Baptismal vows are the promises required of a candidate for baptism. According to the Roman Ritual, three questions are addressed to the person to be baptized: "Do you renounce Satan? and all his works? and all his pomps?" To each of these questions the person, or the sponsor in his name, replies: "I do renounce them". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

A rite includes all the ceremonies, prayers, and functions of a religious body. The Catholic Church is composed of 23 distinct rites, with the Roman Rite being the largest. Each rite has its own beautiful prayers and ceremonies which add to the richness of Catholic liturgical inheritance. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, "What are you looking for?" They said to him, "Rabbi" (which translated means Teacher), "where are you staying?" Today we meditate on a few verses from the Gospel of John Chapter 1. We think about the light of Christ and the search for Truth.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

Today we reflect on a Christmas antiphon from the Liturgy of the Hours, which is the official prayer-book of the church. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

Today is the first day of the new year and the eighth day of the Octave of the Nativity. Enjoy this mental prayer which continues to focus on the birth of Christ. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

Historically, the ending of Christmastide was sunset on 6 January. Christmastide is commonly called the Twelve Days of Christmas. To this day, the "Christian cultures in Western Europe and Latin America extend the season to forty days, ending on the Feast of the Presentation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

It's Christmas, don't worry. I'm not neglecting my family or the joy of the season. This is a prerecorded episode. I am happily enjoying Christmas midnight mass and time with family and friends, that is if you're listening to this on Christmas day. If you're in the future, I suppose you can ignore everything I just said, but that's beside the point. This is the Christmas episode and I wanted to do a special mental prayer focusing on a Christmas sermon from Gregory Nazianzen who died in AD...

Saint Nicholas was born in Asia Minor in the Roman Empire during the 4th century. Throughout his life, Saint Nicholas gave freely of his riches. He is considered the saint of children and gifts, and he is remembered annually on December 6th. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

Robert Sarah (born 15 June 1945) is a Guinean prelate of the Catholic Church. A cardinal since 20 November 2010, he has been appointed to many prestigious positions throughout his career such as, bishop of Conakry in Guinea, president of the West African bishops' conference, and leader of Congregation for Divine Worship. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

Tonight we meditate on Ecclesiasticus Chapter 7 verses 1-4. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

It’s advent, and what better time to meditate on the moments before Christ’s birth than now. So today, we are doing a mental prayer on the gospel of Luke chapter 1: verses 31-33. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

An abbot is the title given to the superior of a community of twelve or  more monks. Abbots are in charge of a monastery and control the  monastery's possessions, discipline of the monks, and gives blessings. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

A cardinal is a bishop of the Catholic Church with special authority from the pope. Cardinals are assistants of the pope in his liturgical functions, in the care of the poor, the administration of papal finances and possessions, and the synodal disposition of important matters. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

It’s advent, and what better time to meditate on the moments before  Christ’s birth than now. So today, we are doing a mental prayer on the gospel of Luke chapter 1: verses 28-31.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

It’s advent, and what better time to meditate on the moments before Christ’s birth than now. So today, we are doing a mental prayer on the gospel of Luke chapter 1: verses 26-28. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

In the year 155: Justin Martyr composes his First Apology in Rome. Later  in 156: Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, disciple of John, and teacher of  Irenaeus, was martyred. Two decades later; between 177 and 180 Irenaeus  became bishop of Lyons, France. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

The Sisters of the Holy Family are a Roman Catholic religious order based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They were founded as one of the first black religious orders in 1837 as the Sisters of the Presentation by Henriette DeLille, adopting the current name in 1842. The sisters provided a home for orphans and taught slaves at a time under Louisiana law when educating slaves was illegal. They also established the first and oldest Catholic nursing home in the United States in 1841. --- Send in a...

Today we meditate on the holiness of Saint Joseph with the Gospel of Matthew Chapter 1. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

Thea Bowman (1937 – 1990) was a Roman Catholic religious sister, teacher, and scholar who made a major contribution to the ministry of the Catholic Church toward her fellow Black Americans. Get biographies in your inbox at https://sdcason.com/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support

There's nothing wrong with the term African-American, but it's imprecise language. I am not from Africa, nor do I know of any African descendants in my family. First and foremost, call me by my name. But if all else fails, call me black, because my skin is dark. That's simple enough, right?  Subscribe to my newsletter at https://sdcason.com/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shalonecason1/support