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Vincent Pham, known as The Catholic Man by many of his friends, is a student at the University of Toronto’s Trinity College of the Faculty of Arts and Science, pursuing a double major in Ethics, Society & Law, and Philosophy along with a minor in Christianity and Culture. Vincent is an alumnus of Chaminade College School in Toronto (Class of 2019). He has a great love for all things Catholic, especially Catholic liturgy.
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Category Archives: Passion of Christ
Lectionary Reflection: Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Year A, B and C (2020)
Lectionary Readings: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14 / Ps 116 / 1Cor 11:23-26 / Jn 13:1-15 While the secular world sees Valentine’s Day on February 14 as a day of love, I consider Holy Thursday the Catholic Church’s day of love. “…He … Continue reading
Lectionary Reflection: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, Year A
Lectionary Reflection: Mt 21:1-11 (Procession) / Is 50:4-7 / Ps 22 / Phil 2:6-11 / Mt 26:14—27 The Liturgy of Palm Sunday begins my most favourite time of the Liturgical Year – Holy Week. The whole Church begins Holy Week … Continue reading
Looking at the Good Friday Liturgy
The Good Friday Liturgy, known in the Roman Missal as the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion is not a Mass as some people may call it. The bread and wine is not consecrated at this celebration. Before the reform of the Liturgy, … Continue reading
What’s with the veiled statues? Explanation to the Veiling of Statues
Some Catholics may ask, “What happened to all the statues? Why are they veiled?”. It is customary for many churches to veil statues and sacred images starting the Vespers of the Fifth Sunday of Lent (also known as the First … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Week, Lent, Liturgy, Paschal Triduum, Passion of Christ, Roman Missal, Uncategorized
Tagged Penance, Purple veiled statues, Veiled Statues, veiling crucifixes, veiling statues, veneration of the cross, Why are statues veiled, Why are statues veiled for Holy Week, Why are statues veiled on Good Friday, Why are statues veiled the fifth sunday of Lent, Why are statues veiled this Sunday?, Why is the cross veiled on Good Friday.
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“Forgive Them!”
I recently read a very sad article about a Christian girl who was burned alive by ISIS as her mother failed to pay a religious tax. As the girl lay dying in her mother’s arms, she said “Forgive them”. This … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic Reflection, Catholicism, Christian, Jubilee of Mercy, Passion of Christ, Uncategorized
Tagged Catholic Reflection, Crucifixion, Forgive, Forgiveness, Forgiveness Reflection, Girl Burned Alive by ISIS, Gospel of Luke, Holy Year of Mercy, Jesus, Jubilee of Mercy, Lack of Forgiveness, Last Words of Jesus, Love, Merciful People, Mercy, Peter, Prodigal Son, Virtue, Works of Mercy
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