June 12 – Trinity Sunday Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Western Christian liturgical calendar, and the Sunday of Pentecost in Eastern Christianity. Trinity Sunday celebrates the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, the three Persons of God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Wikipedia Pro 8:22-31Rm 5:1-5Jn 16:12-15 "But... Continue Reading →
5 June, Sunday — Listen to the Promptings of the Holy Spirit Speaking in Your Heart!
Pentecost Sunday The Christian holiday of Pentecost is a moveable feast, which is celebrated on the 50th day (the seventh Sunday) from Easter Sunday. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:1–31). The holiday is also called ‘White Sunday’ or... Continue Reading →
1 June, Wednesday – Defend our One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church
Jun 1 – Memorial for St. Justin, martyr He was born at the beginning of the second century in Nablus, in Samaria, of a pagan Greek family. He was an earnest seeker after truth, and studied many systems of philosophy before being led, through Platonism, to Christianity. While remaining a layman, he accepted the duty... Continue Reading →
31 May, Tuesday — Mother shows the way
May 31 – Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary This day is called the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary because on it, Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth, whom, as the angel had told her, God had blessed with a son in her old age. - Patron Saint Index Zep 3:14-18Lk 1:39-56 “The... Continue Reading →
28 May, Saturday — What is your asking price to betray Jesus?
Saturday of the 6th Week of Eastertide Acts 18:23-28Jn 16:23-28 ...by the energetic way he refuted the Jews in public and demonstrated from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ. The price of Jesus’ life to Judas? 30 pieces of silver. 30 pieces of silver was what Jesus meant to him – His lordship, His friendship,... Continue Reading →
7 May, Saturday — God’s Bakery
Saturday of the 3rd Week of Eastertide Acts 9:31-42Jn 6:60-69 “…no one can come to me unless the Father allows him.” This passage used to trouble me often. To me, it meant that not everyone could or would be redeemed. While I’m not a child, I still hold this child-like perception of Heaven. I believe that... Continue Reading →
6 May, Friday — More Bread
Friday of the 3rd Week of Eastertide Acts 9:1-20Jn 6:52-59 “This is the bread come down from heaven; not like the bread our ancestors ate: they are dead, but anyone who eats this bread will live forever” “The bread had a crunch to the crust that brought so many good memories, and the crumb was... Continue Reading →
5 May, Thursday — Bread
Thursday of the 3rd Week of Eastertide Acts 8:26-40 Jn 6:44-51 “I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world.” “There is a glowing sense of sunlight with each bite... Continue Reading →
3 May, Tuesday – Obedience
May 3 – Feast of Sts. Philip and James, Apostles St. Philip was a disciple of St. John the Baptist, and a convert. He was one of the Twelve Apostles, and brought St. Nathanael to Christ. He was a confidant of Jesus. Little is known about him, but scriptural episodes give the impression of a shy,... Continue Reading →
23 April, Saturday — Manifest
Easter Saturday Acts 4:13-21Mark 16:9-15 “We cannot promise to stop proclaiming what we have seen and heard.” In today’s readings, Mary Magdalene rushed to tell the disciples the news of Jesus’ resurrection, only to be rejected. Jesus appeared and broke bread with two disciples on their journey from Jerusalem to Emmaus but their account was... Continue Reading →
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