We have entered the season in our Church called "Ordinary Time." This is when you see a LOT of green in the church - the priests and deacons will wear green, the banners tend to have green, and we have a lot of green plants around. Many of you may think that we call this time "ordinary" because it's just plain and we arenm't preparing for something (like Advent or Lent) or celebrating something (like Christmas or Easter). While this time may be "ordinary" in that sense, this is the time we really focus on loving each other and making sure we have God with us in our "ordinary" lives.
That being said, this time isn't really called "ordinary time" because it's plain. It's actually named "ordinary time" after the numerical system we use to keep track of the weeks. An "ordinal" nbumber is a number that is used to indicate a place: first, second, third, fourth, etc. They're the numbers you see with the little superscript letters after them: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. Thse numbers tell you order (see that "ordinal" root in the word there?). So, while we may just be ordering the weeks away until Lent comes, remember that we should be keeping these weeks anything other than "ordinary!" While we attempt to find new order to our lives and while we may be ordering away online, we should also be reordering our lives toward and with God.
Here is a short, 4-minute video about Ordinary Time.
On January 31st, we celebrate the Feast of St. John Bosco. Watch the short, 3-minute video below to learn more about him.
St. John Bosco is the patron of Christian apprentices, editors, publishers, school children, young people, magicians, and juvenile delinquents.
St. Francis de Sales' Feast Day is celebrated on January 24th. Watch the short, 3-minute video below to learn more about this Bishop and Doctor of the Church.
St. Francis de Sales is the patron saint of confessors, deaf people, educators, writers, and journalists.
We celebrate the Feast Day of Sts. Timothy and Titus on January 25th each year. Watch the 4-minute video below to learn more about these saints.
St. Timothy is the patron saint of stomach ailments.
St. Titus is the patron saint of Crete and the Army Chaplain Corps.
On January 25th, we celebrate the converstion of St. Paul. St. Paul is celebrated several times throughout the year. This month, we celebrate how St. Paul came ot know Jesus was the Messiah and how he became Christian. Watch the 9-minute video below to learn more about his conversion.
St. Thomas Aquinas is a Priest and Doctor of the Church. His Feast Day is celebrated yearly on January 28th. Watch the short, 3-minute video below to learn more about him.
St. Thomas Aquinas is the patron saint of academics, against storms, against lightning, apologists, book sellers, Catholic academies, schools, universities, chastity, learning, pencil makers, philosophers, publishers, scholars, students, and theologians.
Watch this video for a full Children's Liturgy for the Feast of the Epiphany.
This is the only episode they will make for this month.