my memory, and for the joy of learning a different, yet similar colloquialism to describe a sound produced by the the articulaciones or joints of our body. I am not sure if it is produced by ligaments, etc, but there is […]
Sun On The Face
Berkeley, Monday, December 1, 2025 5:21 PM I understand that Mary kept several things on her heart. I hope I understand or feel. A justification, discharging the loads might be good. Two authors can write in this blog now. I acknowledge that, and the benefits of having a place for reflections are several. And it […]
Saint Sabbas Sanctified Patriarch of Monks
Berkeley, Monday, November 24, 2025 00:51 AM Feast Day: December 5. https://bigccatholics.blogspot.com/2017/12/st-sabbas-sanctified-patriarch-of-monks.html Structure: Prayer for Saint Sabbas intersection after the rosary. Mention each day one of his gifts. Then pray a prayer from the link above, might be or write one. Day 1: Saint Sabbas : Born in the 5th century, son of devout parents, […]
