You may not be aware that Halloween is originally a Catholic feast that is rooted from the Christian tradition of observing an important event, or a holy day, on the eve or evening of the said event/holy day. Take for example – Christmas. We traditionally celebrate Christmas on the eve of Christmas day. We call this Noche Buena (which means, literally, good night or good evening). Another example is New Year. We hold our New Year’s day celebration on the evening of the New Year. We call this New Year’s Eve. Additionally, our Catholic tradition of observing Holy Mass on Sunday can be done on ..read more

This website – Catholic Women Disciples – is created as a place to relearn the role of women in the Church and to equip both young and adult women with the right knowledge and understanding of the faith. This is a venue for calling attention to the rightful place of us women in God’s Kingdom as well as to our role of furthering God’s Kingdom on earth. Likewise, Catholic Women Disciples endeavors to showcase the Divine origin and truth of the Catholic Church – – that it is the One True Church whom God Himself established when He came down here on earth two thousand years ago – – and the parti ..read more

Catholic Women Disciples is a venue for equipping Catholic women with the right knowledge and understanding of the faith. This is a venue that calls attention to the rightful place of women in God’s Kingdom as well as their role in furthering God’s Kingdom here on earth. Likewise, Catholic Women Disciples is a venue for showcasing the Divine origin and Truth of the Catholic Church – – the One True Church whom God Himself established while He was here on earth two thousand years ago – – and the participation of women – – as exampled by the early women disciples of Jesus – – in the establishme ..read more

A disciple is one who follows, embraces, teaches and spreads the teachings of a leader or master. Hence, discipleship is the act of bringing forth, making known and spreading the teachings of his master. The First Discipleship Act on Earth That girl was Mary, the one whose womb was found worthy to contain God (all three in one person: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit). The girl who was found worthy to usher in the coming of God to the world and become a human being. Through her response of \”Yes\” to God she agreed to become the Mother of God. She didn\’t waste time. She got up and tra ..read more

The hard rule of keeping quiet on Holy Week And yet we were to start our silent retreat at home not on Good Friday but beginning Holy Thursday up to (Black) Saturday night. We were forbidden to talk aloud nor make sounds on our feet when walking around the house. And we were not allowed to take a bath on Good Friday. My mother always bid everyone to be extra careful on Good Friday. But there was one person at home who didn\’t care about those Holy Week family rules. Father descended the long back door stairs from the kitchen carrying a bunch of big and fat nails, a hammer, and a s ..read more

The hard rule of keeping our mouths shut on Holy Week Back in my childhood me and my siblings had to observe silence at home. This was one of the hard rules we had to follow during Holy Week. I remember how my mother ordered us – all eight children in the family – not to make noise on Good Friday. And yet we were to start our silent retreat not on Good Friday but beginning Holy Thursday up to (Black) Saturday night. We were not allowed to sing, strum the guitar or play the piano. Especially on Good Friday. We were forbidden to talk aloud nor make sounds on our feet when walking ar ..read more

We Catholics do not celebrate Sabbath – as a day of rest – on a Saturday but we celebrate our day of rest on Sunday, the glorious day of Jesus’s Resurrection. Because Sunday is the day of Jesus Resurrection, we pay our highest form of worship to God on Sunday. Thus, we make Sunday always a special day in honor of Jesus glorious resurrection. Hence, on Sunday we deem it proper to refrain from all labors, and make this day solely a day for Jesus, and the day of rest for Catholics. Hence, on this day, we are bound to abstain from all works and all other business concerns that will render us ..read more

In spite of my hesitations with driving at night I managed to overcome myself – the hesitations, the fear to drive at night, etc. – and made it to Church in time for the 7:30 pm Ash Wednesday Mass (on March 2nd this year). Participating in Church activities, especially major activities like Ash Wednesday, comes... The post What is Ash Wednesday and Why do Christians Celebrate it?: The Significance of Ash Wednesday for Every Christian appeared first on Catholic Women Disciples ..read more

The term disciples was a byword during Jesus time on earth two thousand years ago. When Jesus began his ministry He recruited followers and He called them His Disciples. Thus came the 12 Disciples, and the 72 other Disciples afterwards, who followed and helped Him in doing His mission on earth. A Disciple and the... The post The First Discipleship Act On Earth Was Not Done By Men Disciples appeared first on Catholic Women Disciples ..read more

All Saints/Souls Day on November 1st and 2nd are two very important “holy” days for Catholics in my country (Philippines). I say “very important” because we highly value these two holidays celebrating them in a very special way. I believe people from other countries who visit the country during this time will find the celebration... The post All Saints Day and Praying to Saints: Why Do Catholics Pray to Saints appeared first on Catholic Women Disciples ..read more