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Sunday Mass Readings

Francesco Cairo (1607-1665), “The Holy Trinity”  Sunday, June 4 The Most Holy Trinity – Solemnity Roman Ordinary calendar St. Francis Caracciolo Book of Exodus 34,4b-6.8-9. Early in the morning Moses went up Mount Sinai as the LORD had commanded him, taking along the … Continue reading

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Saint Joan of Arc, pray for us!

 Joan of Arc listening to his voice | Léon-François Bénouville Saint Joan of Arc’s Story (January 6, 1412 – May 30, 1431) Burned at the stake as a heretic after a politically-motivated trial, Joan was beatified in 1909 and canonized in 1920. Born of … Continue reading

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Sunday Mass Readings

Sunday, May 21 Seventh Sunday of Easter Roman Ordinary calendar St. Cristobal Magallanes Jara Acts of the Apostles 1,12-14. After Jesus had been taken up to heaven the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath … Continue reading

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Saint Athanasius: “the greatest soldier that the Catholic Religion hath perhaps ever had”

His enemies lobbed every imaginable accusation against him all to no avail. His story affirms once again that there is truly “nothing new under the sun”.  The great Athanasius, the greatest soldier that the Catholic Religion hath perhaps ever had, … Continue reading

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Sunday Mass Readings

Sunday, April 30 Fourth Sunday of Easter Roman Ordinary calendar St. Pius V Acts of the Apostles 2,14.36-41. Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed: “You who are Jews, indeed all of you staying in Jerusalem. Let this … Continue reading

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Sunday Mass Readings

Sunday, March 26 Fifth Sunday of Lent Roman Ordinary calendar St. Ludger Book of Ezekiel 37,12-14. Thus says the Lord GOD: O my people, I will open your graves and have you rise from them, and bring you back to the land of … Continue reading

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Saint Thomas Aquinas, pray for us!

We celebrate today, in the traditional Latin calendar, the great Saint Thomas Aquinas, the Angelic Doctor, who stands as one of the greatest theologians the Church has ever seen.  This intellectual giant was born in the Kingdom of Naples at … Continue reading

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Sunday Mass Readings

Titian, “Transfiguration,” 1560 Sunday, March 5 Second Sunday of Lent Roman Ordinary calendar Sts. Adrian and Eubulus Book of Genesis 12,1-4a. The LORD said to Abram: “Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I … Continue reading

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Sunday Mass Readings

Sunday, February 19 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Roman Ordinary calendar St. Barbatus Book of Leviticus 19,1-2.17-18. The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the whole Israelite community and tell them: Be holy, for I, the LORD your God, am holy. “You shall not bear … Continue reading

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St Francis de Sales, pray for us!

Saint Francis de Sales’ Story Francis was destined by his father to be a lawyer so that the young man could eventually take his elder’s place as a senator from the province of Savoy in France. For this reason Francis … Continue reading

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Saint Agnes, pray for us!

On 21st January we honoured and remembered St. Agnes, virgin and martyr. Born in the year 291 AD, St. Agnes was solely devoted to the Lord Jesus Christ from a remarkably young age. Such was her love for the Lord … Continue reading

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Sunday Readings and Reflections

Sunday, January 8 Epiphany of the Lord Roman Ordinary calendar St. Apollinaris Book of Isaiah 60,1-6. Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. See, darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples; … Continue reading

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MIRACLES FROM THE LITANY OF SAINTS

Landauer Altar by Albrecht Dürer I was extremely encouraged to pray and promote the offering of the Litany of the Saints after I read Adam Blai’s latest book, The Exorcism Files.  To give just one example, Blai describes the case of a woman with a … Continue reading

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Saint John of the Cross, pray for us!

Dec. 14 is the liturgical memorial of Saint John of the Cross, a 16th century Carmelite priest best known for reforming his order together with Saint Teresa of Avila, and for writing the classic spiritual treatise “The Dark Night of … Continue reading

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Sunday Readings and Reflections

Sunday, November 20 Christ the King – Solemnity Roman Ordinary calendar St. Edmund the Martyr 2nd book of Samuel 5,1-3. In those days, all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said: “Here we are, your bone and your flesh. In … Continue reading

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