We have 2 bigger feast days this week; St. Patrick of Ireland and St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus. St. Patrick has a wonderful life story of being kidnapped and enslaved in Ireland. He escaped only to return after his ordination and as priest and bishop converted...
The Readings below for the 5th Sunday of Lent speak of Vocation and Mercy! How appropriate when we just ended the Year of Consecrated Life and began the Year of Mercy, the two overlapping for a couple of months! Now we are just about to begin Lent, and what does God...
O Come all Ye Faithful! Here are the Readings for the various Christmas Masses! Vigil Mass Gospel: ORMT 1:18-25 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child...
This year the 4th week of Advent lasts 4 days! The Readings for Today: Reading 1MI 5:1-4A Thus says the LORD: You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origin is from of...
Today is Rejoice or Gaudete Sunday! We light the Rose candle and we are almost to Christmas! It’s Gaudete (Rejoice Sunday! Light the third (rose-colored) candle on your Advent wreath. On Gaudete Sunday, the season of Advent shifts its focus. For the first two...
Happy Immaculate Conception! Today also begins the Year of Mercy, with the year of Consecrated Life continuing through Feb. 2, 2016, so at the moment we are celebrating both! Here are the Readings from the day: Reading 1GN 3:9-15, 20 After the man, Adam, had eaten of...
