Gaudete!

I thought I'd changed the layout for the second half of Advent, there will be a new one for Christmas as well!

I thought you might like this video:



Enjoy!

Gaudete! Gaudete indeed!

In Domino.

New Layout...

...as ever, I decided to create a new 'layout'. By this, I mean a new 'banner' as you can see it features Our Lady. As any 'normal' Catholic I have a great devotion to Our Lady (for our Seperated brethren.. it's not worship).

Many religious orders have a particular affiliation to Our Lady. We should pray to Our Lady every day, it is through her that Christ was born, who better to aid our petitions than the Mother of Christ?

I would ask you this day to pray for the Rev. Canon Peter Collins STL KHS. Today is Canon Collins' 25th Anniversary of his ordination to the Priesthood, he asked me today for prayers, and therefore I ask my readers to pray for his intentions as well!

Ave Maria!

New Layout.

I thought I'd create a new layout. Never fear it's still me Catholic Student. The picture is a 'sort of' panoramic view of part of the gardens at the Benedictine Abbey of St Michael and All Angels in Belmont, Herefordshire.

I thoroughly enjoyed my visit there and would commend it to anyone. Especially young men who believe they may be called to religious life.

Blue layout?! And who's that guy?!

I should have included this in the opening post.

I am now going to explain my reasoning behind the choice of layout for the blog. Blue - firstly, blue is my favourite colour. It is also the colour that Mary the Mother of our Lord, is often painted in. And as such, it is my favourite colour.

The guy, i do believe, is the angelic doctor and Dominican friar himself! St Thomas Aquinas. I thought it was particularly poignant to include him. Firstly because it was his feast day on Wednesday and, Secondly, because he is one of my favourite thinkers! I am a Thomist.