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Monday of the First Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings It seems like just yesterday that John the Baptist was baptizing Jesus in the Jordan River. Oh wait, it was just yesterday! But today’s reading fast forwards a bit and takes us to a time after John has been arrested. John isn’t dead yet, not yet out of the picture, but clearly he…
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The Baptism of the Lord
Today’s readings Do you know the date of your baptism? I know the month of mine, but have to admit I’m not really sure about the date. But when was the last time you even thought about your baptism? Most of us don’t remember much about our baptism day, having been to young for it…
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Monday after Epiphany
Today’s readings Perhaps our devotion for this Epiphany week should be to pray the Mysteries of Light on the Rosary. Epiphany is a time of manifestation, of light coming into the dark place that our world can be at times. We long to see, and more than that we long to see Christ, the one…
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The Epiphany of the Lord
Today’s readings We gather together today to celebrate the twelfth day of Christmas, even though it’s not the twelfth day. Today is the day we celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord, which is traditionally January 6th. Epiphany is the day we can begin to see who Christ really is, when our eyes are enlightened, and…
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The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God
Today’s readings My mother has a lot of stories about me as I was growing up. Some of them are funny or interesting, others are just a little painful or embarrassing. I suspect your mother has or had stories like that about you too. Maybe they are funny or maybe they are sad, but these…
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The Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas
Today’s readings Our Liturgy today gives us some appropriate readings for the last day of our calendar year. We have the end and the beginning in the Scriptures, just as our minds and hearts are reflecting on the end and the beginning of our year. In the reading from the first letter of Saint John,…
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Saint John, Apostle and evangelist
Today’s readings “He saw and believed.” The “other” disciple, often called the “beloved” disciple or the disciple “whom Jesus loved,” is St. John the Apostle and Evangelist, the one we celebrate today. St. John had a very special relationship with Christ. He wasn’t as zealous and boisterous as Peter could be, but he had a…
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The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Today’s readings It’s certainly appropriate that we celebrate the Holy Family today, just one day after Christmas. This feast helps to underscore that Jesus came to live among us in a very ordinary way: by taking flesh and becoming one of us, even to the point of being part of a human family. So we…
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The Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
Mass at Midnight and During the Day Midnight readings | During the Day readings The older I get, the more I become convinced that every Christmas has its own flavor, and every Christmas comes with its own gifts. Not the kinds of gifts you wrap and put under the tree, but the kinds of gifts…
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The Nativity of the Lord (Vigil)
Today’s readings I want you to think about the best gift you ever received – what was it? How did you feel when you opened it? Were you surprised? Were you happy because the gift showed you how much the person giving it to you loved you? Because that’s what Christmas is all about: it’s…
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