Jun 13 – Memorial for St. Anthony of Padua, priest, religious, doctor St. Anthony's (1195-1231) wealthy family wanted him to be a great nobleman, but for the sake of Christ he became a poor Franciscan. When the remains of St. Berard and his companions, the first Franciscan martyrs, were brought to be buried in his... Continue Reading →
20 March, Thursday — Considering the Small Things
Thursday of the 2nd Week of Lent Jer 17:5-10Lk 16:19-31 And at his gate there lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to fill himself with the scraps that fell from the rich man's table. Today’s Gospel passage on Lazarus and the rich man, whom I read somewhere is left unnamed... Continue Reading →
6 March, Wednesday — So That You and Your Children Would Have Full Life
Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Lent Deu 4:1,5-9Mat 5:17-19 But take care what you do and be on your guard. Do not forget the things your eyes have seen... rather, tell them to your children and to your children's children. During the season of Lent, we are reminded to observe the three key aspects... Continue Reading →
27 February, Tuesday — Serving first, disabilities second
Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Lent Isa 1:10,16-20Mt 23:1-12 "The greatest among you must be your servant." I was in a snow ski resort with my family in Japan last year for a family holiday. I am unable to walk, so I move around in a wheelchair. But it was very difficult for my... Continue Reading →
5 August, Saturday — God provides resets
Aug 5 – Memorial for Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome First raised at the order of Pope Liberius in the mid-fourth century, the Liberian Basilica was rebuilt by Pope Sixtus III shortly after the Council of Ephesus affirmed Mary’s title as Mother of God in 431. Re-dedicated at that time... Continue Reading →
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