September 20, 2025

September 20, 2025

Memorial of Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Priest, and Paul Chong Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs  1Timothy 6:13-16 is our last reading from 1Timothy. And it is the “Great Commission” to faithful stewardship. Paul begins solemnly:   Before God, who gives life to all, and...
September 19, 2025

September 19, 2025

Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time The Responsorial (Matthew 5:3 and Psalm 49) gives the key to openness and its fruit: “Happy the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs.”   In 1Timothy 6:2-12, Paul insists that whoever does not hold to “the...
September 19, 2025

September 18, 2025

Thursday of the Twenty-Fourth Week of Ordinary Time Perseverance in the faith should be a major concern for every Christian: our own perseverance and that of our children, grandchildren, and even our country. Although no society has ever been truly “Christian,” we...
September 19, 2025

September 17, 2025

Wednesday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Do we find the “mystery of our faith” that Paul summarizes in 1Timothy 3:14-16 made present to us at Mass?   We proclaim in the Introductory Rites that God was “manifested in the flesh” in Jesus and is still...
September 16, 2025

September 16, 2025

Memorial of Sts. Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs The Responsorial (Psalm 101) voices a sense of community responsibility: “I will walk with a blameless heart.”   After the Sign of Peace, the liturgy calls for the “Breaking of the Bread” (Latinized...