The Sheepfold
Feast of the Archangels Gabriel, Michael and Raphael
I hope everyone has had a good week and is having a good weekend! I love this feast day along with Guardian Angels on Oct. 2! I thought this was good for those who wonder who are the Archangels and how do we have names for them! Angels are celestial or heavenly...
Triumph of the Cross/Our Lady of Sorrows
Today we celebrated the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross! Reading 2 Phil 2:6-11 Brothers and sisters: Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave,...
22nd Sunday in Ordianary Time
Hello Everyone and welcome to September! Gospel Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands. —For the...
St. Monica and St. Augustine
Today we celebrate the memorial of St. Monica and tomorrow her son St. Augustine. We know about St. Monica from her son St. Augustine. I found this about the Saints at St. Francis media. Saint Monica’s Story The circumstances of Saint Monica’s life could have made...
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Weekend! We are at the end of the day, the feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal! (I apologize, it wouldn't let me rotate the picture!) This was my dad's medal. He received it in Rome when Pope Pius XII blessed him. ...
Guardian Angels!
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God's love commits me here. Ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen. I hope everyone had a lovely feast of the Guardian Angels! Of course September 29 was the Archangels Michael, Gabriel and...
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
It is already the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time and the middle of September! Time flies! Here are the Psalm and Gospel for Today: Responsorial Psalm Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 R. (8) The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion. Bless the...
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time and Labor Day!
Today is the 22nd week in Ordinary Time and the Gospel is: GospelMT 16:21-27 Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised. Then Peter...