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How is Easter calculated?

How is Easter calculated?

Contents1 How is Jewish passover calculated?2 Christian Easter3 High or low Easter: what is meant? Each year changes date but remains the most important holiday: in this article, you will find out how Easter is calculated in the Jewish and Christian world. The most important…

Lenten Fioretti: 5 ideas on small sacrifices or things to do

Lenten Fioretti: 5 ideas on small sacrifices or things to do

Contents1 How to make a foil to the Madonna2 What do we have to give up?3 Religious foil not maintained Lent, a time of penance, prayer and devotion. What are the most suitable Lenten florets to prepare for Easter in the best way? Of all…

Ash Wednesday: what it is about

Ash Wednesday: what it is about

Contents1 The Meaning of Ash Wednesday2 Why is ash used?3 Ash Wednesday fasting Carnival is about to end. After Shrove Tuesday there is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. But where does this particular festival originate? What is Ash Wednesday? Where does its…

La Candlemas: history and curiosities

La Candlemas: history and curiosities

Contents1 Why is it celebrated and when2 History3 The purification of Mary La Candlemas, the story of a party with great suggestions that has its roots in pre-Christian rites linked to the triumph of light. Let’s find out what it symbolises for the faithful and…

5 sacred plaster statues for your church

5 sacred plaster statues for your church

Why aren’t the sacred plaster statues that we find in the church considered as objects of idolatry, but as an integral part of every Christian’s profession of faith? We are used to seeing numerous sacred plaster statues in our churches depicting Jesus, the Madonna, saints…

Does the Tree of Life really exist?

Does the Tree of Life really exist?

The tree of life is mentioned in the Holy Scriptures, from Genesis to the Apocalypse, as a symbol of life par excellence. Is there really such a special tree? Men have always attributed a symbolic and religious value to certain trees. Just think of all…

Holy Trinity: meaning and iconographic representation

Holy Trinity: meaning and iconographic representation

Contents1 The Holy Trinity in the Creed2 What are the three Persons who make up the Holy Trinity?3 The Holy Trinity in the Holy Scriptures4 The Trinity of Rublev: history and meaning of the icon The concept of Trinity summarises the fundamental doctrine of the…

The meaning of the Mitre

The meaning of the Mitre

Contents1 But where does this strange hat come from?2 What is the shape of the Mitre?3 When is the mitre worn?4 Episcopal ordination What does the Mitre represent, the strange headdress worn by the bishops at different moments in the Liturgy? We discover the origin…

October: the month of the Holy Rosary

October: the month of the Holy Rosary

What is the connection between the fall month with what is probably the most important and popular devotional form in the world? October – month of the rosary: historical memory, visions, a path of faith and fervor that comes from far away and carries the…

The Garden of Eden in Genesis

The Garden of Eden in Genesis

The Garden of Eden represents the first, immense gift that God gave to man and woman. Lost following the original Sin, it remains an emblematic place, a symbol of rediscovered innocence and inexhaustible hope. Let’s find out more about it. We have already had the…

The transfiguration of Jesus Christ

The transfiguration of Jesus Christ

Contents1 The mountain where the transfiguration took place2 The interpretation of St. Augustine3 When is it celebrated and why?4 The Transfiguration explained to children5 Representations of the transfiguration of Jesus On 6 August the Transfiguration of Jesus is celebrated, forty days before the Exaltation of…

10 liturgical lectern covers for your church

10 liturgical lectern covers for your church

The fabric lectern cover, apparently simple liturgical furniture, conceals a vast range of non-trivial meanings. Let’s explore these together! Nothing in the liturgy is left to chance. Every gesture, every word, every object contributes to creating the celebratory context where the priest and the faithful…

Why is Jesus on the cross such an important symbol for Catholics?

Why is Jesus on the cross such an important symbol for Catholics?

Contents1 Why Jesus was put on the cross2 What were the last words of Jesus on the cross3 Why is it such an important symbol for Catholics?4 Representations of Jesus on the cross The figure of Jesus on the cross represents for every Christian the…

Parish registers: what they are and what they are for

Parish registers: what they are and what they are for

Contents1 What are parish registers?2 How to enter an event in the parish registers3 What are the parish registers for4 How can you consult the parish registers online? Parish registers are irreplaceable documents for reconstructing the religious life but not only that, their importance extends…

Fasting as proposed by Our Lady of Medjugorje

Fasting as proposed by Our Lady of Medjugorje

The fasting proposed by Our Lady of Medjugorje is just one of the forms of fasting encouraged by the Church since its origins. Why do we fast? What are the physical and spirituals pros of such practice? Moreover, what are the rules to undertake fasting…

Ferragosto, the feast of the Madonna

Ferragosto, the feast of the Madonna

Contents1 The Assumption and the Dormition2 Ferragosto: how is the Assumption of Mary celebrated?3 The Assumption of Mary in art4 Chaplet of the Assumption In addition to representing the heart of summer, Christians consider Ferragosto to be the feast of the Madonna. In fact, on…

Ambrosian rite and Roman rite: let’s see the differences together

Ambrosian rite and Roman rite: let’s see the differences together

Contents1 Difference Roman and Ambrosian rite2 The Ambrosian Lent3 The meaning of “aliturgical” Fridays4 Saturdays and the preparation of catechumens5 Ambrosian and Roman rite wedding Ambrosian and Roman rite. How do they differ? How is it possible that, within the Catholic Church, there are different…

The story of Adam and Eve

The story of Adam and Eve

Contents1 The creation of Adam and Eve2 The story of Adam and Eve for children3 Adam and Eve: the story of the apple and original sin4 Adam and Eve expelled from paradise5 Who were the children of Adam and Eve Who does not know the…