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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 34490 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2023-05-19 23:12:54 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-05-19 23:12:54 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Outline</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#Project-Overview">Project Overview</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#contest-timeline">Contest Timeline</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#Submission-Materials-Instructions">Submission Materials and Instructions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#Awards">Awards</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#Review-Criteria">Review Criteria</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#FAQ">FAQ</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#Copyright">Copyright</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#contact">Contact</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#Proposal-Checklist">Proposal Checklist</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Project-Overview"><strong>Project Overview</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In a world where students are leaving the church at younger and younger ages, Catholic school educators, administrators, staff, and parents are faced with a fundamental challenge: how to sow the seeds of faith in a way that produces “good fruit” (Matthew 13:8).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">At Hallow, we believe that the necessary foundation for catechesis, in order to nurture a lifelong journey of discipleship, is a personal relationship with Christ. It’s not enough to learn <em>about </em>God; we also need to <em>know </em>Him. The path to sainthood must involve both our heads and our hearts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We believe that a theological education ought to be, first and foremost, a process of falling in love with God. Much like in dating, we don’t sit down and try to memorize a long list of facts about our beloved. Instead, we meet them, we ask questions, we listen, we laugh, and we share about ourselves; we get to know them as a person. Our knowledge of them grows as our love deepens.<br><br>Providing students with opportunities to deepen their love of God is paramount to everything else we do in our Catholic schools. The truth about God's creation, the nature of the sacraments, the beauty of scripture: all of these things are best understood within the context of a loving relationship with our Creator.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Catechism affirms this approach in Part IV, <em>The Life of Christian Prayer</em>, “Christians owe it to themselves to develop the desire to meditate regularly, lest they come to resemble the three first kinds of soil in the parable of the sower…Meditation engages thought, imagination, emotion, and desire. This mobilization of faculties is necessary in order to deepen our convictions of faith, prompt the conversion of our heart, and strengthen our will to follow Christ.” (CCC 2707-2708)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">That is the vision we are building at Hallow, and, as an educator, we would love your help in building “head and heart” experiences for students across the country (and world).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Yours in Christ,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Hallow for Schools Team</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="contest-timeline"><strong>Contest Timeline</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This summer contest will have two phases.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Phase 1</em>: Applicants will create an outline of their proposed content along with samples to demonstrate the style of what they envision producing. The Hallow for Schools team will evaluate these proposals and invite the winning creators to produce the full scope of the proposed content.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Key Date: All proposals are due on or before June 9, 2023, at 5 p.m. CT.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Phase 2</em>: The winners of Phase I will work over the summer to produce their content, with support and direction, as needed, from the Hallow for Schools team. Individual completion dates may vary, but all materials must be submitted for final review by July 15, 2023.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Submission-Materials-Instructions"><strong>Submission Materials and Instructions</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Proposals should be scoped at the level of a “Unit” consisting of multiple lesson plans. The range of media and types of supporting materials can vary, but must include some audio-content that lives (or would live) in the Hallow app.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Proposals should include (1) a comprehensive outline of the content you envision creating and (2) one actual sample of each content type you are proposing.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>For example, if you are proposing a Unit consisting of 4 lesson plans featuring new audio reflections for the Hallow app, in-class group activities, and homework assignments, you would submit:</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><em>A bulleted outline of the entire Unit including a breakdown of each lesson plan, as well as outlines of each supporting audio reflection, in-class group activity, and homework assignment.&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><em>Samples for:</em><!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><em>1 lesson plan</em></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><em>1 audio script or file</em></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><em>1 in-class activity</em></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><em>1 homework assignment</em></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Each Unit/lesson plan must have an associated <em>curricular learning standard</em>. The specific learning standard may come from your diocese, your religion/theology curriculum, or the national USCCB standards.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Each Unit/lesson Plan should also have a <em>learning objective</em> (ie. “Students will be able to…). This should be related to the associated curricular learning standard, but can be articulated however you prefer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Submissions of proposals can be made using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRir8OQtXFRksSmVyhW9ChCzE9quOgeOb_g7Kh4kINMXc1_Q/viewform?usp=sf_link">THIS FORM</a> and should be in whatever file format (e.g., pdf, excel) that you feel best captures your vision for the content. See attached Proposal Checklist for an overview of what your submission should include.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"dark-purple","className":"is-style-fill"} --> <div class="wp-block-button is-style-fill"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-dark-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRir8OQtXFRksSmVyhW9ChCzE9quOgeOb_g7Kh4kINMXc1_Q/viewform">Submit Proposal Here</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Awards"><strong>Awards</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Winning proposals will be awarded $1,000 upon delivery of the final product.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Review-Criteria"><strong>Review Criteria</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Initial Proposal</em>: Initial Proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Comprehensive</strong>: Does the outline conform to all of the requirements stated above and do the samples provided fully convey what the final content will look like?</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Complete</strong>: Could the final content be immediately usable by a teacher “off the shelf” with minimal additional preparation?</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Multimedia</strong>: Does the proposal include a range of lesson activities to support both a holistic understanding of the content and a range of learning styles?</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Head and Heart</strong>: Does the proposal include a mix of content that both increases a student’s catechetical knowledge and creates moments of encounter with Christ?</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Accessibility</strong>: Is the content proposed accessible to students regardless of where they are on their faith journey?</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Full Submission: Final content will be evaluated on the same core criteria list above, with support provided by the Hallow for Schools team along the creation process to provide feedback.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="FAQ"><strong>FAQ</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Can I submit something that I already have created and use in the classroom?<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Yes. So long as it is original content that you created yourself, we welcome any content that you and your students have already found valuable.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Can I submit more than one proposal?<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sure! Each proposal will be evaluated independently of author so if you have multiple big ideas and would like to work on a few projects over the summer, we would love to support that.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Do I already need to be a Hallow user / does my school need to be using Hallow?<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Nope. While there is the requirement to have Hallow content (either existing or new) associated with your proposal, you do not need to have used Hallow in the classroom before.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>What grade levels is this for?<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>We are accepting proposals that speak to students K-12.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Can I share this contest with friends?<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Absolutely! The more, the merrier.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Copyright"><strong>Copyright</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">All submitted material must be original. Copyright of all awarded materials will be held by Hallow, Inc. This does not preclude the private use of materials in one’s own classroom. Hallow, Inc. reserves the right to edit materials as it deems appropriate to adhere to the teaching of the Catholic Church. Hallow, Inc. reserves the right to design materials to fit within the Hallow app. Attribution will be given to the author of the original material.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="" id="contact"><strong>Contact: schools@hallow.app</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Proposal-Checklist"><strong>Proposal Checklist</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Required</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Unit Overview<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Grade level(s)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Curricular standard and learning objective(s)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Outline of lesson plans</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lesson Plans<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Curricular standard and learning objective(s)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Outline of supporting content/activities (see below)<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Samples of each supporting content type proposed.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>In-App Hallow Audio Content<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Does it already exist? If so, which sessions specifically?</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>If it does not exist, an outline of the proposed new sessions and 1 sample script or audio file.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Supporting Content/Activities</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Lesson plans may consist of any of the following.&nbsp;You don’t need to include all of these options in your proposal but should include a sample of each type you intend to use:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lecture materials</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>In-class activities</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Homework exercises</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Teacher assessments (ie. tests/quizzes)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Performance assessments (i.e. projects)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.com/hallow-for-schools/">Hallow for Schools</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Phase 1 of the contest closes June 9, 2023, at 5 p.m. CT. Winners of Phase 1 will be notified via email. By entering, entrants confirm that they are at least 18+ years of age.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> [post_title] => Hallow’s Head and Heart Summer Content Contest [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => head-and-heart-contest [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-06-01 16:15:28 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-06-01 16:15:28 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=34490 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 33919 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2023-05-09 20:46:16 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-05-09 20:46:16 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">For many, Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate important women in our lives and the blessing from God that they represent.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">While not technically a Catholic or Christian holiday at its core, Mother’s Day is still an important day of prayer and reflection for many, recognizing not only the gift of Mary to the Church, but the gift of mothers and motherlike figures in our lives. Mother’s Day also falls during the Month of Mary, which the Church has recognized for centuries, turning to Our Lady as a guide to better know and love her Son, Jesus.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">To assist those seeking to make their observance of Mother’s Day particularly prayerful, Hallow has assembled a number of Mother’s Day prayers and prayer resources.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hallow also recognizes that Mother’s Day can be a challenging time for many. Our prayers are with those struggling with fertility issues, those who have recently lost their mothers, those who might not have the best relationship with their family or any others for whom it’s a difficult or traumatic day.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-simple-prayers-for-mother-s-day">Simple Prayers for Mother’s Day</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Heavenly Father, I lift up to you today my mother and all mothers. Bless them with strength to continue to care for their children, with the same bold, selflessness Mary showed Jesus. Help my mother and all mothers feel our gratitude and truly know their impact. May we honor them today and on all days as vessels of Your love. In Your name I pray. Amen.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>God, today, we celebrate mothers, but the truth is, we ought to celebrate them every day. Their love manifests in small, subtle ways each day–in the mundane that sometimes we can take for granted. We thank you for their sacrificial love and ask you to uplift them today. Thank you for the gift they are in our lives. In Your name we pray. Amen.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>When our mothers are tired, Lord, give them strength. When they feel alone, give them comfort. When they feel overwhelmed with the challenges of parenting, help them to know peace. In their darkest moments, be their Light. At times in our lives, our mothers are everything to us, meeting our every need. We ask You to provide them today with whatever gift they need. In gratitude, we pray. Amen.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mary, full of grace, I ask for your intercession today for my earthly mother. Pray for her, and pray that her example of love draws me closer to Your son, not only on Mother’s Day but on all days. Amen.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/FJaHeI6oFzb">Pray with Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-marian-inspired-prayers">Marian-Inspired Prayers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother’s Day is a great time to consider drawing closer to Mary and spending time in prayer asking for her intercession.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Hail Mary is an easy way to invite Mary into your Mother’s Day celebration, and you can also consider praying the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">Rosary</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Perhaps you also consider learning more about the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-marian-consecration/">Marian Consecration</a>, a lifelong commitment to Mary that takes place over 33 days.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Also, learn more about the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-mary-undoer-of-knots-novena/">Mary, Undoer of Knots Novena</a>, which is inspired by Mary interceding at the wedding at Cana, asking for Jesus’s help. She can help us untangle the knots in our life the way she helped the wedding hosts emerge from their difficult situation.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-intercessory-prayers-for-mother-s-day">Intercessory Prayers for Mother’s Day&nbsp;</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">If you’ve been tasked with writing intercessory prayers (prayers of the faithful) for Mass on Mother’s Day, allow Hallow to help.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Here a few simple Mother’s Day prayers suitable for most prayers of the faithful:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>For all mothers, grandmothers, step-mothers and motherlike figures in our lives, may God bless them abundantly, we pray to the Lord,</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>For all those longing to be mothers, may You console them through their hard times and bless them with the gift of conception. We pray to the Lord,</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>That government leaders make good decisions to support mothers at all stages of motherhood, we pray to the Lord,</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>May we be inspired by Mary our Mother to journey with Jesus, in good times and in challenging times, we pray to the Lord,</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-mother-s-day-bible-verses">Mother’s Day Bible Verses</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Bible celebrates motherhood in numerous places.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Certainly, there are beautiful passages related to Mary that are worth revisiting on Mother’s Day or any day, but there are other verses in Scripture relating to mothers worth reflecting on:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Isaiah 66:13 “As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you;”</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Psalm 22:10-11 “For you drew me forth from the womb, made me safe at my mother’s breasts. Upon you I was thrust from the womb; since my mother bore me you are my God.”</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Proverbs 1:8-9 “Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and reject not your mother’s teaching; A graceful diadem will they be for your head; a pendant for your neck.”</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/FJaHeI6oFzb">Download Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>More Prayers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/morning-prayer/">Morning Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/solemnity-of-mary-mother-of-god/">Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/7-sorrows/">Seven Sorrows Rosary</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/feast-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe-prayers-celebrations/">Our Lady of Guadalupe</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-therese-novena/">St. Thérèse Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Mother’s Day Prayers 2024: Prayers for Mother’s Day [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => mothers-day-prayers [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-04-16 15:09:43 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-04-16 15:09:43 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=33919 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 33711 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2023-05-05 13:00:29 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-05-05 13:00:29 [post_content] => <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Through his ‘artistic creativity’ man appears more than ever ‘in the image of God.'</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>St. Pope John Paul II</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">As students prepared for finals, projects, exams, and a highly anticipated summer, they took a break to showcase their incredible artistic talent for the first-ever Hallow Student Art Competition.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Art is one of the most unique and beautiful expressions of the Christian faith. For thousands of years, art has made tangible the personal and meaningful relationship with one’s faith. The allure of art, in part, comes from its universality among age groups, cultures, and centuries.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Inviting students of all ages from across the world to participate in the creation of artwork for the Hallow App, exemplifies the universality of even the artwork that appears on a phone or computer screen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Students were asked to create a piece of religious artwork that would be considered for a month-long feature in the ‘Kids’ section of the Hallow App.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In just a few short weeks, students of all ages and grade levels submitted their artwork for consideration. Watercolor, pencil, crayon, and even some digital pieces were submitted with the hope that these pieces would be chosen as the winning artwork. The Hallow design team had the pleasure of reviewing the artwork and was incredibly impressed with the talent of the young students.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The winning artwork was produced by students who created pieces of art that not only showcased their talent but also incorporated beautiful and relevant images from our faith and remained cohesive with other art on Hallow. We are proud to announce the winners and honorable mentions from the 2023 Hallow Student Easter Art Competition!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Winning Artwork</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong><a href="https://hallow.com/chapters/348">Intro: Littles</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>David </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Grades K-5</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:image {"id":33822,"width":471,"height":330,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/K-5_628x440.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-33822" width="471" height="330"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong><a href="https://hallow.com/chapters/349">Intro: Middles</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Nick </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Grades: 6-8</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:image {"id":33725,"width":512,"height":359,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-3-1024x717.png" alt="" class="wp-image-33725" width="512" height="359"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>"My portrait of Christ shows Jesus in deep prayer with the Father."</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong><a href="https://hallow.com/chapters/350">Intro: Teens</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lauren </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Grades: 9-12</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:image {"id":33733,"width":512,"height":359,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-4-1024x717.png" alt="" class="wp-image-33733" width="512" height="359"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>"Art is something really special for me and one of the best things about it is being able to directly connect with the viewer and gain an understanding from just a picture. I’ve been raised Catholic all my life and for this painting I wanted to be able to give back to God using my talent."</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Honorable Mentions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Intro: Littles&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Cecilia </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Grades K-5</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:image {"id":33716,"width":431,"height":303,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-1.png" alt="" class="wp-image-33716" width="431" height="303"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Intro: Middles</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Emma </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Grades 6-8</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:image {"id":33712,"width":479,"height":398,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image.png" alt="" class="wp-image-33712" width="479" height="398"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Intro: Teens</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Ashleigh Rose</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Grades 9-12</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:image {"id":33721,"width":477,"height":674,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image-2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-33721" width="477" height="674"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hallow is blessed to have designers with remarkable talents in the arts, and there has also been something truly special about featuring student artwork alongside artwork in the app. Keep your eye out for upcoming Hallow art competitions for you, your children, and your students!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Click <a href="http://hallow.com/communities/schools">here</a> or the button below to learn more about Hallow for Schools.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="http://hallow.com/communities/schools">Hallow for Schools</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Prayer for Artists</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Bless the creators, O God of creation,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>who by their gifts make the world</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>a more joyful and beautiful realm.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Through their labors</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>they teach us to see more clearly</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>the truth around us.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>In their inspiration</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>they call forth wonder and awe</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>in our own living.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>In their hope and vision</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>they remind us</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>that life is holy.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Bless all who create in your image,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O God of creation.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Pour your Spirit upon them</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p 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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 35474 [post_author] => 32 [post_date] => 2023-05-01 21:22:16 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-05-01 21:22:16 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Patron Saints: Table of Contents:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#about">What are patron saints?</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#countries">Patron saints of countries</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#causes-devotions">Patron saints causes and devotions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#hallow">Hallow and the saints</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#faqs">Common questions about patron saints </a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Saints hold a special place in the body of the Catholic Church and are especially prominent in its prayer life.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The USCCB <a href="https://www.usccb.org/offices/public-affairs/saints">describes</a> saints as people in heaven “who lived heroically virtuous lives, offered their life for others, or were martyred for the faith, and who are worthy of imitation.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Reflecting on the connection between prayer and the communion of saints, <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences/2021/documents/papa-francesco_20210407_udienza-generale.html">Pope Francis said</a>, “When we pray, we never do so alone: even if we do not think about it, we are immersed in a majestic river of invocations that precedes us and proceeds after us.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Sometimes, people, churches, and organizations share a special connection to a saint. This refers to the concept of patronage, and a certain saint being known as “the patron saint of” a particular group.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="about">What Are Patron Saints?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Patron saints are members of the communion of saints who certain groups look to for special intercession.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">History and tradition often dictate patron saints, but individuals and groups also can choose a patron saint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This commonly occurs during Confirmation, when those being confirmed (the “confirmandi”) choose a saint’s name as part of the process for this important sacrament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Organizations often choose saints that align with their mission or those they feel a special connection to.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">For example, Catholic University’s Institute for Transformation of Catholic Education (ITCE) chose patron saints connected to education.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It explains that <a href="https://itce.catholic.edu/about/our-patrons-and-logo/">it seeks</a> “patronage and prayers of the great educator saints who have gone before us. ITCE looks in a special way to six patron saints who exemplify our guiding principles”:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/saints/augustine-of-hippo/">St. Augustine of Hippo</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Thomas Aquinas</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/st-catherine-of-siena-feast-prayers-quotes-feast-day/">St. Catherine of Siena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/saints/elizabeth-ann-seton/">St. Elizabeth Ann Seon</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Edith Stein</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/saints/john-paul-ii/">St. John Paul II</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hallow’s patron saint is <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/st-teresa-of-avila-prayers-quotes-feast-day/">St. Teresa of Avila</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/patronsaints">Try Hallow for Free Today</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="countries">Patron Saints of Countries</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The early 20th-century work “<a href="https://archive.org/details/catholicencyclop11herbuoft/page/562/mode/2up?q=patron">The Catholic Encyclopedia</a>”&nbsp; explains that the term “patron” may be applied to a church, a district, a country, or a corporation.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">While church patrons are usually self-evident in their name, countries also have patron saints (sometimes more than one!) that might be less widely known–perhaps because they can shift over time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Here are popular patron saints associated with different countries around the world:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/st-mary-of-the-cross-mackillop-named-second-patron-of-australia/">Australia</a>: St. Mary MacKillop</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Brazil - Mary as <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/our-lady-of-aparecida-prayers-feast-day/">Our Lady of Aparecida</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>China - St. Joseph</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Colombia - Mary as Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://catholicherald.co.uk/there-were-many-contenders-for-englands-patron-saint-so-how-did-we-end-up-with-george/">England</a> - St. George</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>India - St. Thomas (who died in India)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Ireland - St. Patrick</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mexico - Mary as <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/feast-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe-prayers-celebrations/">Our Lady of Guadalupe</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/03/17/470679579/how-did-st-patrick-get-to-be-the-patron-saint-of-nigeria">Nigeria</a> - St. Patrick</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Norway - St. Olaf</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Poland - Mary as Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Scotland - <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/andrew/">St. Andrew</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.ncregister.com/blog/spain-honors-its-patron-st-james-the-greater">Spain</a> - St. James</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>United States - Mary of the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/feast-of-the-immaculate-conception-church-teaching-prayers/">Immaculate Conception</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Smaller regions can have specific patron saints as well. <a href="https://www.usccb.org/resources/who-was-junipero-serra">St. Junipero Serra </a>is the patron saint of the state of California. At the same time, St. Vibiana is <a href="https://cathedralchapel.org/sacraments">considered</a> the patron saint of Los Angeles and St. Francis of Assisi the patron saint of San Francisco.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="causes-devotions">List of Patron Saints and their Causes/Devotions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Groups of people united in specific causes also identify with patron saints, though they are usually not officially recognized by the Church in the same way that the Church recognizes the patronage of a country or church building.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Still, these saints are important to these groups and often play a crucial role in the faith life of their members.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Alcoholics - Venerable Matt Talbot (Not a saint but <a href="https://www.lincolndiocese.org/news/diocesan-news/15338-ask-the-register-patron-of-alcoholics">considered patron of</a> those struggling with alcohol abuse)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Animals - <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/francis-of-assisi/">St. Francis of Assisi</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Cancer - St. Peregrine (Pray the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/st-peregrine-novena/">St. Peregrine Novena</a>)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Children - St. Nicholas</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Computer programmers - <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/carlos-acutis/">Bl. Carlo Acutis</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Fertility and Pregnancy - <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/gianna-beretta-molla/">St. Gianna</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Healing - St. Raphael</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jobs - St. Cajetan (patron of job-seekers/unemployed)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lost Causes - St. Jude (pray the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-jude-novena/">St. Jude Novena</a>)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Nurses - St. Camillus (patron of all those in healthcare)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Police Officer - St. Michael the Archangel</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Poor - St. Vincent de Paul (known as “<a href="https://uscatholic.org/articles/201409/st-vincent-de-paul-patron-of-the-poor/">charity’s saint</a>”)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Protection - St. Michael the Archangel (pray the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-st-michael-chaplet/">St. Michael Chaplet</a>)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Soldiers - St. Michael the Archangel</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Students - St. Thomas Aquinas</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Travelers - <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/christopher/">St. Christopher</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Workers - <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-joseph-worker-novena/">St. Joseph the Worker</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">There can be patrons for even more specific causes and devotions. For example, while St. Raphael is considered the patron saint of healing, one might ask for the intercession of St. Bernardine of Siena, patron saint of <a href="https://www.sjnirvine.org/blog/stbernardinesiena">respiratory illnesses</a>, if dealing with a condition specific to the lungs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Similarly, while St. Thomas Aquinas is the patron saint of students, someone struggling to promptly complete homework assignments might look to <a href="https://www.catholicherald.com/article/columns/a-patron-saint-for-procrastinators/">St. Expeditus</a>, patron saint of procrastinators.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Catholics never pray <em>to</em> saints. Rather, saints are venerated and Catholics ask for their intercession. Catholics ask saints to pray to God. Their example of boldly living their faith can inspire us and lead us closer to God.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/all-saints-day-faq-origin-celebrations-and-prayers/">All Saints Day</a> recognizes all the holy men and women saints in heaven.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="hallow">Hallow and the Saints</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Hallow app has an entire Daily Saint section dedicated to sharing the story of one saint each day, to inspire your own prayer life and journey toward holiness.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Saints in 7 Days Series dives deeper into the lives of prominent saints, exploring their journey to sainthood how it’s relevant to our own lives.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Learn about saints by downloading the Hallow app today.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/patronsaints">Pray with Saints on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="faqs">Frequently Asked Questions about Patron Saints</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Who are the patron saints?</strong> There are many! Many saints are patrons of different places or groups. St. Mary and St. Joseph are among the most popular patron saints.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>How many patron saints are there? </strong>Adding up patron saints of continents, countries, states and cities, the list would easily approach one thousand different patron saints. Throw in patron saints of organizations and causes, and there are even more.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>What is the list of all patron saints?</strong> Because many patron saints of different causes are not official titles, there’s no official, comprehensive list of all saints and their patronages. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>How are patron saints chosen?</strong> Patron saints are "assigned by a venerable tradition, or chosen by election as a special intercessor with God.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-more-saints-resources">More Saints Resources</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-with-saints/">How to Pray with Saints</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/padre-pio-prayers-feast-day/">Padre Pio: Miracles and Feast Day</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/mental-health-praying-with-saints/">Saints and Mental Health</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Patron Saints: Lists of Catholic Patron Saints, Who They Are and Why They Matter [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => patron-saints [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-09-04 20:45:07 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-09-04 20:45:07 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=35474 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 33592 [post_author] => 3 [post_date] => 2023-04-29 14:46:51 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-04-29 14:46:51 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The last few months have been an absolute whirlwind. God has us on a crazier ride than I ever could’ve imagined. This Lent, Hallow was the first faith-based app to ever crack the top 10 apps in the App Store overall coming in at #3 - beating Netflix, Spotify, Instagram, Amazon, Tiktok, YouTube and so many more of the largest apps in the world. It took us almost two years from launching Hallow to get to 1 million prayers prayed in total on the app. This Lent we had over a million prayers prayed each day. We just crossed 225 million prayers prayed in total and, as of last week, now over 10 million downloads.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. All credit belongs to Him and to the incredible team of folks we have working so hard here at Hallow.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We’ve also been humbled and blessed to be able to close an additional $50 million Series C fundraise bringing the total funding raised for Hallow to $105 million. The round was led by <a href="https://www.goodwatercap.com/">Goodwater Capital</a>, the largest consumer tech-only venture fund in the world that also happens to be founded by two incredible men of faith and explicitly rooted in the mission of Micah 6:8: “do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.” The name Goodwater comes from the combination of Good News and Living Water, reflecting their mission to empower entrepreneurs to change the world for good.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Every decision we’ve made in building <a href="https://hallow.com/">Hallow</a> has resulted from deep prayer and conversation with our faith advisors, and this new round is no different (read more about our structure as a Public Benefit Corporation <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/why-we-made-hallow-a-public-benefit-corp/">here</a>).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This round and these milestones are exciting. We’re thrilled to partner together with mission-driven partners, team members (we’re hiring! Join our team <a href="http://hallow.com/jobs">here</a>) and creators to invest even more heavily in building an experience that helps the world to build a daily habit of prayer. But with each of these milestones, something has become more and more clear over time.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This is not why we do this. The numbers are not what we’re working for. It’s not the vision for Hallow.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The vision for Hallow is not numbers, but individuals - not millions of downloads, but each one of us as children of God. The vision for Hallow is Sarah.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Sarah is a young married mom of three little girls. She became tragically addicted to alcohol and stimulants and was involved in a longstanding affair. She’d never really taken her faith very seriously. Her husband found out about the affair and left. She was alone, ashamed, and depressed - thinking often she’d be better off dead. She saw a post about the app and something moved her. She figured she might as well give it a try. She realized, she told us, that in her darkest hour - when everyone she knew had left, everything she cared about had been destroyed - that the only person there with her in the darkness was Christ. She began praying with the app over a dozen times a day. And in her words, He picked her broken pieces up off the floor and put her together again. She cut off the affair. She got sober for the first time in years. She prayed for her husband’s miraculous forgiveness and, in his own experience in adoration, he forgave her. Their family has been reunited.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">She told us, “I know you probably get these stories all the time, but I just wanted to let you know, that if you never do anything else in your life, please know that you saved me. I don’t think I’d be standing here alive today if it were not for this app and the grace that God gave me through it.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This is why we do this. This is what we’re working for. This is the vision for Hallow.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">If we spend the next 30 years and are able to be a part of just one more person like Sarah’s journey back to God, if we help God reach out to just one more of His lost ones…then it will have all been infinitely worth it.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">And I don’t think Sarah is alone. I think there are millions and millions of Sarah’s. Honestly, I think we’re all a bit like Sarah in our own way. We’re all a little lost. We’re all a little stuck. We’re all a little bit further from God than He invites us to be.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">But our faith is one of hope. And if there’s anything that this experience has taught me, it’s that there is no valley that God cannot reach. There is no darkness that the Light cannot overcome.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">I cannot wait to see what He does next.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">AMDG,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Alex at Hallow</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Note: Sarah’s name has been anonymized for privacy</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> [post_title] => 10 Million Downloads & Series C Funding [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => 10-million-installs [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-05-18 11:47:19 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-05-18 11:47:19 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=33592 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 31106 [post_author] => 43 [post_date] => 2023-04-26 20:29:49 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-04-26 20:29:49 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Feast of St. Joseph the Worker is May 1. A relatively new <a href="https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-joseph-the-worker/">feast</a> in the liturgical calendar, it was introduced in 1955 by Pope Pius XII. This special day and novena commemorate St. Joseph as someone who most gracefully integrated spiritual life with his daily, laborious life as a father, husband, and worker. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The patron saint of the Church and guardian of the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-family-novena/">Holy Family</a>, Joseph is a beautiful example for us to follow God's purpose despite what the world might say or what little recognition we might get for doing so. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pray this novena to St. Joseph the Worker for nine days, culminating on May 1 (Feast of St. Joseph the Worker) or March 19 (Solemnity of Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin). We can pray this novena to ask for Joseph’s special care over a particular intention such as help in an area of our lives needing discernment.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/YXgSJ1Qk6wb">Pray with Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Each of us can discover in Joseph – the man who goes unnoticed, a daily, discreet and hidden presence – an intercessor, a support and a guide in times of trouble.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite><em>Pope Francis&nbsp;</em></cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="St-Joseph-Novena"><strong>St. Joseph the Worker Novena</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:yoast/how-to-block {"hasDuration":true,"minutes":"5","jsonDescription":"","steps":[{"id":"how-to-step-1675191317639","name":["Make the Sign of the Cross. 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Amen.</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1675191361027"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Recite the novena. </strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>Joseph, by the work of your hands and the sweat of your brow, you supported Jesus and Mary, and had the Son of God as your fellow worker. </em><br/><br/><em>Teach me to work as you did, with patience and perseverance, for God and for those whom God has given me to support.</em><br/><br/><em>Teach me to see in my fellow workers the Christ who desires to be in them, that I may always be charitable and forbearing towards all. </em><br/><br/><em>Grant me to look upon work with the eyes of faith, so that I shall recognize in it my share in God's own creative activity and in Christ's work of our redemption, and so take pride in it. </em><br/><em>When it is pleasant and productive, remind me to give thanks to God for it. And when it is burdensome, teach me to offer it to God, in reparation for my sins and the sins of the world. </em><br/><br/><em>O good father Joseph! I beg you, by all your sufferings, sorrows and joys, to obtain for me what I now ask. Obtain for all those who have asked my prayers, everything that is useful to them in the plan of God. Be near to me in my last moments that I may eternally sing the praises of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Amen. </em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1675191385931"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Pray an Our Father. </strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-our-father/">Our Father</a>, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1675191394299"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Hail Mary</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1675191402110"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Glory Be</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1675191411129"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Sign of the Cross</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</em></p> </li></ol></div> <!-- /wp:yoast/how-to-block --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/YXgSJ1Qk6wb">Pray the St. Joseph Novena</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Other Prayers and Novenas</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-litany-of-st-joseph/">Litany of St. Joseph</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-mary-undoer-of-knots-novena/">Mary, Undoer of Knots Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-jude-novena/">St. Jude Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-therese-novena/">St. Thérèse Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-54-day-novena/">54-Day Rosary Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => How to Pray the St. Joseph the Worker Novena [post_excerpt] => Ask for St. Joseph's care over a special intention. 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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 33473 [post_author] => 43 [post_date] => 2023-04-26 19:48:11 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-04-26 19:48:11 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">One of four female Doctors of the Church, St. Catherine of Siena, is known for her writings on mysticism and spiritual guidance and her efforts for Church unity in the fourteenth century. We celebrate the feast of St. Catherine of Siena on the anniversary of her death, April 29.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#early-life-vocation">Early life and vocation&nbsp;</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#sainthood">Sainthood</a><!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#death">Death</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#canonization">Canonization</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#doctor-of-the-church">Doctor of the Church</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#co-patroness-europe">Co-Patroness of Europe</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#saint-catherine-of-siena-prayers">St. Catherine of Siena prayers</a><!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#come-into-my-heart-prayer">“Come Into My Heart”</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#love-undefiled-prayer">“Love Undefiled”</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#saint-catherine-of-siena-quotes">St. Catherine of Siena quotes</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#related-prayers-saints">Related prayers and saints</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="" id="early-life-vocation">Early life and vocation</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Caterina Benincasa, later St. Catherine of Siena, was born in 1347 in Siena, Italy, as the <a href="https://www.nationalshrine.org/blog/lessons-from-the-life-of-saint-catherine-of-siena-laywoman-and-activist/">25th child</a> in a large family. Within a year of her birth, there was great <a href="https://www.franciscanmedia.org/franciscan-spirit-blog/st-catherine-of-siena-the-feisty-dominican/">turmoil</a> in Italy due to the plague and continuing economic and military problems. The Church was also still in a state of conflict, as the Catholic papacy had moved to Avignon, France, in 1309, before Catherine’s birth. This period in Church history is known as the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Western-Schism">Western Schism</a>.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Catherine experienced her first mystical vision – of Christ blessing her – at the age of 5. Two years later, she vowed to live a chaste life at 7. About a decade after, Catherine’s older sister passed away, and her parents urged her to marry her sister’s widower. Yet, despite her parents’ desires, Catherine refused. Instead, she entered the <em>Mantellate</em>, the female branch of the Dominicans of the Third Order, at 16 after her <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/audiences/2010/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20101124.html">vision</a> of St. Dominic.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Vowing a life of piety and chastity, she lived in silence and isolation for some years but soon turned to a more public life of prayer, activism, and spiritual counseling.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="" id="sainthood">Sainthood</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Catherine became known throughout Italy for her asceticism and efforts in church reform in her twenties. At 28, she received the stigmata (wounds resembling Christ’s from his crucifixion), similar to <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/padre-pio-prayers-feast-day/">Padre Pio</a>, St. Francis of Assisi, and <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-divine-mercy-chaplet/">St. Faustina Kowalska</a>, among others.&nbsp;Religious art of St. Catherine of Siena often depicts her with the stigmata, such as the below sculpture. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"center","id":33486,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none","className":"is-style-rounded"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium is-style-rounded"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/pexels-natasa-dav-2166599-333x500.jpg" alt="St. Catherine of Siena is often depicted with the stigmata in religious art, such as the above sculpture. " class="wp-image-33486"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Aside from her spiritual and mystic theological writings, namely <em>The Dialogues</em>, St. Catherine of Siena is most famous for her influence on Pope Gregory XI to reunite the Church in Rome. After residing in Avignon since 1309, the papacy returned to Rome in 1377; because of such efforts, Catherine is often referred to as a “Doctor of Unity,” in addition to her title as a Doctor of the Church. Pope Benedict XVI <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/audiences/2010/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20101124.html">spoke</a> to St. Catherine of Siena’s influence in 2010:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Today I would like to talk to you about </em><strong><em>a woman who played an eminent role in the history of the Church: St Catherine of Siena.</em></strong><em> The century in which she lived — the 14th — was a troubled period in the life of the Church and throughout the social context of Italy and Europe. Yet, even in the most difficult times, the Lord does not cease to bless his People, bringing forth Saints who give a jolt to minds and hearts, provoking conversion and renewal. Catherine is one of these and still today speaks to us and </em><strong><em>impels us to walk courageously toward holiness to be ever more fully disciples of the Lord.</em></strong><em> </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite><em>Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, General Audience on November 24, 2010</em></cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/VsgwDiAfizb">Pray with Hallow’s Daily Saint</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="" id="death">1380: Death</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Catherine of Siena died of a stroke in 1380 at 33 years old – the same age as Christ on the day of His crucifixion. St. Faustina Kowalska also passed at 33.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="" id="canonization">1461: Canonization&nbsp;</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pope Pius II canonized St. Catherine of Siena in 1461.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="" id="doctor-of-the-church">1970: Doctor of the Church</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Paul VI, then Pope, declared St. Catherine of Siena a Doctor of the Church in 1970.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="" id="co-patroness-europe">1999: Co-Patroness of Europe</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">And in 1999, St. John Paul II, then Pope, <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/motu_proprio/documents/hf_jp-ii_motu-proprio_01101999_co-patronesses-europe.html">named</a> St. Catherine of Siena one of the co-patronesses of Europe, alongside St. Bridget of Sweden, and St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein). He spoke to her boldness,&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>With the same vigour, Catherine addressed Churchmen of every rank, demanding of them the most exacting integrity in their personal lives and their pastoral ministry. The uninhibited, powerful and incisive tone in which she admonished priests, Bishops and Cardinals is quite striking. It is essential—she would say—to root out from the garden of the Church the rotten plants and to put in their place “new plants” which are fresh and fragrant. And strengthened by her intimacy with Christ, the Saint of Siena was not afraid to point out frankly even to the Pope, whom she loved dearly as her “sweet Christ on earth”, that the will of God demanded that he should abandon the hesitation born of earthly prudence and worldly interests, and return from Avignon to Rome, to the Tomb of Peter.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite><em>St. (Pope) John Paul II, October 1, 1999</em></cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/VsgwDiAfizb">Pray with Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="" id="saint-catherine-of-siena-prayers">St. Catherine of Siena Prayers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="" id="come-into-my-heart-prayer">“Come Into My Heart” Prayer</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A short prayer to ask the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-to-the-holy-spirit/">Holy Spirit</a> to draw near and lead us toward God’s love in our thoughts and actions.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Holy Spirit, come into my heart;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Draw it to Thee by Thy power, O my God,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>And grant me charity with filial fear.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Preserve me, O beautiful love, from every evil thought;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Warm me, inflame me with Thy dear love,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>And every pain will seem light to me.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>My Father, my sweet Lord, help me in all my actions.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Jesus, love.&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Jesus, love.&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Amen.&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/VsgwDiAfizb">Holy Spirit, Come Into My Heart</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="" id="love-undefiled-prayer">“Love Undefiled” Prayer</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A prayer of praise and thanksgiving that also guides us in asking for Him to lead us to His true Light.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Eternal God, eternal Trinity,&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>You have made the Blood of Christ so precious through His sharing in Your Divine nature.&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>You are a mystery as deep as the sea;&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>the more I search, the more I find,&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>and the more I find the more I search for You.&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>But I can never be satisfied;&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>what I receive will ever leave me desiring more.&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>When You fill my soul I have an ever-greater hunger,&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>and I grow more famished for Your light.&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>I desire above all to see You, the true light, as you really are.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Amen.</em>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="" id="saint-catherine-of-siena-quotes">St. Catherine of Siena Quotes</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>“The human heart is drawn by love.”&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>“The soul is in God and God in the soul, just as the fish is in the sea and the sea in the fish.”</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>“There is nothing we can desire or want that we do not find in God.”&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>“If you are what you should be, you will set Italy ablaze.”&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">*This quote is frequently altered to “Be who God meant you to be, and you will set the world on fire.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/VsgwDiAfizb">Download the Hallow App</a></div> <!-- /wp:button 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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 33268 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2023-04-19 14:30:39 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-04-19 14:30:39 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Easter Traditions Table of Contents</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Introduction</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#australian">Australian Easter Traditions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#brazilian">Brazilian Easter Traditions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#filipino">Filipino Easter Traditions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#german">German Easter Traditions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#greek">Greek Easter Traditions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#guatemalan">Guatemalan Easter Traditions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#irish">Irish Easter Traditions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#italian">Italian Easter Traditions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#mexican">Mexican Easter Traditions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#nigerian">Nigerian Easter Traditions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#polish">Polish Easter Traditions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#spanish">Spanish Easter Traditions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">One of the most beautiful aspects of our faith is that people around the world can express it differently while being united in Christ.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":"lent-embed"} --> <p class="lent-embed">People in all pockets of the globe celebrate Easter; the rich diversity of those celebrations and observances is genuinely a gift from God.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Most of these traditions across cultures share three common elements:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mourning Jesus’s death on Good Friday and celebrating and rejoicing in His victory over death</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bringing together children, adults and those of all ages</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Feasting with loved ones</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Easter reminds us that Christ didn’t just rise once and disappear but that He remains present with us. When we gather together to mourn His death and celebrate His resurrection with rituals, customs and meals, He is present with us.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">So this Easter, whether or not your traditions include the Easter bunny, dyeing Easter eggs, or just Mass and a meal with loved ones, remember that the Risen Christ is present with you and in celebrations all over the world.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/yTXSkhwW7yb">Build a prayer tradition. Try Hallow for free.</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="australian">Australian Easter Traditions: Easter Bilby</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Americans and others have the Easter Bunny. Australia? The Easter Bilby.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The tradition <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-easter-bilby/6gWRIe23vNolKw?hl=en">dates back to the 1960s</a> and a children’s story called “Billy the Aussie Easter Bilby.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Australian chocolate maker Haigh’s makes Easter Bilbies and <a href="https://www.haighschocolates.com.au/curated-collections/easter/easter-bilbies">donates a portion of the proceeds</a> to protect the species, which is currently endangered.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="brazilian">Brazilian Easter Traditions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Traditional Triduum liturgies are popular in Brazil, especially Good Friday, where services sometimes run through the darkness of nighttime until the sun rises on Saturday morning.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The celebration of Easter is prominently displayed in supermarkets thanks to eggs known as <a href="https://receitas.globo.com/datas-comemorativas/pascoa/ovo-de-pascoa-recheado-4d51042f52e0b252bc00a862.ghtml">ovo recheado pascoa</a>. Gourmet versions can be eaten, but the concept also applies to decoration. 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This celebration is a procession that begins early in the morning before the sun rises.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Men process towards their local church with a statue or image of the risen Christ. Women process towards the church with an image or statue of Mary, covered in a black veil.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The crowds meet at the church where a young girl dressed in angelic white removes the veil.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This custom celebrates the belief that, although it’s not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, Jesus visited Mary after His resurrection, just as any good son would visit their mother!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">French Easter Traditions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Easter bells take the place of the Easter Bunny in the France, as “les cloches de Pâques” are said to stop ringing on Holy Thursday as they fly to the Vatican “carrying with them the grief of anyone who is mourning the crucifixion.”&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-flying-bells-of-easter/IgIiUT7uXlRyLg">French folklore suggests</a> that the bells return in time to deliver Easter eggs to children and ring loudly on Easter Sunday to celebrate Jesus’s resurrection.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="german">German Easter Traditions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">White is the official liturgical color of Easter, but in Germany, green is strongly associated with the celebration of the holiday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Germans sometimes refer to Holy Thursday as <a href="https://www.thelocal.de/20190418/der-grndonnerstag">Gründonnerstag</a>, a day on which it’s customary to eat green vegetables like kale and spinach.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In certain regions of Germany, especially Hamburg, giant bonfires known as <a href="https://www.hamburg.com/visitors/holidays/16074408/easter-bonfires/">osterfeuer</a> are also customary. 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The crowds sings and chants while children carry lanterns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Easter feasts often include Greece’s most famous protein, lamb.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="guatemalan">Guatemalan easter traditions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Countries across Central and South America proudly celebrate Easter, and Guatemala is no exception.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Alfombras are the most famous symbol of the Guatemalan Easter celebrations. They are colorful rugs that are laid outside church doors and Good Friday, hand-decorated by members of the local community, young and old.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The tradition draws inspiration from the palms that welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://www.milmilagros.org/story/semana-santa-in-guatemala">Alfombras</a> are also common in Honduras and other Spanish-speaking communities around the world.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="irish">Irish Easter traditions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Tradition Irish Easter celebrations include “<a href="https://aleteia.org/2023/04/04/6-charming-old-irish-traditions-to-bring-back-this-easter/">Cluideog</a>,” in which Irish children dance for friends and neighbors, hoping to get raw eggs that they can roast over the fire. Modern renditions might include chocolate eggs!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hot cross buns and other breads marked with the cross are popular.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Ireland’s Catholic identity overlaps with its secular history on Easter Sunday in the Easter Sunday Commemoration, which recognizes the Irish Rising in 1916, a rebellion against British rule.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">That historical observation does not diminish the religious importance of the day–the Irish still celebrate Easter with large feasts with plenty of meat and potatoes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="italian">Italian Easter Traditions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Food highlights many Italian Easter celebrations. Just as with Christmas, with the Italian “Feast of the Seven Fishes,” the holiday calls for specific foods, like Pane di Pasqua (a colorful Easter bread) and colomba, a bread similar to panettone.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Beyond food, notable Italian Easter traditions include the Via Crucis, in which the Pope leads the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-stations-of-the-cross/">Stations of the Cross</a> <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250981/full-text-way-of-the-cross-meditations-at-the-colosseum">throughout Rome</a>, finishing at the Colosseum.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Easter celebrations usually continue well beyond Sunday with <a href="https://www.summerinitaly.com/traveltips/pasquetta-easter-monday">Pasquetta</a>, or “Little Easter,” as Easter Monday is known.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="mexican">Mexican Easter Traditions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://www.journeymexico.com/blog/easter-in-mexico-semana-santa-and-pascua">Semana Santa</a> in Mexico and in Mexican cultures is ripe with tradition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">One notable custom is the burning of Judas, in which communities set fire to a statue or effigy of Judas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Cascarones–hollowed-out eggs, filled with confetti or glitter–are <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-revered-and-very-messy-easter-tradition-you-might-not-have-heard-about/2019/04/19/c623d4e4-62f0-11e9-9412-daf3d2e67c6d_story.html">another popular</a> Mexican Easter tradition. Children crack them over each other’s heads in a festive, laughter-filled activity on Easter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The tradition remains in Mexico, parts of&nbsp;the southwest United States like Texas, and Mexican communities throughout the world.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq5-C33pcYl/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"> <div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq5-C33pcYl/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> </p> <div style=" display: flex; 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Families gather together with others from their local parishes to enjoy a picnic–and often, a little soccer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/yTXSkhwW7yb">Try Hallow for Free Today!</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="polish">Polish Easter Traditions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Święconka, also known as “the blessing of the baskets,” takes place on the morning of Holy Saturday and remains one of the most popular Easter traditions in Poland.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">People bring baskets filled with food (and often lined in white cloth) to local churches to be blessed. This food becomes the meal for Easter Sunday morning, shared with family and friends.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Śmigus Dyngus is another Polish easter tradition beloved by children across the country. On Easter Monday (sometimes called “Dyngus Day”), boys and girls playfully battle with water sprinklers, trying to get each other wet while swatting at each other with pussy willow branches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The tradition continues in Polish-American communities in the United States, especially in areas with large Polish populations like Buffalo and Chicago. 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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3999 [post_author] => 3 [post_date] => 2023-04-08 13:38:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-04-08 13:38:00 [post_content] => <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Where, if not in the Divine Mercy, can the world find refuge and the light of hope?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>Pope Saint John Paul II</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:image {"id":25334,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"custom","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://hallow.app.link/u5H4n94Bupb"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Divine-Mercy-1920x960-v1-1024x512.png" alt="" class="wp-image-25334"/></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><meta charset="utf-8">The Divine Mercy Chaplet, also known as the Chaplet of The Divine Mercy, is a powerful prayer in which we ask for God’s mercy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#what-is-divine-mercy-chaplet">What is the Divine Mercy Chaplet? </a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#why-pray-divine-mercy-chaplet">Why do we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet?</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#when-to-pray-divine-mercy-chaplet">When to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet?</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#How-to-Pray-the-Divine-Mercy-Chaplet">How to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#Related-prayers">Related prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="what-is-divine-mercy-chaplet">What is the Divine Mercy Chaplet?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>The Origin of the Chaplet&nbsp;</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the 1930s, Jesus appeared to <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/faustina/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">St. Faustina Kowalska</a>, a humble and kind Polish nun, and revealed to her the depths of His mercy. St. Faustina entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in 1925, but she passed away just thirteen years later from tuberculosis in 1938. Throughout her life of holiness, she continually received revelations from Jesus and diligently wrote down what He told her in her diary. St. Faustina was canonized by St. (Pope) John Paul II on April 30, 2000. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In 1935, an angel appeared to St. Faustina, and she heard the call to pray for mercy. The next day, Christ appeared and urged her to pray the Chaplet herself and with others at the hour of death. She wrote down this revelation in her diary:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Encourage souls to say the Chaplet which I have given you. Whoever will recite it will receive great mercy at the hour of death. When they say this Chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between My Father and the dying person, not as the just Judge but as the Merciful Savior. Priests will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this Chaplet only once, he would receive grace from My infinite mercy. I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My mercy. Through the Chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible with My will.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>St. Faustina's Diary</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Divine Mercy Chaplet can be prayed with traditional <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">Rosary</a> beads, though to do so isn't necessary. The Chaplet only takes a few minutes, and thousands of Catholics around the world pray it every day to ask for God's mercy. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="why-pray-divine-mercy-chaplet">Why do we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for mercy — in our own lives and in our neighbors, too. And we also pray to remind ourselves that we must rely on God; we must recognize our weakness and replace our anxieties and worries with abounding trust in God. We pray so that we might honestly live out the words "Jesus, I trust in You."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Those who sincerely say ‘Jesus, I trust in You’ will find comfort in all their anxieties and fears … There is nothing more man needs than Divine Mercy – that love which is benevolent, which is compassionate, which raises man above his weakness to the infinite heights to the holiness of God.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>Saint (Pope) John Paul II (Krakow, Poland - June 7, 1997)</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="when-to-pray-divine-mercy-chaplet">When to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You can pray the Chaplet at any time, but here are three times that are especially impactful when praying for God's mercy:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:columns --> <div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"33.33%"} --> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:33.33%"><!-- wp:image {"align":"center","id":8051,"width":"288px","height":"512px","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"custom","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><a href="https://hallow.app.link/u5H4n94Bupb"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Copy-of-6-16-2021_story-8-copy-576x1024.png" alt="" class="wp-image-8051" style="width:288px;height:512px"/></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Pray the Divine Mercy Novena (pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for nine days straight) with Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in The Chosen, on Hallow. </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%"} --> <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>After Mass</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Divine Mercy is an intercessory prayer that extends the offering of the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/eucharist-holy-communion-adoration-prayer/">Eucharist</a>, so it is especially appropriate to use it after receiving Holy Communion at Mass.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Before the Feast of Mercy</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Chaplet may be prayed at any time, but our Lord specifically told St. Faustina to recite it as a <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/">novena</a> during the nine days before the Feast of Mercy (the first Sunday after Easter). He then added: "By this Novena, [of Chaplets] I will grant every possible grace to souls." (St. Faustina's Diary, 796)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>At 3:00 </strong>p.m.</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">3:00 p.m. is known as the “hour of great mercy” in remembrance of Christ’s death on the cross at 3:00 p.m. on Good Friday. 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Amen.</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1663344985079"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><meta charset="utf-8"/>Prepare your heart and mind. </strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us. </em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1663345077797"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Pray the prayer of St. Faustina. </strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><meta charset="utf-8"/>On each of the three small beads, pray: <br/><meta charset="utf-8"/><em>O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You! (x3)</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1663345192404"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Pray an Our Father.</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><meta charset="utf-8"/><em>Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, Amen.</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1663345224600"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><meta charset="utf-8"/>Pray a<strong> Hail Mary</strong>. </strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><meta charset="utf-8"/><em>Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1663345239468"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><meta charset="utf-8"/><strong>Pray the Apostle’s Creed</strong>. </strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><meta charset="utf-8"/><em>I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the <a href="https://hallow.com/2022/09/14/prayer-to-the-holy-spirit-and-other-holy-spirit-prayers/">Holy Spirit</a>, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1663345261637"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">First decade</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><meta charset="utf-8"/><strong>On the first large bead:</strong> in the traditional Rosary prayer, we say the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-our-father/">Our Father</a> for each large bead. In the Divine Mercy Chaplet, we pray the following: <br/><br/><meta charset="utf-8"/><em>Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.</em><br/><br/><meta charset="utf-8"/><strong>On the ten small beads: </strong>In a traditional Rosary prayer, we pray the Hail Mary on each small bead. In the Divine Mercy Chaplet, we pray the following:<br/><br/><em>For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. (x10)</em><br/></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1663345699877"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><meta charset="utf-8"/><strong>Repeat this pattern f</strong>our times. </strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text">For each decade: begin with the <em>"Eternal Father" </em>prayer, and then pray, <em>"For the sake"</em> ten times. </p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1663345769448"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name"><meta charset="utf-8"/>After five decades, pray for mercy. </strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><meta charset="utf-8"/>Repeat the following prayer three times: <br/><br/><em>Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world. (x3)</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1663345944623"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Close your time in prayer. </strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><meta charset="utf-8"/><em>Let us pray: Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion — inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.</em><br/><br/></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1663345965525"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Conclude with the sign of the cross. </strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><meta charset="utf-8"/><em>In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.</em></p> </li></ol></div> <!-- /wp:yoast/how-to-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">On Hallow, you can pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet (10, 12, and 14-minute options) or the Divine Mercy Novena led by Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in The Chosen. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You may also be interested in praying the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-litany-of-trust/">Litany of Trust</a>, written by Sr. Faustina Maria Pia of the Sisters of Life.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/u5H4n94Bupb">Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":8103,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"custom","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://hallow.app.link/u5H4n94Bupb"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Copy-of-Copy-of-Night-Pray-Blog--1024x536.png" alt="" class="wp-image-8103"/></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We look forward to praying with you. May God’s mercy be with you.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Related-prayers">Related prayers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-litany-of-humility/">How to Pray the Litany of Humility</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-hail-mary/">How to Pray the Hail Mary</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/7-sorrows/">How to Pray the Seven Sorrows Rosary</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-mary-undoer-of-knots-novena/">How to Pray the Mary, Undoer of Knots Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet/Divine Mercy Novena [post_excerpt] => Pray for mercy with the prayer Jesus gave St. Faustina in 1935. 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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 32919 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2023-04-05 14:04:49 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-04-05 14:04:49 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>April 5, 2023</strong> — Legatus International (Legatus) has partnered with Hallow, a Catholic prayer and meditation app, to provide Legatus members and employees with a personal prayer resource, as well as to co-develop content on incorporating faith in business.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Launched in 2018, Hallow is the #1 Catholic app in the App Store and features audio-guided prayer, meditation, mental health, music, scripture, athletic, and sleep content. Hallow’s mission is to help the world pray and grow closer to God by putting Him at the center of daily life.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hallow was the first religious or meditation app in history to break into the Top 10 in the Apple App Store’s overall charts, peaking at No. 3 during the week of Ash Wednesday, 2023. The app has helped people in more than 150 countries pray more than 200 million times. It is currently available in English, Spanish, Polish, and Portuguese, with further language expansion planned for the future.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“In order to be true Ambassadors for Christ, our members must first focus on their own spirituality. Offering Hallow will be another resource for our members to stratify their spirituality so they truly study, live, and spread the faith in all aspects of their lives,” said Stephen M. Henley, President of Legatus International.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Legatus members now have access to Hallow’s premium subscription service and its selection of over 6,000 audio-guided prayers and meditations, including:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Daily prayer content, including the daily Mass reading, the Rosary, daily Examens, and the Divine Mercy Chaplet;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Daily reflections on the Gospel of the day by Scripture scholar Jeff Cavins;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sunday Sermons led by international faith leaders, including Bishop Robert Barron and Fr. Mike Schmitz;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mini-courses of specific faith topics, including <em>The Science of Happiness</em> by Harvard Business School professor Dr. Arthur Brooks, <em>Spiritual Warfare </em>by exorcist Fr. Vincent Lampert, and <em>A Biblical Walk Through the Mass</em> by Dr. Edward Sri.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Actual prayers recorded by saints, including Mother Teresa, Padre Pio, and St. Oscar Romero;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Meditations and reflections on overcoming common emotional wounds by Sr. Miriam James Heidland and Dr. Bob Schuchts of the John Paul II Healing Center;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sessions on understanding and overcoming stress and anxiety with Regina Boyd, LMHC, founder of Boyd Counseling Services;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Prayers and spiritual exercises for families, including family Mass prep, sacramental preparation content, profiles of different saints, and age-specific formation content;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Traditional spiritual content, including dozens of novenas and litanies;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Prayers and Bible Stories geared toward finding peace before going to sleep, led by familiar voices such as Mario Lopez, Mark Wahlberg, Sarah Swafford, Fr. Mike Schmitz, and Emily Wilson.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">As part of the newly-announced partnership, Hallow will collaborate with the Legatus network of business leaders to co-develop custom content on the intersection of faith in business. This content will be exclusively available in the Hallow app and include a mix of inspiration, educational, and experiential content.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“We’re incredibly excited to be able to support the prayer lives of Legatus members. Especially in a time where the pressure from the world is extremely high for business leaders to perform and balance seemingly infinite tasks and priorities, it’s critically important to take the time to remember that Christ calls us to a unique vision of work and leadership,” said Hallow co-founder and CEO, Alex Jones. “Our sincere hope in this partnership is to provide a resource that helps everyone that leads teams to find peace, to grow in humility, and to surrender ourselves and our organizations to God.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">For questions regarding Legatus, please contact info@legatus.org.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">For questions regarding Hallow, please contact info@hallow.app.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>About the Legatus International</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="http://www.legatus.org">Legatus International</a> is a singular peer group organization for Catholic CEOs and business leaders, founded in 1987 by Thomas S. Monaghan, former owner of Domino’s Pizza and the Detroit Tigers.&nbsp; Legatus – which means “ambassador” in Latin – helps executives become exemplary Catholics in their business, community, and personal spheres of influence. With over 90 chapters and 5,000-plus members throughout the U.S. and Canada, Legatus offers members regional, national, and international networking meetings, retreats, conventions, and inspiring travel – along with the award-winning monthly <em>Legatus Magazine</em>.&nbsp; Legatus is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>About Hallow</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/">Hallow</a> helps people deepen their relationship with God through audio-guided prayers, sleep meditations, Bible readings, meditations, and music. The app has over 6,000 sessions, including a daily Rosary, daily Gospel, daily saint, novenas, examens, Father Mike Schmitz’s<em> Bible in a Year</em>, <em>The Chosen</em>’s Jonathan Roumie’s audio Bible, Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons, peaceful Christian music, Gregorian chant, and so much more. Launched in December 2018, Hallow is now the #1 Catholic app in the world and has been used to pray over 200 million times across 150-plus countries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> [post_title] => Legatus International Announces Hallow as Official Prayer and Meditation App [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => legatus-international-hallow-partnership [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-04-05 14:04:52 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-04-05 14:04:52 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=32919 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 32561 [post_author] => 43 [post_date] => 2023-03-27 20:59:37 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-03-27 20:59:37 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Thursday is the final day of <a href="https://hallow.com/lent/">Lent</a> and the first day of the Paschal Triduum, the shortest liturgical season within the Church. Lent ends at the beginning of the Holy Thursday’s Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, which leads us into prayer and reflection on the final night of Christ’s life preceding His death on <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/good-friday-the-passion-of-christ/">Good Friday</a> and resurrection on Easter Sunday.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#Biblical-Roots-Holy-Thursday">Biblical Roots of Holy Thursday</a>&nbsp;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#Chrism-Mass-Blessing-Oils">Holy Thursday Morning Chrism Mass and Blessing of the Oils</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#Mass-Readings">Mass Readings: Holy Thursday, Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper 2024</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#Holy-Thursday-Prayers">Holy Thursday Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#FAQ">Holy Thursday Frequently Asked Questions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#Additional-Reading">Additional Reading</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Biblical-Roots-Holy-Thursday">Biblical Roots of Holy Thursday&nbsp;</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">One of the most eventful and vital days in the liturgy of the Church, Holy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus with His disciples, where He instituted both the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist and the Sacrament of Holy Orders (the priesthood).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">As we read in 1 Corinthians about the Eucharist,&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong><em>“This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”&nbsp;</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">And in the Gospel of John, Chapter 13 about the Sacrament of Holy Orders, Jesus washed the feet of His disciples and urged them to follow after Him and spread the Good News:&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong><em>“For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.”&nbsp;</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Because of this command of Christ to do as He has done, Holy Thursday is often called “Maundy Thursday” (from the Latin “mandatum,” meaning “commandment”), especially in Protestant traditions.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">To reenact this final night of Christ’s life, most churches will wash the feet of several parishioners and hold <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/eucharist-holy-communion-adoration-prayer/">Eucharistic adoration</a> following Mass.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">At the end of the Evening Mass, there is no concluding prayer. Instead, the altar is stripped, lit candles remain the only source of light, and incense is used to prepare the Church for the upcoming procession of the Eucharist. Wearing a humeral veil (to cover his hands as he carries the Blessed Sacrament), the priest and procession bring the Body of Christ to an Altar of Repose, often in a sanctuary or chapel separate from the main altar, where the faithful are encouraged to pray before the Eucharist following the Mass.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This special worship after Mass replicates the patient waiting of the disciples as they kept a vigil with Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and agitated.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>Matthew 26</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The beautiful Holy Thursday liturgy guides us to consider the many ways in which Christ calls us to remember Him, to place our trust in Him, and to follow His example – to keep our own vigil with Him as we await His Passion and Resurrection.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/8wEIaciEmyb">Pray with Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Chrism-Mass-Blessing-Oils">Holy Thursday Morning Chrism Mass and Blessing of the Oils</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">On Holy Thursday morning, most dioceses celebrate the <a href="https://catholicexchange.com/what-is-the-chrism-mass/">Chrism Mass</a>, including the bishop’s annual blessing of the three holy oils: the Oil of the Sick, the Oil of Catechumens, and the holy Chrism. The Chrism Mass and blessing of the oils occur worldwide, and afterward, the blessed oils are distributed across respective dioceses for sacramental use.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A typical Reception of the Holy Oils follows this order: the Holy Oils, in vessels, are processed, and then placed on a table where they are incensed after the main altar is incensed. Then, the priest explains the meaning behind the blessing of the Holy Oils and how each might be used sacramentally. (<a href="https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year-and-calendar/triduum/order-for-the-reception-of-the-holy-oils">USCCB</a>)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Oil of the Sick: “for healing of body, mind, and soul”</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Oil of the Catechumens: “for the anointing of those preparing for Baptism”</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Chrism: “to anoint infants after Baptism, those who are to be confirmed, Bishops and Priests at their Ordination, and altars and churches at the time of their dedication”</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The procession of oils can vary from parish to parish, though there are some guidelines. As the <a href="https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year-and-calendar/triduum/order-for-the-reception-of-the-holy-oils">USCCB</a> notes, “A simple ceremony that is sober yet joyful, consistent with the Roman liturgy, and emphasizing the grace of the sacraments and unity with the bishop, would seem to be the most appropriate way to receive the oils in a parish.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In particular dioceses, for various reasons, the Chrism Mass is sometimes celebrated on a different day than Holy Thursday during <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-week-schedule/">Holy Week</a>.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Read more about the history behind the Chrism Mass and the holy oils of the Church in this <a href="https://catholicexchange.com/what-is-the-chrism-mass/">article</a> by Fr. William Saunders for Catholic Exchange.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Mass-Readings">Mass Readings for Holy Thursday, Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper 2024</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Thursday is not a <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-days-of-obligation/">holy day of obligation</a>, though the faithful are encouraged to attend the Evening Mass. Consider reading and meditating on the readings before Mass:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">First Reading from Exodus&nbsp;</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt: This month shall mark for you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year for you. Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth of this month they are to take a lamb for each family, a lamb for each household. If a household is too small for a whole lamb, it shall join its closest neighbor in obtaining one; the lamb shall be divided in proportion to the number of people who eat of it. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a year-old male; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month; then the whole assembled congregation of Israel shall slaughter it at twilight. They shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. They shall eat the lamb that same night; they shall eat it roasted over the fire with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This is how you shall eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it hurriedly. It is the passover of the Lord. For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both human beings and animals; on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord. The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live: when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague shall destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This day shall be a day of remembrance for you. You shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord; throughout your generations you shall observe it as a perpetual ordinance.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Second Reading from Paul’s Letter to the Corinthians&nbsp;</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>1 Cor 11:23-26</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">The Gospel, according to John</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Jn 13:1-15</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him. And during supper Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus answered, “You do not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no share with me.” Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” Jesus said to him, “One who has bathed does not need to wash, except for the feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.” For he knew who was to betray him; for this reason he said, “Not all of you are clean.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Holy-Thursday-Prayers">Holy Thursday Prayers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pray with the Entrance Antiphon for Holy Thursday Evening Mass:&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>We should glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, in whom our salvation, life and resurrection, through whom we are saved and delivered. (Cf. Galatians 6:14)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Or, pray with the Pange Lingua, a Eucharistic hymn and prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Sing, my tongue, the Savior's glory,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>of His flesh the mystery sing;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>of the Blood, all price exceeding,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>shed by our immortal King,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>destined, for the world's redemption,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>from a noble womb to spring.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Of a pure and spotless Virgin</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>born for us on earth below,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>He, as Man, with man conversing,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>stayed, the seeds of truth to sow;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>then He closed in solemn order</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>wondrously His life of woe.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>On the night of that Last Supper,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>seated with His chosen band,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>He the Pascal victim eating,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>first fulfills the Law's command;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>then as Food to His Apostles</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>gives Himself with His own hand.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Word-made-Flesh, the bread of nature</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>by His word to Flesh He turns;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>wine into His Blood He changes;-</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>what though sense no change discerns?</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Only be the heart in earnest,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>faith her lesson quickly learns.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Down in adoration falling,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Lo! the sacred Host we hail;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Lo! o'er ancient forms departing,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>newer rites of grace prevail;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>faith for all defects supplying,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>where the feeble sense fail.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>To the everlasting Father,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>and the Son who reigns on high,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>with the Holy Ghost proceeding</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>forth from Each eternally,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>be salvation, honor, blessing,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>might and endless majesty.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Amen. Alleluia.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">On <a href="https://hallow.app.link/8wEIaciEmyb">Hallow</a>, discover our Holy Thursday prayer collection to guide you in meditating on the charity of Jesus and remain close to Him on the night before His death.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/8wEIaciEmyb">Pray with Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="FAQ">Frequently Asked Questions about Holy Thursday</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>What is Holy Thursday?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Thursday signals the end of Lent and the beginning of the Paschal Triduum, a period of three days tracing Christ’s three final days on earth before His resurrection. Holy Thursday Evening Mass reenacts the final night of Christ’s life with His disciples at the Last Supper, including the traditional washing of the feet.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Is Holy Thursday a Holy Day of Obligation?&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Thursday is not a Holy Day of Obligation. Victoria Tufano, for <a href="https://uscatholic.org/articles/200807/who-picks-the-holy-days-of-obligation/">U.S. Catholic</a>, explains this is “not because the church considers them less important, but because it is simply assumed that Catholics know how essential these most solemn days are to our faith and will attend the liturgy accordingly.”&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Can you eat meat on Holy Thursday?&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Yes, you can eat meat on Holy Thursday; it is not technically a day of <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/lent-fasting-rules/">abstinence from meat</a> in the Catholic Church.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>What happened at the Last Supper?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Jesus shared the Last Supper with His disciples on the final night of His life; it signifies both the institution of the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Holy Orders before Christ’s crucifixion on Good Friday and resurrection on Easter Sunday.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>When does Lent end?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Lent ends at the beginning of the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>How long is Holy Thursday Mass?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Holy Thursday Mass liturgy includes some extra components, such as the oil presentation and foot washing ceremony, so it often runs 30-45 minutes longer than a typical Mass. It also includes the procession of the Eucharist and adoration after Mass, which might lengthen your time at church.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>What is the liturgical color for Holy Thursday?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The liturgical color for Holy Thursday, like all other feasts of the Lord, is white.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>What are the symbols of Holy Thursday?&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Bread and wine represent the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/corpus-christi/">Body and Blood of Christ</a>, recalling the events at the Last Supper. The image of the <a href="https://bustedhalo.com/ministry-resources/a-catholic-guide-to-holy-week-symbols">towel</a> around Jesus’ waist also represents one of his last acts on earth, the washing of His disciples’ feet.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Additional-Reading">Additional Reading</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/palm-sunday/">Palm Sunday 2024</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/easter/">Complete Guide to Easter&nbsp;</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/easter-prayers/">Easter Prayers 2024</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-act-of-contrition/">How to Pray the Act of Contrition</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-litany-of-humility/">Litany of Humility</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-sacred-heart-novena/">Sacred Heart Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/8wEIaciEmyb">Download the Hallow App</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> [post_title] => Holy Thursday 2024: Biblical Roots of the Last Supper and Washing of the Feet, Readings, and Prayers [post_excerpt] => One of the most eventful and vital days in the liturgy of the Church, Holy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus with His disciples. 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