Trinity Sunday, 8th Sunday of Ordinary Time, May 27, 2018 God spent centuries driving it into the heart of his people that there is only one God. “Hear, O Is...

Pentecost Sunday 8th Sunday of Easter, May 20 , 2018 "He breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them...'” T...

Monday, Feast of The Annunciation (transferred), April 9, 2018 When Mary "conceived by the Holy Spirit," she became by anticipation the mother of all who wou...

Mercy Sunday (2nd of Easter), April 8, 2018 The true meaning of to "have mercy" (Kyrie eleison) is to "come to the aid of another out of a sense of relations...

March 19, 2018 Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2 Samuel 7:4–16; Psalm 89; Romans 4:13-22; Matthew 1:16-24 Monday (Week V of Lent): Daniel ...

Thursday, THANKSGIVING DAY (Feast Day reflection; daily reflection follows). Readings are of the day (no. 506), or may be taken from the “Lectionary for Rit
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. He looks forward to the fulfillment of God’s “plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in Christ, things in heaven and things on earth.” What is encourages us to work fo

Commemoration of All The Faithful Departed Funeral directors report that in our day some people just want their dead to be put in the ground without ceremony...

Feast Of All Saints (Feast Day reflection) The Responsorial (Psalm 24) identifies us: “Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.” The readings fo...

Feast of Archangels Michael, Gabriel, And Raphael (Feast day reflection; daily reflection follows). The Responsorial (Psalm 138) invites us: “In the sight o...

Feast of St. Matthew (Feast day reflection; daily reflection follows). The Responsorial (Psalm 19) says of Matthew and all who spread the Good News to other
ministry, for building up the body of
Christ, until all of us come to the
unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity,
to the measure of the full stature of Christ. Isn’t that what we are experiencing as taking place and having taken place, during the time we spend together after Communion, jus

Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Feast day reflection) Commenting on Numbers 21:4b-9, the Jerome Biblical Commentary says, “The cult of the snake was widely pra...

The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Feast day reflection; daily reflection follows). Readings: Micah 5:1-4 or Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 1:18-23. Responsor...

The Presence of the End Time Questions to Ask Yourself How does the doctrine of Mary’s Assumption into heaven affect your life? Does it increase your faith? ...

The Transfiguration of the Lord Year A The Responsorial (Psalm 97) proclaims: “The Lord is king, the most high over all the earth.” In the Anamnesis or “reme...

Thursday, Week Twelve Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles Vigil Mass (from June 28) For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us. (Responsorial: Psalm 79) Acts...

Feast of The Sacred Heart of Jesus (Year A) Rejoice in the Gifts of Love Questions to Ask Yourself What is your basic feeling about God? Is it fear? Gratitud...

Feast of Corpus Christi: The Body and Blood of Christ (Year A) Sunday, Week 11: View Today's Readings “A Food Unknown...” Questions to Ask Yourself What do y...

(Thursday after the Sixth Sunday of Easter — but it also can replace the Seventh Sunday) “Up and Out” Questions to Ask Yourself (Feast of the Ascension, Year...

March 25 2017 Feast of the Annunciation View Today's Readings The Church applies to Mary the promise made to Ahaz in Isaiah 7:10-14: “The Lord himself will g...

March 20 (instead of 19, 2017) St. Joseph, Husband of Mary, Foster Father of Jesus View Today's Readings In Matthew 1:16-24 the angel tells Joseph “do not be...