Monday of Week 17 in Ordinary Time Jer 13:1-11Mt 13:31-35 “It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the biggest shrub of all…” When Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a mustard seed and to yeast, He reminds us that God often works through the smallest of... Continue Reading →
18 May, Wednesday – My Heavenly Vinedresser
May 18 – Memorial for St. John I, Pope and Martyr St. John (d. 526) was a priest in Rome, and became the 53rd pope in 523. Italy’s ruler then, Theodoric the Goth, was an Arian. For a while he left the Catholics alone, but in later life, he became suspicious of everyone, imagining conspiracies and attempts... Continue Reading →