LITURGICAL YEAR 2025
We persist in this Apostolate because the Catholic faith is beautiful, because it is true, and because it is good. We persist because the Church is Christ here-present, and, like a ship, protects and advances us toward Jesus Christ until He comes again. We persist because we have been charged with passing on our faith (see Deuteronomy 4:4-7; 11:19).

And, we persist because, to shamelessly co-opt a line from the movie, Chariots of Fire, ‘when we write, we feel His pleasure.’

Weekly copies of our Faith Supplements are available for free downloading and printing.

Prayer for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Entrance Antiphon for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sing a new song to the Lord!
sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Truth and beauty surround him,
he lives in holiness and glory.
Psalm 95:1,6

We post the sources to all articles in these Faith Supplements each Monday at noon to assist teachers and students in parochial schools and CCD programs. These sources not only support the facts of our articles, but offer more information to all readers.

Please note that during LY 2025 The Catholic Clipper has been moored in dry dock to allow more crew effort on The Catholic Navigator and The Catholic Tugboat. Also, the January  and February issues of our  faith supplements lack the Imprimatur due to scheduling difficulties.

The Catholic Navigator – Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Please note that The Catholic Tugboat is intended for use by parent/teacher with the child.

The Catholic Tugboat – Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Terms of Use (non-institutional): Because this material is copyrighted, you are permitted to freely read and/or download and print as many copies as needed weekly of each posted faith supplement for your personal or group use. However, the PDF file may not be duplicated or electronically transmitted, displayed on a website, or sent via email. Instead, please encourage friends and family at a distance to visit this website.

Voices from Catholic Land

Aperuit Illis is Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter announcing that the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time will henceforth be observed as Word of God Sunday:
https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/papa-francesco-motu-proprio-20190930_aperuit-illis.html

For the Attention of Catholic Youth and Parent:

Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter, Aperuit illis, link posted in Voices from Catholic Land, is a topic for Family  Night discussion.

Some Reliable Catholic Websites 

All are encouraged to peruse the source materials to add to the understanding gained in each issue. Happy reading!

 

A Note to Parents about resources to assist in faith formation at home: There is much information on the Internet to help you in teaching the Faith to your children. Some helpful suggestions in navigating the Web are available in this downloadable PDF file:

 

Finding Catholic teaching Sites

For more information about us, comments or inquiries, please Contact Us.