Overhead Sacristy: Oaths of Allegience Taken

Thirty young men joined the ranks of the Swiss Guards today, taking an oath of allegiance to Pope Francis and promising to serve the Church by protecting him and all of his successors.

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Overhead Sacristy: A Pilgrim Awaits

An Italian pilgrim awaits the historic canonizations in St. Peter’s Square, Sunday, April 27, 2014.

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Overhead Sacristy: An Historic Day for the Church

Saint John XIII

Saint John Paul II

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Overhead Sacristy: Palm Sunday at St Charles Borromeo Peoria AZ

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Overhead Sacristy: Pope: ‘Return to Galilee’ and Rediscover God’s Grace

(Vatican Radio) Jesus’ call to his Apostles, after his Resurrection, to “return to Galilee”, is the call to re-read everything in the life of Christ “on the basis of the cross and its victory.. from this supreme act of love,” said Pope Francis in his homily during the Easter Vigil celebration on Saturday evening.

It is also a call to every Christian to rediscover their baptism “as a living fountainhead, drawing new energy from the sources of our faith and our Christian experience,” he said. “To return to Galilee means above all to return to that blazing light with which God’s grace touched me at the start of the journey.”

To “return to Galilee” also means renewing “the experience of a personal encounter with Jesus Christ who called me to follow him and to share in his mission. … It means reviving the memory of that moment when his eyes met mine, the moment when he made me realize that he loved me,” he added.

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Overhead Sacristy: Papal Inflatability

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Overhead Sacristy: Scenes from DC March for Life

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Overhead Sacristy: Video: Pope Blesses Lambs

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Overhead Sacristy: Pope Matches My Record-setting 32 Baptisms in One Morning

Pope Francis baptized 32 children on Sunday, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The celebration took place, as is customary, in the Sistine Chapel. (BTW – My record was set in 2004.)

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Overhead Sacristy: Agnus of the Day

Pope Francis marked Epiphany by making a surprise visit to a live nativity scene outside of Rome where he spoke with over 200 costumed participants. At one point the actors hoisted a baby sheep on the Pope’s shoulders.

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Overhead Sacristy: My Favorite Doritos Commercial Contender

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHY5pwgCY3w

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Overhead Sacristy: Honey, I Shrunk the Pope

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Overhead Sacristy: Mary, Seat of Wisdom

“Mary, the all-holy ever-virgin Mother of God, is the masterwork of the mission of the Son and the Spirit in the fullness of time. For the first time in the plan of salvation and because his Spirit had prepared her, the Father found the dwelling place where his Son and his Spirit could dwell among men. In this sense the Church’s Tradition has often read the most beautiful texts on wisdom in relation to Mary. Mary is acclaimed and represented in the liturgy as the “Seat of Wisdom.” — Catechism of the Catholic Church 721

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Overhead Sacristy: The Example of the Holy Family

Let us imitate the Holy Family in our Christian families, and our family will be a cell and a prefiguration of the heavenly family. Say a prayer dedicating your family to the Holy Family. Also pray for all families and for our country to uphold the sanctity of the marriage bond which is under attack.

O God, who were pleased to give us the shining example of the Holy Family, graciously grant that we may imitate them in practicing the virtues of family life and in the bonds of charity, and so, in the joy of your house, delight one day in eternal rewards. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

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Overhead Sacristy: Huey, Dewey and Louie (and Phil) Back in the Pond

A&E calls off ‘Duck Dynasty’ suspension

Phil Robertson will film new episodes of A&E hit series

A&E has ducked away from a controversy surrounding the stars of its hugely popular reality series Duck Dynasty.

The network issued a statement late Friday backing off from its previously announced suspension of Phil Robertson, the patriarch of the clan behind the successful Louisiana-based Duck Commander duck-calling business. The suspension was triggered by Robertson’s interview with GQ, published last week, in which he made anti-gay statements, which he said reflected his religious beliefs.

The interview sparked protests from human-rights groups, and led to A&E’s quick decision to suspend Robertson from future episodes. But that action also triggered a backlash from some Dynasty fans, who tried to organize a boycott of the network — and Robertson’s own family, which suggested it would not be willing to keep filming the series without him.

In a statement, the network cited its “core values” of “inclusion and mutual respect” to explain why “we reacted so quickly and strongly.” “While Phil’s comments made in the interview reflect his personal views based on his own beliefs, and his own personal journey, he and his family have publicly stated they regret the ‘coarse language’ he used and the misinterpretation of his core beliefs based only on the article. He also made it clear he would ‘never incite or encourage hate.’ We at A+E Networks expressed our disappointment with his statements in the article, and reiterate that they are not views we hold.”

The statement then offered some wiggle room: “But Duck Dynasty is not a show about one man’s views. It resonates with a large audience because it is a show about family… a family that America has come to love. As you might have seen in many episodes, they come together to reflect and pray for unity, tolerance and forgiveness,” the statement said. “After discussions with the Robertson family, as well as consulting with numerous advocacy groups, A&E has decided to resume filming Duck Dynasty later this spring with the entire Robertson family.”

An already completed 10-episode season will begin airing Jan. 15, with all of the Robertsons featured. The new episodes, scheduled to be shot this spring, will air later next year. Duck is the No. 2 series on cable TV, behind The Walking Dead, and ranks among the top 30 of all TV shows with an average of 13.4 million viewers.

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Overhead Sacristy: A Few Scenes from Midnight Mass from St Peter’s

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Overhead Sacristy: 2013 Vatican Christmas Tree

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Overhead Sacristy: Video: Why Does God Let Us Suffer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJUJpWI4xDk

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Overhead Sacristy: Thanksgiving Day Prayer

Father all-powerful, your gifts of love are countless and your goodness infinite; as we come before you on Thanksgiving Day with gratitude for your kindness, open our hearts to have concern for every man, woman, and child, so that we may share your gifts in loving service. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

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Overhead Sacristy: Pope Celebrates All Saints at the Cemetery of Verano, Rome

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