Sources: Liturgical Year C – 2025

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*A Note about Weekly Sources: Please note that the source references below refer to article titles in The Catholic Navigator (N) and The Catholic Tugboat (T). The two publications are designed to relate closely to each other, though the content is written appropriate to the intended readers.

This Month's Source Materials

The Fleet Sources – 24 May 2026 – Pentecost Sunday – 28-A

Saints Preserve Us! (N)
Catholic Online
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=24
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_of_Padua
Bunson, Matthew, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson. Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, Rev. Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 2003.

Catechetical Corner (N)

Online Etymology Dictionary
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=pentecost

Historically Speaking (N)

Online Etymology Dictionary
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=pentecost&searchmode=none
Branick, Vincent P. Understanding Paul and His Letters. New York: Paulist Press, 2009.
* (c.f. pps. 165-170)

Scriptural Secrets (N)

Online Etymology Dictionary
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=paraclete&searchmode=none

Dear Fr. Thom (N)

Houma-Thibodaux Archdiocese
http://www.htdiocese.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=MaypAD89m3w%3D&tabid=1356&mid=4990
New Advent:
Fear of the Lord
http://www.newadvent.org/summa/2068.htm
Fortitude
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06147a.htm
Knowledge
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08673a.htm
Understanding
http://www.newadvent.org/summa/3008.htm
Wisdom
http://www.newadvent.org/summa/3045.htm#article6
Counsel
http://www.newadvent.org/summa/3052.htm
Piety
http://www.newadvent.org/summa/3101.htm#article2

Liturgical Insights: (N)

Sequence
http://stclouddiocese.net/churchstjoseph.org/liturgy_spotlight/pentecost_and_its_sequence.html

http://blogs.nd.edu/oblation/2011/07/13/a-sequence-of-thoughts-on-liturgical-sequences/

A Slip of the Tongue: (N)

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14776c.htm

http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/speaking-in-tongues

Our Salvation History: A Plague to End All Plagues (T)

Exodus 11-12; 13:17-22

The Fleet Sources – 17 May 2026 – Seventh Sunday of Easter/ Ascension of Our Lord- 27-A

Saints Preserve Us (N)
The American Catholic
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1405

New Advent Encyclopedia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02656a.htm

EWTN
http://www.ewtn.com/library/mary/bonifac.htm

Tradition…Tradition! (N)
Etymology Online
http://www.etymonline.com

New Advent
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08552a.htm

The Church Year
http://www.churchyear.net/ascension.html

Catholic Culture
http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/activities/view.cfm?id=458

Our Salvation History: Plagues! (T)

Exodus 7-12

The Fleet Sources – 10 May 2026 – Sixth Sunday of Easter – 26-A

Chasing Holiness (N)

Online Etymology Dictionary
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=pastor

Dear Fr. Thom (N)

Aland, Kurt, Ed. Synopsis of the Four Gospels, English Edition. United States Bible Societies, 1985.

New Advent Encyclopedia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15480a.htm

Catechetical Corner: (N)

Hardon, John A., S.J. The Question-and-Answer Catholic Catechism. New York: Doubleday, Image Books, 1981.
*see numbers 789-810; 817-826; 827-832 & 835

Scriptural Secrets (N)

Zenit
http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/pope-gospel-must-be-preached-gently-with-fraternity-and-love

It’s Been Said: (N)

The Ascension:
http://catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0759.html

Our Salvation History: Moses’ Mission (T)

Exodus 2:23 – 3:15