Nov 22 – Memorial for St. Cecilia, virgin, martyr St. Cecilia (d. 117) was a cultivated young patrician woman, whose ancestors loomed large in Rome’s history. She vowed her virginity to God, but her parents married her to Valerian of Trastevere. She told her new husband that she was accompanied by an angel, but in... Continue Reading →
19 November, Wednesday — What I Do With What the Gifts He Gave Me
Wednesday of Week 33 in Ordinary Time 2 Mac 7:1,20-31 Lk 19:11-28 “I tell you, to everyone who has will be given more…” Brothers and sisters, in the Parable of the talents, Jesus says, “…to everyone who has will be given more.” It is a reminder that what we do with the gifts we have... Continue Reading →
19 April, Monday – Steadfast and Saved
Monday of the 3rd Week of Eastertide Acts 6:8-15Jn 6:22-29 But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke When my son was 2 years old (a truly impressionable age), he was constantly observing his surroundings, the people around him, and absorbed details like a sponge. It surprised me sometimes... Continue Reading →
31 March, Tuesday – Meditating on the cross
Numbers 21:4-9John 8:21-30 If you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins Have you ever looked at a cross closely and intently? I have developed a habit of sitting in a quiet church and just meditating upon the cross. Even during Mass, I focus on Jesus hanging on the... Continue Reading →
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