The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - another example of "not-so-ordinary" days! These are COUNTING days - and by the extraordinary lectionary we refer to them as ORDINAL (counting) days and we remember back to Pentecost - the birthday of the Catholic Church! The Qui Locutus Blog is a portal to the forums hosted by A.C.T.S. the American Catholic Truth Society. http://www.americancatholictruthsociety.com ..read more

  Trinity Sunday Our priest today, who happens to be French, taught us today that this is kind of a French Feast Day. It started in France in the 9th century, there-abouts, and was not approved by Rome until the 14th century, stating "every Sunday is a celebration of the Trinity." Our priest chuckled, then in the 14th century they elected a French pope - and he declared it to be a feast day for the whole Church. Today we celebrate one of the foundations of Christianity - Three Divine Persons in One God. It is an extraordinary feast which we celebrate in Ordinal Time, the First Sunday Aft ..read more

 Ten more days of Eastertide! Don't forget your "Easter Duty!"What, Exactly, Is the Easter Duty for Catholics? The "duty" is to receive Holy Communion at least once during Eastertide. This is a precept of the Catholic Church, meaning every Catholic is obliged to fulfill this Easter duty. Some believe part of the precept includes the Sacrament of Penance (Confession), and while that is not precisely true - reception of the Holy Eucharist must be done in the State of Grace, therefore while not part of the requirement for the precept, it IS a requirement if one is not in the State of Grace ..read more

 A little Traditionalist spin on Star Wars Day! Use one of the "Share" buttons! The Qui Locutus Blog is a portal to the forums hosted by A.C.T.S. the American Catholic Truth Society. http://www.americancatholictruthsociety.com ..read more

Pope Francis has gifted two shards from the True Cross to HRH King Charles III which have been incorporated into the Cross of Wales, which will be part of the procession at the coronation of King Charles. An interesting act of ecumenism for a pope to gift something to the monarch of England (whom has been the self-proclaimed "Head of the Church of England" since King Henry VIII). The Cross of Wales Source: https://www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/news-and-events/the-cross-of-wales-will-lead-coronation-procession/  The Qui Locutus Blog is a portal to the forums hosted by A.C.T.S. the ..read more

  That was Ukrainian, here it is in English: Happy Easter! Our salvation is complete, Jesus is risen from the grave!  Rejoice!  Hallelujah! Christ the Lord is risen today! Traditional Easter greeting in many languages: Arabic Al Maseeh qam! Haqqan qam! Armenian Qristos haryal ý y merelotz! Haverzh ordnyal ý harutiune Qristosy! Albanian Krishti Ungjall! Vertete Ungjall! Byelorussian Khristos Uvoskros! Zaprowdu Uvoskros! Chinese Helisituosi fuhuole. Queshi fuhuole. Coptic Pikhirstof aftonf! Khen o methni aftonf! Czech Kristus vstal zmrtvy'ch! Skutec~ne ..read more

One of my sons asked me this question and I said I would get back to him on it. I remember hearing about this, vaguely, in the past. This is what I found... So, regarding what Pope Francis said about the Lord's Prayer (the Our Father)... that was back in 2019, and he proposed the change, it never really happened. Per Fox News: The Pope (proposed to) change the phrase "lead us not into temptation" to "do not let us fall into temptation," as mentioned in the gospel of Matthew 6:13, because the original translation implies that God induces temptation. The change, officials said, is closer to t ..read more

 After more than three months, I finally got the help I needed to get the ACTS website fully back online!   The site will soon have a complete overhaul, but the way it was back in December is back online now! https://www.americancatholictruthsociety.com The Qui Locutus Blog is a portal to the forums hosted by A.C.T.S. the American Catholic Truth Society. http://www.americancatholictruthsociety.com ..read more

Palm Sunday, the start of Passion Week. Jesus rides into Jerusalem to the praise and adoration of the crowds, who laid palm branches on the road before Him as He passed by, singing Hallelujah! Four days later He would be arrested and five days later, put to death on in a Roman crucifixion. This is the holiest week of the liturgical year as we end the week, actually begin the next week with Easter Sunday, our redemption is made complete in the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior!   The Passion really begins with Holy Thursday with the "Lord's Supper," which is the first celebration of t ..read more

 ... you guessed it!       The Qui Locutus Blog is a portal to the forums hosted by A.C.T.S. the American Catholic Truth Society. http://www.americancatholictruthsociety.com ..read more