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Baptismal vows are the promises required of a candidate for baptism. According to the Roman Ritual, three questions are addressed to the person to be baptized: "Do you renounce Satan? and all his works? and all his pomps?" To each of these questions the person, or the sponsor in his name, replies: "I do renounce them". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shalonecason1/support

A rite includes all the ceremonies, prayers, and functions of a religious body. The Catholic Church is composed of 23 distinct rites, with the Roman Rite being the largest. Each rite has its own beautiful prayers and ceremonies which add to the richness of Catholic liturgical inheritance. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shalonecason1/support

The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, "What are you looking for?" They said to him, "Rabbi" (which translated means Teacher), "where are you staying?" Today we meditate on a few verses from the Gospel of John Chapter 1. We think about the light of Christ and the search for Truth.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shalonecason1/support

Today we reflect on a Christmas antiphon from the Liturgy of the Hours, which is the official prayer-book of the church. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shalonecason1/support

Today is the first day of the new year and the eighth day of the Octave of the Nativity. Enjoy this mental prayer which continues to focus on the birth of Christ. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shalonecason1/support

Historically, the ending of Christmastide was sunset on 6 January. Christmastide is commonly called the Twelve Days of Christmas. To this day, the "Christian cultures in Western Europe and Latin America extend the season to forty days, ending on the Feast of the Presentation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shalonecason1/support

It's Christmas, don't worry. I'm not neglecting my family or the joy of the season. This is a prerecorded episode. I am happily enjoying Christmas midnight mass and time with family and friends, that is if you're listening to this on Christmas day. If you're in the future, I suppose you can ignore everything I just said, but that's beside the point. This is the Christmas episode and I wanted to do a special mental prayer focusing on a Christmas sermon from Gregory Nazianzen who died in AD 389. I actually have a podcast on Saint Nonna, who was Gregory's mother. He was from modern day Turkey, which was known as Asia Minor. He wrote a wonderful sermon on the celebration of Christmas and we're going to use a short passage from that sermon for today's meditation.modern-day --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shalonecason1/support

Saint Nicholas was born in Asia Minor in the Roman Empire during the 4th century. Throughout his life, Saint Nicholas gave freely of his riches. He is considered the saint of children and gifts, and he is remembered annually on December 6th. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shalonecason1/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shalonecason1/support