Sep 30 – Memorial for St. Jerome, Priest and Doctor St. Jerome (347-419) led a misspent youth. He later converted in theory, being baptised in 365, and then had a true conversion when he studied theology. He was a monk, and revised the Latin text of the Bible. The result of his 30 years of... Continue Reading →
29 September, Thursday — Pride always comes before a great fall
Sep 29 – Feast of the Holy Archangels, Michael, Gabriel, Raphael You should be aware that the word ‘angel’ denotes a function rather than a nature. Those holy spirits of heaven have indeed always been spirits. They can only be called angels when they deliver some message. Moreover, those who deliver messages of lesser importance... Continue Reading →
28 September, Wednesday — Loving Jesus, Following Jesus
Sep 28 – Memorial for St. Wenceslaus, martyr; Memorial for St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs St. Wenceslaus (907-929) was the son of Vratislav I, Duke of Bohemia, whose family had been converted by St. Cyril and St. Methodius, and Drahomira, daughter of a pagan chief, who was baptised on her wedding day but apparently... Continue Reading →
27 September, Tuesday — Looking out for a friend in need
Sep 27 – Memorial for St. Vincent de Paul, Priest St. Vincent (1581-1660) spent four years with the Franciscan friars getting an education. He was taken captive by Turkish pirates and sold into slavery, then freed when he converted one of his owners to Christianity. He started organisations to help the poor, nursed the sick,... Continue Reading →
26 September, Monday — When God is made in the image and likeness of man
Sep 26 – Memorial for Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs Sts. Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians who accepted no payment. Their charity brought many to Christ. Although they were tortured during the persecutions of Diocletian, the two suffered no injury. Patron Saint Index Job 1:6-22Lk 9:46-50 …and among them was Satan. So the... Continue Reading →
25 September, Sunday — Who is that person in the mirror?
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Amo 6:1,4-71 Tim 6:11-16 Lk 16:19-31 As a man dedicated to God, you must aim to be saintly and religious, filled with faith and love, patient and gentle. Fight the good fight of the faith… My apologies to those for whom this might end up a bit of a movie spoiler.... Continue Reading →
24 September, Saturday — Will you join the pact today?
Saturday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Ecc 11:9-12:8Lk 9:43-45 ….when everyone was full of admiration for all he did... So who amazes you with their deeds these days? An athlete? A singer? A business owner? A child? A family member? A friend? Someone barely keeping their head above water, or someone who 'has it all together'?... Continue Reading →
23 September, Friday – A time to decide
Sep 23 – Memorial for St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Priest St. Pio (1887-1968) was ordained when he was 22. He founded the House for the Relief of Suffering in 1956, a hospital that serves 60,000 a year. In the 1920s he started a series of prayer groups that continue today with over 400,000... Continue Reading →
22 September, Thursday – I don’t want to leave a legacy
Thursday of Week 25 in Ordinary Time Ecc 1:2-11Lk 9:7-9 Only no memory remains of earlier times, just as in times to come next year itself will not be remembered. I recently listened to Fr. Mike Schmitz share in a sermon that most every year, he would ask his students this question, “What is the... Continue Reading →
21 September, Wednesday — Seeking to be saved
Sep 21 – Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist St. Matthew was the son of Alphaeus, and he lived at Capernaum on Lake Genesareth. He was a Roman tax collector, a position equated with collaboration with the enemy by those from whom he collected taxes. Jesus’ contemporaries were surprised to see the Christ with a... Continue Reading →
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