The Immaculate Heart of Mary The Blessed Virgin Mary has been given the title of Mother of the Church since she gave birth to Christ, the Head of the Church, and she became the Mother of the redeemed people before her Son had given up the spirit on the Cross. Pope Paul VI solemnly confirmed... Continue Reading →
11 June, Friday — Pierced Heart
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus The devotion to the Sacred Heart (also known as the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sacratissimum Cor Iesu in Latin) is one of the most widely practiced and well-known Roman Catholic devotions, taking Jesus Christ's physical heart as the representation of his divine love for humanity. This devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church and... Continue Reading →
10 June, Thursday — Unveiled
Thursday of Week 10 in Ordinary Time 2 Cor 3:15-4:1,3-6Mt 5:20-26 And we, with our unveiled faces reflecting like mirrors the brightness of the Lord, all grow brighter and brighter as we are turned into the image that we reflect. When I read the readings for today, I imagined a bride as she is about... Continue Reading →
9 June, Wednesday — Follow first, and see what happens
Jun 9 – Memorial for St. Ephrem of Syria, deacon and Doctor of the Church St. Ephrem (306-373) was baptized at age 18. He helped to evangelize Nisibis, Mesopotamia. He may have attended the Council of Nicaea in 325. He was a deacon and preacher, and had a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 363 Nisibis was... Continue Reading →
13 April, Tuesday — The Amazing Story
13 Apr – Memorial for St. Martin I, pope & martyr St. Martin (d. 655) was chosen the 74th pope in 649 without imperial approval. He conducted the Lateran Council, which condemned the Patriach of Constantinople for Monothelitism, which claimed that Christ had no human will. This put him in opposition to the emperor, who had him arrested... Continue Reading →
12 April, Monday — Our Certainty in the Uncertainty
Monday of the 2nd Week of Eastertide Acts 4:23-31Jn 3:1-8 “The wind blows wherever it pleases; you hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. That is how it is with all who are born of the Spirit.” VUCA: Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous. This term was first... Continue Reading →
11 April, Sunday — Personal Touch
2nd Sunday of Eastertide -- Divine Mercy Sunday Divine Mercy Sunday (also known as the Feast of the Divine Mercy) is celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter, which concludes the Octave of Easter. The feast day is observed by Roman Catholics as well as some Anglicans.[1] It is originally based on the Catholic devotion to the Divine Mercy that Faustina Kowalska reported as part of her encounter with Jesus, and... Continue Reading →
13 February, Saturday — Acknowledging What We Have
Saturday of Week 5 in Ordinary Time Gen 3:9-24Mk 8:1-10 How many loaves have you? When asked about how many books we have, how many dresses we have, how much money we make, we can confidently answer this question. But what about those unseen gifts that God has given us? What about the talents and... Continue Reading →
12 February, Friday — There is Harm Done
Friday of Week 5 in Ordinary Time Gen 3:1-8Mk 7:31-37 The serpent was the most subtle of all the wild beasts that the Lord God had made. Last week, I saw a post on Facebook asking if it’s ok for Catholics to participate in some Chinese New Year activities. If it’s a cultural aspect or... Continue Reading →
11 February, Thursday — God Works While We Sleep
Feb 11 –Memorial for Our Lady Of Lourdes Today is an optional memorial for Our Lady of Lourdes. The apparitions concerned began on Feb 11, 1858, when St. Bernadette Soubirous, then a 14-year-old peasant girl from Lourdes admitted, when questioned by her mother, that she had seen a ‘lady’ in the cave of Massabielle, about... Continue Reading →
