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On this World Art Day, we are sharing art created by @casaoc CASA youth Dania. The artist was recently featured on the cover of a special issue of @ocbizjournal during Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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Thank you, Orange County Business Journal, for spotlighting the beautiful artwork of one of our youth on their Child Abuse Prevention Month cover.
This pinwheel art by CASA youth Dania was inspired by our 8th Annual Pinwheel Project, which features a visual display of 3,250 pinwheels - representing the number of youth in the Orange County Child Welfare System. Join us on May 4th at Fashion Island to view the display and learn how you can get involved with CASA OC.
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Some beautiful moments were captured at @solanocatholic, @stedwardchurch, and @olg_lh during their Easter Vigil Masses on Saturday!
As a Diocese, we welcomed over 1000 individuals into the church and 970+ received the Sacrament of Confirmation or First Eucharist. Please join us in praying for each of them as they continue to journey in their faith. 🙏
This Monday, CCOC staff watched the Solar Eclipse with Christ Cathedral Academy. Thank you, Mrs. Tapia and all of Christ Cathedral Academy, for letting us be a part of this unique and unforgettable experience! 🙏@christ_cathedral_academy #solareclipse 🌞😎
According to her legend, St. Casilda, a daughter of a Muslim king of Toledo, Yahya ibn Ismail Al-Mamun, showed great compassion for Christian prisoners by frequently smuggling bread into the prison, hidden in a basket concealed in her clothes, to feed them. Once, she was stopped by her father and his Muslim soldiers, and asked to reveal what she was carrying in her skirt. When she began to show them, the bread turned into a bouquet of roses.
She became ill as a young woman but did not trust that any of the local Arab doctors could cure her. So she made a pilgrimage to the shrine of San Vicenzo in northern Spain. Like so many other people who made their way there—many of them suffering from hemorrhages—Casilda sought the healing waters of the shrine. We’re uncertain what brought her to the shrine, but we do know that she left it relieved of illness.
In response, she became a Christian and lived a life of solitude and penance not far from the miraculous spring. It’s said that she lived to be 100 years old. Her death likely occurred around the year 1050.
Saint Casilda is venerated both in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
Image: Portrait of Saint Casilda | Francisco de Zurbarán
Sources: franciscanmedia.org, wikipedia.org
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Do you have an old car sitting on your driveway? 🚙Donate Your Car to Catholic Charities of Orange County. We accept all types of vehicles, including cars, motorcycles, trailers, boats, and more! Support our mission and donate your old car today! #donateacar #catholiccharities #catholiccharitiesoforangecounty
From our Health and Wellness Team, a recipe of the month: A tasty dip for veggies or a fun spread on crackers or bagels. What you`ll need:
Cutting board, Sharp knife, Grater, Large bowl, Spatula or spoon, Measuring spoons.
Ingredients:
4 ounces Cream Cheese low-fat, whipped or softened
1/2 Carrot grated
1/2 Red Bell Pepper finely diced
2 Green Onions finely diced
1 tablespoon Fresh Herbs chopped
1 teaspoon Lemon Juice or 1 teaspoon Lime Juice
Mix all ingredients in a bowl and stir with a rubber spatula until creamy. Spread on whole grain crackers and enjoy!
Chef`s Tips
* This is a great way to use up leftover herbs (such as dill, thyme, oregano, basil) and vegetables.
* You can also spread this on a whole grain flour tortilla, roll up, then slice for mini pinwheel sandwiches.
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"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead"
- 1 Peter 1:3
We hope you have a wonderful Easter Sunday filled with the joy of Christ, who gave us new life, rising on the third day, having conquered death!
We hope you enjoy these pictures from Thursday`s Easter basket & dinner distribution! A big thank you to the all our dedicated volunteers, including the Order of Malta, and those who donated in support of Operation Easter basket.
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Ngắm Đứng (Standing Meditation) is a famous and precious Catholic popular devotion which is practiced only in Vietnam since the seventeenth century. It is a special and profound way of expressing faith in God, particularly Jesus Christ, of the Vietnamese people.
A similar, Lenten devotion is practiced in Poland and it’s called Gorzkie Żale (or Bitter Lamentations). The devotion is primarily a sung reflection and meditation on the Passion of Christ and the sorrows of His Blessed Mother and dates back to 18th century.
Ngam Dung is an adaptation of Tenebrae (Latin for “darkness”, that is where the light of a candle is extinguished following each Ngam), medieval Roman Catholic practices for each day of Holy Week. This ancient practice dates back to the ninth century.
What makes Ngam Dung unique is how our Vietnamese Catholic ancestors creatively inculturated the rich traditions of Vietnamese folk singing (their foresight and bold faith) into the Gospel, weaving it into our cultural tapestry.
Tenebrae (/ˈtɛnəbreɪ, -bri/—Latin for ‘darkness’) is a religious service of Western Christianity held during the three days preceding Easter Day, and characterized by gradual extinguishing of candles, and by a “strepitus” or “loud noise” taking place in total darkness near the end of the service.
The video in its original format can be viewed on our YouTube Channel. Link in Bio.
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