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  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world withou...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Sext (Midday Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without en...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world with...
  • Saint of the Day

      Saint of the Day Pope Saint Callistus I Pope St. Callistus I (d. 223 A.D.) was a Roman by birth and a Christian slave. He was the servant of a fellow Christian serving in the Roman imperial household. He was entrusted with the task of managing&...
  • Verse of the Day

      Verse of the Day "We know that we are God’s children, and that the whole world lies under the power of the evil one. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, i...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Liturgical day: Sunday 28th (B) in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mc 10,17-30): Just as Jesus was setting out on his journey again, a man ran up, knelt before him and asked, «Good Master, what must I do to have eternal life?». Jesus answered, «Why do yo...
  • Lectionary Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 14, 2018   « October 13  |  October 15 »   Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 143 Reading 1 Wis 7:7-11 I prayed, and p...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Compline (Night Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Vespers (Evening Prayer) (First Vespers of tomorrow, 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,  ...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world with...
  • Saint of the Day

      Saint of the Day St. Edward the Confessor St. Edward the Confessor (1003-1066 A.D.) was a prince born to the King and Queen of England. His family was exiled from the kingdom when the Danish took control of the country in 1016 A.D. Edward spent much of...
  • Verse of the Day

      Verse of the Day "Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all th...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Liturgical day: Saturday 27th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 11,27-28): As Jesus was speaking, a woman spoke from the crowd and said to him, «Blessed is the one who bore you and nursed you!». Jesus replied, «Surely blessed are those who hear the w...
  • Lectionary Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 13, 2018   « October 12  |  October 14 »   Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 466 Reading 1 Gal 3:22-29 ...
  • Meditations

      Meditation of the Day "The true reason for which God bestows so many graces upon the humble is this, that the humble are faithful to these graces and make good use of them. They receive them from God and use them in a manner pleasing to God, giving all the glory to Him...
  • Scripture Speaks Inheriting Eternal Life

    October 12, 2018 Scripture Speaks: Inherit Eternal Life Gayle Somers Today, a man runs to Jesus and seeks an answer to life’s deepest question.  Yet this did not end well.  Why? Gospel (Read Mk 10:17-30) St. Mark describes for us an unforgettable exchange Jesus had...
  • Humility Allows You to See All That God Has Given You

    October 12, 2018 Humility Allows You to See All That God Has Given You Fr. Philip Dion Humility is based on truth, but the truth on which it is based is one. Therefore, real and valid humility must be based on or flow from the whole truth. And the whole truth about anyone is that God has give...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Compline (Night Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Vespers (Evening Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world withou...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    None (Afternoon Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world without...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer) INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning,   is now, and ever shall be,   world with...
  • Liturgy of the Hours

    Morning Prayer (Lauds) If this is the first Hour that you are reciting today, you should precede it with the Invitatory Psalm. INTRODUCTION   O God, come to our aid.   O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son   and to the Holy...
  • Saint of the Day

      Saint of the Day St. Edwin St. Edwin (585-633 A.D.) was the son of the pagan King of Deira who reigned in present-day England. After his father was deposed from his throne, Edwin spent his childhood in exile to escape rival kings who considered his blo...
  • Verse of the Day

      Verse of the Day "Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Liturgical day: Friday 27th in Ordinary Time Saints October 12th: Our Lady of the Pillar View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 11,15-26): As Jesus was casting out a devil some of the people said, «He drives out demons by the power of Beelzebul, the chief of the demons». So ot...
  • Lectionary Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 12, 2018   « October 11  |  October 13 »   Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 465 Reading 1 Gal 3:7-14 Br...
  • Why Our Hearts Must First Be Transormed

    October 11, 2018 Why Our Hearts Must First Be Transformed Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV “Because of the hardness of your hearts he wrote you this commandment.” I was asked by a faithful Catholic recently, “Father, don’t you think that it would be great if the law on prie...
  • What Does the Church Say About Ghosts

    October 11, 2018 What Does the Church Say About Ghosts? Fr. Michael Kerper Dear Father Kerper: It seems like there is a lot of evidence that there are ghosts that haunt people’s homes. Do ghosts really exist? Thanks very much for your question about the reality of ghosts. Some people, ...
  • How to Approach Our Priests

    October 11, 2018 How to Approach Our Priests About the Scandals Constance T. Hull One of the good things coming out of the evil that is the current sex abuse crisis in the Church is the call for a closer relationship between the laity and the clergy. The days of placing priests on pedestals p...
  • Saint of the Day

      Saint of the Day Pope St. John XXIII Pope St. John XXIII (1881–1963) was the third of thirteen children born to a poor sharecropping family living in Lombardy, Italy. Desiring to serve God with his life, he entered seminary at the age of 12,...
  • Verse of the Day

      Verse of the Day "You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, 'My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.'" Psalm 91:1-2  
  • Gospel/Homily

    Liturgical day: Thursday 27th in Ordinary Time Saints October 11th: St. Soledad Torres Acosta, religious View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 11,5-13): Jesus said to his disciples, «Suppose one of you has a friend and goes to his house in the middle of the night and says: ‘F...
  • Lectionary Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 11, 2018   « October 10  |  October 12 »   Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 464 Reading 1 Gal 3:1-5 O...
  • The Early Church Was Catholics

    The Early Church Was Catholic – Just Read the Church Fathers Articles History by Albert Little - July 13, 2015   Public Domain / Wikipedia There are lots of reasons why I decided, as an otherwise happy Evangelical Protestant, to become a Roman Catholic. Among ...
  • The Fellowship of Prayers We See

    The Fellowship of the Prayers We See We enter into celebration with Heaven at each Mass. Sherry Antonetti This past weekend, we had to split up to attend separate events, and I got to spend some solo time with my youngest son. He's 10 and his Down syndrome sometimes hinders his activities,...
  • The Church is NOT a DENOMINATION

    October 10, 2018 The Church Is Not a Denomination R. Jared Staudt Given the huge proliferation of Christian denominations, I think we have fallen into the position of viewing the Catholic Church as simply the oldest and largest of them all. It was in Antioch that followers of the “way,...
  • How the Light of Mary Can Lead Us Out of Darkness

    October 10, 2018 How the Light of Mary Can Lead Us Out of Darkness Jeannie Ewing For about twenty-five years of my life, I was afraid of the dark. It was one of my biggest phobias, unwarranted and irrational. Nothing bad ever happened to me in the dark, but somehow — when I could no lon...
  • Saint of the Day

      Saint of the Day St. Francis Borgia St. Francis Borgia (1510-1572) was born in Spain to a noble family, the son of a Duke. On his father's side of the family he was the great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI, one of the notorious "Borgia Popes," and on his ...
  • Verse of the Day

      Verse of the Day "You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; for your anger does not produce God’s righteousness." James 1:19-20  
  • Gospel/Homily

    Liturgical day: Wednesday 27th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 11,1-4): One day Jesus was praying in a certain place and when He had finished, one of his disciples said to him, «Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples». And Jesus said t...
  • Lectionary Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 10, 2018   « October 9  |  October 11 »   Wednesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 463 Reading 1 Gal 2:1-2, 7...
  • The Woman at then Well and the Desire for God

    October 9, 2018 The Woman at the Well and the Desire for God Stephen Beale Sitting by the well, Jesus thirsted. But it was more than physical water He desired. In the account in John 4, Jesus arrives at the well before the Samaritan woman. He is tired, and, based on what He says later, also ...
  • Saint of the Day

      Saint of the Day Blessed John Henry Newman Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman (1801–1890) was the eldest of six children born to a nominal Protestant family in London, England. As a child he loved reading the Scriptures, and experienced a convers...
  • Verse of the Day

      Verse of the Day "Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful." Hebrews 10:23  
  • Gospel/Homily

    Liturgical day: Tuesday 27th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 10,38-42): As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, He entered a village and a woman called Martha welcomed him to her house. She had a sister named Mary who sat down at the Lord's feet to listen to h...
  • Lectionary Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 9, 2018   « October 8  |  October 10 »   Tuesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 462 Reading 1 Gal 1:13-24 Br...
  • Apostle to the Amerian Frontier

    October 8, 2018 Apostle to the American Frontier Br. Charles Marie Rooney, O.P. When the going gets tough, the tough get going, or so goes the saying. In these turbulent times of ecclesial crisis, a flashback to the early days of the Catholic Church in America—days in which plenty of to...
  • Saint of the Day

      Saint of the Day Blessed Ambrose of Siena Blessed Ambrose (1220-1286) was born in Siena, Italy, the son of a book illuminator. He was born so severely deformed that his parents could not bear the sight of him. They put their son in the care of a nur...
  • Verse of the Day

      Verse of the Day "Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love." 1 John 4:7-8  
  • Gospel/Homily

    Liturgical day: Monday 27th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 10,25-37): A teacher of the Law came and began putting Jesus to the test. And he said, «Master, what shall I do to receive eternal life?». Jesus replied, «What is written in the Scripture?...
  • Lectionary Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 8, 2018   « October 7  |  October 9 »   Monday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 461 Reading 1 Gal 1:6-12 Broth...
  • Saint of the Day

      Saint of the Day St. Justina of Padua St. Justina of Padua (d. 304 A.D.) was a young and pious Christian woman who dedicated her virginity to Christ. She received baptism at the hands of St. Prosdocimus, the first Bishop of Padua in Italy. At the age of ...
  • Verse of the Day

      Verse of the Day "Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence, but much more now in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his...
  • Feast Day

      Today’s Feast Day Our Lady of the Rosary The feast of Our Lady of the Rosary was instituted following the Christian victory over the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto on October 7, 1571. Pope St. Pius V, the "Pope of the Rosary," attributed the naval ...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Liturgical day: Sunday 27th (B) in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mc 10,2-16): Some Pharisees came and put him to the test with this question, «Is it right for a husband to divorce his wife?». He replied, «What law did Moses give you?». They answe...
  • Lectionary Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 7, 2018   « October 6  |  October 8 »   Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 140 Reading 1 Gn 2:18-24 The LORD God said...
  • Saint of the Day

      Saint of the Day St. Bruno St. Bruno (1030-1101) was born to a noble and prominent family in Cologne, Germany. He was well educated and excelled in his studies, and became a priest around the year 1055. He went on to direct and teach at the episcopal s...
  • Verse of the Day

      Verse of the Day "There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all. But each of us was given grace according to the measur...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Liturgical day: Saturday 26th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 10,17-24): The seventy-two disciples returned full of joy. They said, «Lord, even the demons obeyed us when we called on your name». Then Jesus replied, «I saw Satan fall like lightning ...
  • Lectionary Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 6, 2018   « October 5  |  October 7 »   Saturday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 460 Reading 1 Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 1...
  • Scripture Speaks

    October 5, 2018 Scripture Speaks: Faith like a Child Gayle Somers The Pharisees ask Jesus a question about divorce.  Why did He answer their question with one of His own? Gospel (Read Mk 10:2-16) In Mk 10:1, we read that Jesus “went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jord...
  • Saint of the Day

      Saint of the Day St. Maria Faustina Kowalska St. Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938), baptized with the name Helena, was one of ten children born to a devout, peasant farming family in Poland. She grew up during the tough years leading up to and follow...
  • Verse of the Day

    Verse of the Day "Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are of a fearful heart, 'Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God. He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will come and save you.'" Isaiah 35:3-4  
  • Gospel/Homily

    Liturgical day: Friday 26th in Ordinary Time Saints View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 10,13-16): Jesus said, «Alas for you Chorazin! Alas for you Bethsaida! So many miracles have been worked in you! If the same miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would already b...
  • Lectionary Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 5, 2018   « October 4  |  October 6 »   Friday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 459 Reading 1 Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:...
  • A Moving Prayer to St. Francis

    A moving prayer for St. Francis's feast day today!
  • Three of the most Misunderstood Saints of all Time

    Three of the Most Misunderstood Saints of All Time catholiccompany.com/getfed/3-most-misunderstood-saints/   Genevieve CunninghamAugust 30, 2017 Most Catholics can rattle off a list of who they consider to be the ten most popular saints. The lists would vary, of course, but would most l...
  • How We Can Grow inDivine and Fraternal Charity

    October 4, 2018 How We Can Grow in Divine and Fraternal Charity Constance T. Hull A few days ago a friend of mine came to me to share some joyful news: She’s pregnant. She felt some trepidation in telling me the news. This friend and I have suffered together through the grief of miscar...
  • Does God Punish to the 4th Generation

    Does God Punish to the Fourth Generation? God forgives repentant sinners, but punishes the individually guilty. Dave Armstrong Exodus 20:5-6 (RSV) you shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children ...
  • Saint of the Day

      Saint of the Day St. Francis of Assisi St. Francis (1181-1226) was born in Assisi, Italy, to a wealthy cloth merchant. He was a spoiled child given to pleasure, fine dress, liberal spending, and worldliness. Handsome and courteous, he was a favorite am...
  • Verse of the Day

      Verse of the Day "And he said to them, 'Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.The one who believes and is baptized will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be condemned.'" Mark 16:15-16  
  • Gospel/Homily

    Liturgical day: Thursday 26th in Ordinary Time Saints October 4th: St. Francis of Assisi View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 10,1-12): The Lord appointed seventy-two other disciples and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place, where he himself was to go. And He said t...
  • Lectionary Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 4, 2018   « October 3  |  October 5 »   Memorial of Saint Francis of AssisiLectionary: 458 Reading 1 Jb 19:21-27 Job said:Pity me, p...
  • Four Ways to Increase Devotions to your Guardian Angel

    October 3, 2018 Four Ways to Increase Devotion to Your Guardian Angel Jeannie Ewing “God created something above you for you.” – Fr. Chad Ripperger Most of us believe in angels, but we seldom pray to them. We imagine them wistfully flying around us, guarding or guiding...
  • Saint of the Day

      Saint of the Day St. Théodore Guérin St. Theodore Guerin (1798–1856), also known as St. Theodora, was born in Etables, France, towards the end of the French Revolution. She was a pious child who loved prayer and who knew her vocatio...
  • Verse of the Day

      Verse of the Day "Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, 'For your sake we are being killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered.' No,...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Liturgical day: Wednesday 26th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm 1st Reading (Job 9:1-12.14-16): Job answered his friends and said: I know well that it is so; but how can a man be justified before God? Should one wish to contend with him, he could not answer him once in a thousand ti...
  • Lectionary Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 3, 2018   « October 2  |  October 4 »   Wednesday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 457 Reading 1 Jb 9:1-12, 14-16...
  • Saint of the Day

      Saint of the Day Guardian Angels October 2nd is the Feast of the Guardian Angels. Although Guardian Angels have been venerated since the early days of the Church, it wasn’t until the 17th century that Pope Clement X extended their feast day to th...
  • Verse of the Day

    Verse of the Day "Peter said to them, 'Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away, everyo...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Liturgical day: Tuesday 26th in Ordinary Time Saints October 2nd: Guardian Angels View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 9,51-56): As the time drew near when Jesus would be taken up to heaven, He made up his mind to go to Jerusalem. He had sent ahead of him some messengers who entered a S...
  • Lectionary Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 2, 2018   « October 1  |  October 3 »   Memorial of the Guardian AngelsLectionary: 456/650 Reading 1 Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23 Job open...
  • Meditations

      Meditation of the Day "Now, man is afraid of death by nature, afraid of the decay of the body. But here is a really starling fact: whoever has put on the faith of the Cross despises even what is naturally dreadful, and for Christ’s sake is not afraid of death. So...
  • Let Everyone See Our Joy

    Let Everyone See Our Joy”: Hundreds of Nuns Dance Together at Polish Concert in Viral Videos Christian Living Entertainment Videos by ChurchPOP Editor - September 30, 2018   Aleksander Bochenek, Facebook This is so awesome! There are two viral Facebook video...
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  • Devotion of the Month

      Devotion of the Month Month of the Holy Rosary The Catholic Church designates October as the Month of the Holy Rosary. During this month the faithful venerate the Blessed Virgin Mary especially under her title of Our Lady of the Rosary, and&nbs...
  • Saint of the Day

      Saint of the Day St. Therese of Lisieux St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897) was the last of nine children born to Saints Louis and Zelie Martin in Alencon, France. Her family was devoutly religious, and all five surviving siblings, all daughters, entere...
  • Verse of the Day

      Verse of the Day Pilate asked him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.” John 18...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Liturgical day: Monday 26th in Ordinary Time Saints October 1st: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin & Doctor of the Church View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Lc 9,46-50): One day the disciples were arguing about which of them was the most important. But Jesus knew the...
  • Lectionary Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   October 1, 2018   « September 30  |  October 2 »   Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the ChurchLectionary: ...
  • Saint of the Day

      Saint of the Day St. Jerome St. Jerome (347 - 420) was born to a wealthy pagan family in Dalmatia. He was sent to Rome for his schooling and there converted to Christianity, being baptized by Pope Liberius. He studied theology and traveled widely to th...
  • Verse of the Day

      Verse of the Day "It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens." Jeremiah 10:12  
  • Gospel/Homily

    Liturgical day: Sunday 26th (B) in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mc 9,38-43.45.47-48): John said to him, «Master, we saw someone who drove out demons by calling upon your name, and we tried to forbid him because he does not belong to our group». Jesus answer...
  • Lectionary Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   September 30, 2018   « September 29  |  October 1 »   Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 137 Reading 1 Nm 11:25-29 The LORD cam...
  • Saint of the Day

      Saint of the Day The Holy Archangels The Archangels St. Gabriel, St. Michael, and St. Raphael share a feast day on September 29th. These are the only three angels mentioned by name in Sacred Scripture. St. Gabriel means “Power of God." He is ...
  • Verse of the Day

      Verse of the Day "Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every resp...
  • Gospel/Homily

    Liturgical day: September 29th: Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Jn 1,47-51): When Jesus saw Nathanael coming, He said of him, «Here comes an Israelite, a true one; there is nothing false in him». Nathanael asked him, «How do yo...
  • Lectionary Readings

    USCCB »  Bible »  Daily Readings   September 29, 2018   « September 28  |  September 30 »   Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangelsLectionary: 647 Reading 1 D...
  • St. Michael the Archangel Our Defense Against Darkness

    September 28, 2018 St. Michael the Archangel, Our Defense Against Darkness Jeannie Ewing Fourteen years ago, I had a mysterious dream. It was so vivid and seemingly symbolic that I never forgot it. In the dream, I was on a battlefield, equipped with armor. Chaos swirled around me. Somehow, in...