A leading archbishop in Myanmar has
hailed the upcoming beatification of the south-east Asian nation’s first
native son as a sign of the Pope’ love for the Church in Myanmar,
formerly Burma.
"We are delighted to know that the...
12 December, 2013
01 September, 2013
Sunday, 01 September 2013
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
St. Giles of Castaneda, Abbot (640-720)
Commentary of the day Saint Bruno of Segni :
« Behold, I have prepared my banquet…, everything is ready : come to the
feast » (Mt 22,4)
Lk 14:1.7-14.
On a
sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and
the people there were observing him carefully. He told a parable to
those who had been invited, noticing...
18 August, 2013
Daily Gospel
Sunday, 18 August 2013
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
St. Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga, Priest (1901-1952)
Commentary of the day Vatican Council II:
« My peace I give you » (Jn 14,27)
Lk 12:49-53.
Jesus said
to his disciples: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it
were already blazing!There is a baptism with which I must be baptized,
and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!Do you think that I
have come...
11 August, 2013
Sunday, 11 August 2013
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
St. Clare, Virgin (1194-1253)
Commentary of the day Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe :
"Stewards of the mysteries of God"
Lk 12:32-48.
Jesus said
to his disciples: “Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your
Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your belongings and give
alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an inexhaustible
treasure in...
30 June, 2013
Daily Gospel
Sunday, 30 June 2013
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
In England and Wales: solemnity of Ss Peter and Paul, Apostles - Proper
readings
1st Martyrs of Rome (+ 1st century)
Commentary of the day Blessed John XXIII :
"I will follow you wherever you go"
Lk 9:51-62.
When the days for Jesus to be taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely
determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him.
On the way they entered a...
23 June, 2013
Sunday, 23 June 2013
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
St. Etheldreda, abbess (7th century)
Commentary of the day Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross [Edith Stein]
:
"He must take up his cross daily and follow me"
Lk 9:18-24.
Once when
Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them,
"Who do the crowds say that I am?" They said in reply, "John the
Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, 'One of the ancient...
17 June, 2013
An Ex-abortionist's Conversion, who was a key to America's legalization of abortion
Bernard Nathanson's Conversion
by Julia Duin
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One cold January morning in 1989, Bernard Nathanson, famous Jewish
abortionist-turned-atheistic-pro-lifer, began to entertain
seriously the notion of God. Seven years later, thanks to a
persistent Opus Dei priest, the sixty-nine-year-old doctor, author
of Aborting America and The Abortion Papers, is becoming a Roman
Catholic.
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Even...
16 June, 2013
Sunday, 16 June 2013
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
St. John Francis Regis, Priest (1597-1640)
Commentary of the day Saint Ambrose :
"Your faith has saved you; go in peace"
Lk 7:36-50.8:1-3.
A Pharisee
invited Jesus to dine with him, and he entered the Pharisee's house and
reclined at table. Now there was a sinful woman in the city who learned
that he was at table in the house of the Pharisee. Bringing an alabaster flask
of ointment,...
09 June, 2013
Daily Gospel
Sunday, 09 June 2013
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
St. Ephrem the Syrian, Deacon and Doctor of the Church (c.306-373)
Commentary of the day Vatican Council II:
"The Lord was moved with pity for her and said to her, 'Do not weep' "
Lk 7:11-17.
Soon
afterward he journeyed to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a large
crowd accompanied him.As he drew near to the gate of the city, a man who
had died was being carried out, the...
02 June, 2013
Sunday, 02 June 2013The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus
Christi) - Solemnity - Year CSts. Peter & Marcellinus, Martyrs (+
c. 304)Commentary of the day Saint Augustine :
«Be what you see, and receive what you are»ReadingsLk 9:11b-17.
The crowds,
meanwhile, learned of this and followed him. He received them and spoke to
them about the kingdom of God, and he healed those who...
11 March, 2013
Daily Gospel
Sunday, 10 March 2013Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare) - Year CSt. Marie Eugenie of Jesus, foundress of the Religious of the Assumption
(1817-1898) , The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste († c. 320)Commentary of the day Saint John-Mary Vianney : "He was lost and has
been found"ReadingLk 15:1-3.11-32.Tax collectors
and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees
and scribes began to complain, saying, "This man welcomes sinners...
04 March, 2013
Daily Gospel
Sunday, 03 March 2013Third Sunday of Lent - Year CSt.
Cunegundes, Empress (+ 1040)Commentary of the day Asterius of Amasea : Imitating God's patienceReadingLk 13:1-9.Some people told
Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of
their sacrifices. He said to them in reply, "Do you think that because
these Galileans suffered in this way they were greater sinners than all other
Galileans? By no means! But I tell you, if...
24 February, 2013
Daily Gospel
Sunday, 24 February 2013Second Sunday of Lent - Year CBl.
Thomas Mary Fusco, Priest (1831-1891)Commentary of the
day Saint Leo the Great : The glory of the CrossReadingLk 9:28b-36.About eight days
after he said this, he took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to
pray.While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his
clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were conversing with
him, Moses and Elijah,who appeared...
17 February, 2013
Daily Gospel
Sunday, 17 February 2013First Sunday of Lent - Year CThe
Seven Holy Founders of the Order of ServitesCommentary
of the day Saint Raphael Arnaiz Baron : The Son of God rejects the
temptations of other ways and obeys the Father's willReadingLk 4:1-13.Filled with the
holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the
desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during
those days, and when they were over...
10 February, 2013
Daily Gospel
Sunday, 10 February 2013Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year CSt. Scholastica, Abbess (+ c. 543)Commentary of the
day Blessed John Henry Newman : He calls you by nameReadingLk 5:1-11.While the crowd
was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by
the Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the
fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets. Getting into one
of the boats, the one belonging...
03 February, 2013
Daily Gospel
Sunday, 03 February 2013Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year CSt. Blase, Bishop & Martyr (+ 316)Commentary of the
day Saint Augustine : "He passed through the midst of them and went
away"ReadingLk 4:21-30.He said to them,
"Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing."And all
spoke highly of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his
mouth. They also asked, "Isn't this the son of Joseph?" He said to them,
"Surely...
31 January, 2013
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