Since the beginning of the Church (and going way back to our Jewish roots), incense has been part of our liturgy. St. John, in the book of Revelation, has a vision of it being part of the heavenly liturgy. It is one of those elements of the Mass that help emphasize the transcendent nature of what we’re doing – we are engaged in nothing less than the worship of the one true God...
Monday, December 12th, is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. I never get tired of hearing her message to St. Juan Diego. As far as I'm concerned, they're the most beautiful words she has ever spoken in her apparitions. So I want to take this opportunity to share some of them with you once again...