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CATHOLIC ALTAR AND LITURGY; WELCOME TO GLORIA'S BLOG

The idea of this blog is to enable Catholics appreciate and learn more about the Catholic liturgical calendar of the various seasons.  Most time at Mass we see different colors used on the Altar, I believe most Catholics do not know the reason.  This is to get them interested. I know that as a catholic the most striking object when you enter the Church is the Altar and its decoration.
SMA  Altar Knight
The Altar decoration is to encourage Catholics who maybe interested in decorating their Parish Altars.
This will enable them to be creative in the course of dressing their various Parish Altars etc.
This is not limited to  Mass celebration.  Why not dress the Altar for your wedding and other ceremonies.  Think about it. The Altar, the significance, our spiritual journey of faith and our belief. Interesting to know that we do not have any book written on Catholic Altar and Liturgy, I have a collection of six editions on this topic for your library collection.
I equally got interested with children. My interaction with them gave me the idea of writing some simple prayers I would like to share with them through their parents who maybe interested in having a copy for each child. The idea came to me on seeing fresh flowers used to enhance the Altar decoration. The pictures were taken and prayers integrated into each picture. Discover the beauty in God's creation and attune yourself to its wonder in everything around you.  It maybe simple, simplicity when appreciated is of great value and importance.

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