Mardi Gras and Some of the Festivals Celebrated In the World How would you like to learn about some of the colorful festivals used in different parts of the world and religious rituals? Mardi Gras "Mardi Gras" comes from French and means "Fat Tuesday." This means Shrove Tuesday, the last day before Ash Wednesday when Lent traditionally begins before Easter. Catholic settlers from France brought the tradition to the United...

What is Holy Water? What is the Meaning of It?   According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, holy water is “an efficacious means for prophylaxis and defense against impurity.”The expression holy water can have a generic meaning which designates any water on which a blessing has been made; this is the case of baptismal water or Gregorian water, intended for the dedication of churches, in which we added...