Questions
about General Church disciplines,
practices and traditions
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April 2025
If a funeral Mass falls on a First Friday, would that Mass satisfy the First Friday requirement?
April 2025
What is the meaning of calling the Lord Jesus, "Angel ", in the Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus?
April 2025
Where does it say, "If you don’t give up meat on Friday, you should be doing some other penance?
January 2025
How should we value the 21 "promises" of the 15 prayer of St.Bridget?
January 2025
What is the source of "Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you. Save souls."?
August 2024
Does my St. Jude novena count without the phrase: “May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored.”?
August 2024
Can you make more than one request when praying a Novena?
January 2024
Can the Blessing of the Medal of St. Benedict be used to bless other medals like St. Anthony, St. Christopher, and other medals?
August 2023
If a priest blesses my Brown Scapular, is that enough to be invested in the Scapular or should he have said the investing prayers?
August 2023
Do I have a correct understanding of the fasting rules for Fridays (year-around)?
April 2023
Can you explain what this phrase means on the Miraculous Medal and is it wrong for a believing non-Catholic to wear this medal?
January 2023
Is it necessary for the Miraculous Medal to be made exactly the way it was designed, to receive the graces associated with it?
January 2023
As a young Catholic teen, how do I deepen and grow in my faith and what does this scent I smelled at a healing service mean?
August 2022
What exactly do you have to do to get invested into the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Brown Scapular?
April 2022
Do you know the veracity (validity) of the devotion: "A True Letter Of Our Savior Jesus Christ."?
April 2022
Can I fulfill Our Lady's requests for the five consecutive first Saturdays of the month at other Catholic parishes?
April 2022
Since I wasn't trying to pull it apart or anything, what does a broken Rosary symbolize?
April 2022
Are scapulars I bought blessed; we already blessed old ones; how do we properly bless all of them?
January 2022
So I can better understand her Catholic faith, what does the inscription on my Aunt's Cross mean?
January 2022
Are these blessed sacramental already considerd blessed or should I have a priest bless them?
January 2022
Is my closeness to God measured by the sincerity of my heart or doing these various activities?
April 2021
Can any priest bless the Saint Benedict crucifix for a happy death?
January 2021
Is it proper to offer a candle in the name of someone or for whatever prayer intention you have?
January 2021
Can you kindly send me a good quality metal Rosary to India since we have no income?
August 2020
What do Catholics do when entering the homes of other Catholics: do they respect an altar?