by Rita Baumann | Aug 3, 2026
Mass of Christian Burial
by Rita Baumann | Aug 3, 2026
A Holy Hour with the Divine Mercy Chaplet is a prayer period of reparation and mercy, centered on Jesus present in the Most Blessed Sacrament, offered as an hour of consolation to Him and intercession for the world. The Church teaches that the “Holy Hour” is a...
by Rita Baumann | Aug 3, 2026
Evening Prayer in the Catholic Church most commonly refers to Vespers, the “prayer of sunset” in the Liturgy of the Hours (the Church’s daily prayer). It is prayed near the end of the day, when the Church gathers to give thanks, ask for help, and entrust the night—and...
by Rita Baumann | Aug 3, 2026
Evening Prayer in the Catholic Church most commonly refers to Vespers, the “prayer of sunset” in the Liturgy of the Hours (the Church’s daily prayer). It is prayed near the end of the day, when the Church gathers to give thanks, ask for help, and entrust the night—and...
by Rita Baumann | Aug 3, 2026
The Anointing of the Sick (formerly often called Extreme Unction) is one of the seven Sacraments of the New Testament, instituted by Christ and taught in Scripture and Tradition. It is alluded to in Mark and recommended by Saint James: believers who are ill should...