in her sacred theology dissertation at the Marian Institute, explains that Mary brings us to Jesus, who is the light of the world, just as Jewish mothers light the Shabbat candles. “We see the ...

that the Easter water is blessed with greater solemnity, the paschal candle, which represents Our Lord risen from the dead, having been dipped into it with a special prayer. Q. 1073. Is water ever ...

The Paschal candle represents ... spices with which His Sacred Body was prepared for the tomb, and of the five wounds in His hands, feet, and side. During the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night ...

This antiphon was used in Rome in the baptismal liturgy at Easter. Ceolfrid took care that his monastery followed Rome’s liturgy. Candlemas closes the Christmas season. Bede pulled together ...

Conference rivals face off in a men's college basketball showdown as the Sacred Heart Pioneers (6-8, 2-1) host the Merrimack College Warriors (6-8, 3-0) on Friday. These Metro Atlantic Athletic ...

And hearts are everywhere. If you’re looking for a heart-shaped 5-wick candle, Aldi is going to be the place to go this coming week. And not only is their heart-shaped candle dainty and ...

Five thousand years ago, candles shed light for practical needs and religious rituals in China, Japan and India. The first candles were made of tallow, beeswax or whale fat. In 1830s, French ...

That's what many Bay Area high school basketball fans are saying about tonight's renewel of the Bruce-Mahoney hoop doubleheader between arch San Francisco rivals Sacred Heart Cathedral and St ...

Soheila Golestani, the Iranian actor who stars in Mohammad Rasoulof’s Oscar-nominated drama “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” has been banned from leaving Iran to serve on the Tiger Competition ...

The Kumbh Mela, a spiritual gathering held every 12 years at sacred river confluences in India, symbolizes the union of human and cosmic energies. Rooted in ancient traditions and celestial ...