Catholic Events

Cloistered Vocation Retreat Weekend

The cloistered Dominican Nuns at the Monastery of Our Lady of Grace (North Guilford, CT) invite all young women, aged 18-35 to a vocation retreat on January 3-5, 2014. For more information, contact Sister Maria of the Angels, OP, atgracevocations@comcast.net or 203-457- 1985.

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Are you going to Washington, DC for the 41^st Annual March for Life? As you know, this year the March for Life takes place on Wednesday, January 22nd.

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“The Pope from the New World” NOW available from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Francis-The-Pope-New-World/dp/B00GHNL0QC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1383769382&sr=8-4&keywords=pope+francis+documentary

The film Francis: “The Pope from the New World” is now available on DVD through Amazon.com.

Thanks to the great work of the Knights of Columbus!!!!
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UPDATE ADDED:

Plenary Indulgence, under the usual conditions of Confession, Communion, prayer for the intentions of the Pope and freedom of attachment to all sin on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1st:

§ 1. A plenary indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, in a church or in an oratory, are present [take part] in a recitation or solemn chant of: ... 

1° the hymn Veni Creator ... on the first day of the year, imploring divine assistance for the whole of the coming year... 

2° the Te Deum hymn, on the last day of the year, in thanksgiving to God for the favors received in the course of the entire year.

(Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, 4th edition)