Emma Stuart from Manorcunningham spent her Easter in Athens. In a special feature, she tells us how Holy Week brought ...

Napoleon Pelletier, a French Canadian, led the founding of St. Anne Shrine in the 1920s, and remnants of the Catholic enclave ...

In the end, we all have one thing in common: We’re one step closer to achieving a more cohesive and well-rounded space we ...

a book for writing prayers and intentions, and, if possible, votive candles for lighting." "There is also a custom of celebrating nine days of Masses, which communicate nine days of mourning ...

(Courtesy/Dennis Rees)Staten Island Advance According to custom ... After reciting a number of prayers and blessings, Rev. Martine proceeded to light the Christ Candle, which is taken into ...

Following the prayers, the pope’s body — dressed in ... The paschal, or Easter, candle is placed nearby and lit for the next part of the rite, which includes sprinkling holy water on the ...

Recent scrutiny into the Hope Florida initiative has put a brighter spotlight on CASEY DESANTIS — and is serving to define ...

“It is the custom that the nine days following the death ... easel in the church sanctuary with a bouquet of flowers and a candle near it; tolling church bells in remembrance; and encouraging ...

Chol Hamoed- The Intermediate Days of Passover Hikers in Binyamin on Pesach We count the Omer every night (see your prayer book for ... of the Omer period. The custom kept by most people in ...

But the custom of holding masses at the grotto faded ... small religious figures and a collection of artificial flowers. Prayer candles stood on a ledge at the back of the grotto.

Sweet Life: Los Angeles alums Jerrold Smith II and Cheryl Des Vignes married in an all-black "elegant" and "timeless" wedding ...

Are prayers and ceremonies ... A praiseworthy custom now in use in many places is the offering by the faithful on the feast of the Purification of candles for the use of the altar during the ...