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Who is Christ the King? This is not a superficial question. The answer may seem obvious, but far too many Christians in our day see Christ as merely a great teacher, or a wonderworker, or a loving brother. He is, of course, all of those things; indeed, the greatest possible of all of them. But who is Christ the King? Read more
The Feast of Christ the King is in one way the culmination of the liturgical year, the summation and completion of all the other mysteries we have celebrated. So what readings should we have on that day? In the Traditional Rite, each year has the same readings for each feast; in the Novel Rite, there are three readings for any given day, depending on whether we are in Year A, Year B, or Year C in the cycle. To begin with, then, let's look at the traditional readings for the feast, as well as the new readings for Year A, and see what we can learn from them. Read more
The Feast of Christ the King is in one way the culmination of the liturgical year, the summation and completion of all the other mysteries we have celebrated. So what readings should we have on that day? In the Traditional Rite, each year has the same readings for each feast; in the Novel Rite, there are three readings for any given day, depending on whether we are in Year A, Year B, or Year C in the cycle. To begin with, then, let's look at the traditional readings for the feast, as well as the new readings for Year B, and see what we can learn from them. Read more
The Feast of Christ the King is in one way the culmination of the liturgical year, the summation and completion of all the other mysteries we have celebrated. So what readings should we have on that day? In the Traditional Rite, each year has the same readings for each feast; in the Novel Rite, there are three readings for any given day, depending on whether we are in Year A, Year B, or Year C in the cycle. To begin with, then, let's look at the traditional readings for the feast, as well as the new readings for Year C, and see what we can learn from them. Read more
When is the feast of Christ the King? This should be a relatively easy question to answer. Unfortunately, some bad theology has made it much tougher than it has to be. The short answer, though, is this: the feast of Christ the King is the last Sunday of October. Let's explain. Read more