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Traditional Catholic Faith => The Sacred: Catholic Liturgy, Chant, Prayers => Topic started by: magdalena on December 02, 2023, 08:13:06 PM
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Traditional Advent Spiritual Reading
http://www.catholictradition.org/Advent/advent.htm
The Liturgical Year
Ven. Mary Agreda
Dom Marmion
St. Alphonsus de Liguori
and more
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From the Sermons of Pope St. Leo the Great,
8th on the December Fast, and almsgiving.
Our Saviour Himself instructed His disciples concerning the times and seasons of the coming of the Kingdom of God and the end of the world, and He hath given the same teaching to the Church by the mouth of His Apostles. In connection with this subject then, Our Lord biddeth us beware lest we let our hearts grow heavy through excess of meat and drink, and worldly thoughts. Dearly beloved brethren, we know how that this warning applieth particularly to us. We know that that day is coming, and though for a season we know not the very hour, yet this we know, that it is near.
Let every man then make himself ready against the coming of the Lord, so that He may not find him making his belly his god, or the world his chief care. Dearly beloved brethren, it is a matter of every day experience that fulness of drink dulleth the keenness of the mind, and that excess of eating unnerveth the strength of the will. The very stomach protesteth that gluttony doth harm to the bodily health, unless temperance get the better of desire, and the thought of the indigestion afterward check the indulgence of the moment.
The body without the soul hath no desires; its sensibility cometh from the same source as its movements. And it is the duty of a man with a reasonable soul to deny something to his lower nature and to keep back the outer man from things unseemly. Then will his soul, free from fleshly cravings, sit often at leisure in the palace of the mind, dwelling on the wisdom of God. There, when the roar and rattle of earthly cares are stilled, will she feed on holy thoughts and entertain herself with the expectation of the everlasting joy.
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Does anyone know of a site which lists the traditional Catholic Bible readings for the advent calendar?
I have had people share with me the novus ordo or protestant versions but I am having trouble finding a traditional Catholic version.
We were trying to make an event calendar yesterday with a list of the Bible readings but couldn't figure it out.
I guess we could just find a missal and look each one up if we need to... 😅
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The Traditional (Pre-1917) Advent Fast in the USA
https://www.liturgicalartsjournal.com/2019/12/the-traditional-pre-1917-advent-fast-in.html
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THE MYSTICAL
CITY OF GOD
THE DIVINE HISTORY
AND LIFE OF THE
VIRGIN MOTHER OF GOD
VOLUME II
THE INCARNATION
Venerable Mary of Agreda
Translated from the Spanish by
Reverend George J. Blatter
https://www.ecatholic2000.com/agreda/vol2/vol2.shtml
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The Traditional (Pre-1917) Advent Fast in the USA
https://www.liturgicalartsjournal.com/2019/12/the-traditional-pre-1917-advent-fast-in.html
I'm surprised even the amount of liquids seems to have been restricted.
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I'm surprised even the amount of liquids seems to have been restricted.
I missed where it mentioned the restriction of liquids... 🤔
Great article though! It is interesting to hear how much more strict things were back in the day. :incense: