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Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31–5:1
Psalm 113:1b-2, 3-4, 5a, 6-7
Luke 11:29-32
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Our Lady of Conceição Aparecida, Patron Saint of Brazil
Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Our Lady of Conceição Aparecida, Padroeira do Brasil
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Small curiosities about the Liturgy, the life of the Church and Christian civilization

…the meaning of the word “amen”?

…the meaning of the word “amen”?

Editorial team
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?

…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
…how tabernacles came about?

…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
…how the Salve Regina originated?

…how the Salve Regina originated?

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From one end of the earth to the other, no devout Catholic fails to raise to Heaven the most beautiful prayer dedicated to the Virgin Mother of God: the Salve Regina. What is its origin? …
01, May 2026
…why a dog breed was named after a Saint?

…why a dog breed was named after a Saint?

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In the mid-11th century, St. Bernard of Menthon founded the Hospitaller Congregation of Great St. Bernard, made up of canons regular, with the aim of establishing a monastery and providing lodgings for pilgrims crossing the …
01, May 2026

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