Oct 11 – Memorial for St John XXIII, Pope Pope John XXIII born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in 1963. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was one of thirteen children born to Marianna Mazzola and Giovanni Battista Roncalli in a family of sharecroppers who lived in Sotto il... Continue Reading →
10 October, Thursday — Ask, Seek, Knock
Thursday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Gal 3:1-5Lk 11:5-13 “So I say to you: Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.” I struggle a lot with today’s verse: “Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you... Continue Reading →
9 October, Wednesday — A Simple Prayer
Oct 9 – Memorial for Sts. Denis, Bishop, and Companions, Martyrs; Memorial for St. John Leonardi, Priest St. Denis (d. 258) was a missionary to Paris, and its first bishop. His success roused the ire of local pagans, and he was imprisoned by the Roman governor. He was martyred in the persecutions of Valerius with... Continue Reading →
8 October, Tuesday — God has chosen me
Tuesday of Week 27 in Ordinary Time Gal 1:13-24Lk 10:38-42 Then God who had specially chosen me while I was still in my mother’s womb, called me through his grace and chose to reveal his Son in me, so that I might preach the Good News about him to the pagans. Brothers and sisters, Ordinarily,... Continue Reading →
7 October, Monday — Praying unceasingly
Oct 7 – Memorial for Our Lady of the Rosary This day was originally observed as the Feast of Our Lady of Victory. Its date was chosen to commemorate the European victory at the third naval Battle of Lepanto in 1571. This battle marked the high point of Turkish (Muslim) advance on European soil with... Continue Reading →
6 October, Sunday — Love one another. As I have loved you.
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gen 2:18-24Heb 2:9-11Mk 10:2-16 Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate. Today’s readings are often chosen by couples for their wedding masses. I may have selected one of these passages at my own wedding years ago. That marriage lasted only a year. Looking back, I see... Continue Reading →
5 October, Saturday — Trust in God’s plan.
Oct 5 – Memorial for St. Faustina Kowalska, Virgin, religious, Christian Mystic Maria Faustyna Kowalska (born Helena Kowalska; 25 August 1905 – 5 October 1938), also known as Saint Maria Faustyna Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament and popularly spelled Faustina, was a Polish Roman Catholic nun and mystic. Her apparitions of Jesus Christ inspired the Roman Catholic devotion to the Divine Mercy and earned her the title of "Secretary of Divine Mercy". Throughout her... Continue Reading →
4 October, Friday — Job’s faith
Oct 4 – Memorial for St. Francis of Assisi Francis Bernardone (1181–1226) was the son of Pietro Bernadone, a rich cloth merchant. Though he had a good education and became part of his father’s business, he also had a somewhat misspent youth. He was a street brawler and some-time soldier. He was captured during a... Continue Reading →
3 October, Thursday — Being chosen
Thursday of Week 26 in Ordinary Time Job 19:21-27Lk 10:1-12 The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out… Today's Gospel spoke to me in a way it never previously had. In my previous readings, I always took away the message that we are all called to do God’s work, trust and believe in Him,... Continue Reading →
2 October, Wednesday — Extra help is always at your side
Oct 2 – Memorial for The Holy Guardian Angels The term ‘guardian angels’ refers to the belief that each soul has an angel who is available to shepherd the soul through life, and help bring them to God. Belief in the reality of angels, their mission as messengers of God, and Man’s interaction with them, goes... Continue Reading →
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