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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: Roman Missal
Explaining the “Hái Lộc Thánh” Tradition to Non-Vietnamese Catholics
Introduction: This weekend, many Southeast Asian Communities will be celebrating the Lunar New Year. As a Vietnamese Catholic, these upcoming days are an opportunity to see the beauty of cultural inculturation within Vietnamese Roman Catholicism. This piece which explains the … Continue reading
The Long Mass: The Easter Vigil
Note: I started writing this post on Good Friday of last year and since then, I have not completed it. I finally sat down and completed this post, on my second year as the Master of Ceremonies for the Paschal … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Week, Paschal Triduum, Roman Missal, Uncategorized
Tagged Baptism, Confirmation, Easter Vigi, Easter Vigil, Easter Vigil Mass, Gloria, Light of Christ, Long Mass, Lucernarium, Mass before Easter, Mass of Easter Vigil, Mass starting with dark church, Old Testament Readings, Paschal Candle, RCIA, Rite of Initiation, Roman Missal, The Easter Vigil of the Resurrection of the Lord, What is the lucernarium?, Why is Easter Mass so long?
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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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6 Tips to Help You Understand and Participate More Actively at Mass (Updated)
Preface: This article was posted here on May 20, 2016. However, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, I noticed a spike in the number of reads in this article. During this time, as many Catholics around the world are facing unprecedented … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic Reflection, Catholicism, Christian, Evangelization, Liturgy, Missal, Mission, Roman Missal, Uncategorized
Tagged Advice, Boring Mass, Catholic life, Catholicism, Catholics, Early, Hour, Liturgy, Mass, Missal, Prayer, Preparation, Reform of Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, Tips, Vatican II
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