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Small curiosities about the Liturgy, the life of the Church and Christian civilization

…that the dead can be helped by the living?

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Charity is the bond that unites the members of the Church and, as the Apostle proclaimed, it “never ends” (1 Cor 13:8), for “neither death, nor life […] will be able to separate us from …

01, November 2026

…that the name “Eve” was not chosen by chance?

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The reader may well have felt a certain perplexity upon encountering the passage in Genesis: “The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living” (3:20). After all, what is …

01, November 2026

…that some religious habits were chosen by Our Lady?

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Good Friday of 1239. Seven men were gathered when, in a mystical rapture, they had a vision of Our Lady. Although She shone with incomparable beauty, the Virgin manifested profound sadness. She had tears in …

01, October 2026

…the meaning of the word “amen”?

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The word amen, derived from the Hebrew root אמן (’mn), is related to the idea of firmness, truth, security, and confidence. In the Book of Deuteronomy, for example, the people are admonished by Moses to …

01, October 2026

…why we pray with our hands folded?

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Hands folded, palm to palm, next to the chest of one who prays: this is one of the most common and expressive positions for Christian prayer. Whether a priest at the Sacrifice of the Mass, …

01, September 2026

…that the True Cross was hidden for centuries?

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For centuries, Judea – a territory dominated by the Roman Empire – kept a profound secret: the whereabouts of the Cross of Christ. It was only in 326 that St. Helen, mother of Emperor Constantine …

01, September 2026

…how the custom of using candles for Mass originated?

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In the year 64, the first great persecution against Christians broke out. Anyone who professed faith in Our Lord Jesus Christ could be thrown to the wild beasts in arenas, burned alive in imperial gardens, …

01, August 2026

…that, even before being discovered, Brazil was already dedicated to Mary?

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he year was 1494. The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the globe – both discovered and yet to be discovered – into two parts, ensuring Portugal and Spain certain areas of exploration and initiating not only …

01, August 2026

…how tabernacles came about?

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Such is the Church’s love for Jesus Christ that, after the Bridegroom ascended to Heaven, she was not content to encounter Him again only during Holy Mass, but wished to adore Him every day, wherever …

01, July 2026

…who were the first Westerners to enter the Forbidden City?

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China: a kingdom of dreams, surrounded by walls so imposing that they remained practically insurmountable until the end of the 16th century. However, there is no place on earth, however inhospitable, where the sweet timbre …

01, July 2026

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Did You Know…

…that the dead can be helped by the living?

…that the name “Eve” was not chosen by chance?

…that some religious habits were chosen by Our Lady?

…the meaning of the word “amen”?

…why we pray with our hands folded?

…that the True Cross was hidden for centuries?

…how the custom of using candles for Mass originated?

…that, even before being discovered, Brazil was already dedicated to Mary?

…how tabernacles came about?

…who were the first Westerners to enter the Forbidden City?

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