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Thursday of the Tenth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Would that we all would be, as St. Paul said, transformed from glory into glory. But the problem is, we get caught up in all the wrong kinds of things. Which is exactly what he was cautioning the Corinthians against, and what Jesus was condemning the Scribes and Pharisees for doing in today’s…
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St. Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Today’s readings I think I can always remember my mother, and my grandmothers, praying to St. Anthony anytime something was lost. There’s even the popular little prayer, “Tony, Tony, please come ’round, something’s lost and can’t be found.” This everyday need to find lost objects has made St. Anthony one of the most popular saints.…
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St. Barnabas, Apostle
Today’s readings | Today’s saint “Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.” Barnabas, a Jew of Cyprus, comes as close as anyone outside the Twelve to being a full-fledged apostle. He was closely associated with St. Paul (he introduced Paul to Peter and the other apostles) and served…
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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Today's readings During World War II, the officers of the Third Reich's secret service forcefully recruited many 12- and 13-year-old boys into the Junior Gestapo. The harshly treated boys were given only inhumane jobs that they were to perform without rest or complaint. After the war ended, most had lost contact with their families and…
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Friday of the Ninth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Angels are messengers that God sends sometimes to let us know his plans for us, or to guard and guide us, or even to help us to see what’s really important. And it’s that last thing that the archangel Raphael does in today’s first reading. If we remember all the way back to…
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Thursday of the Ninth Week of Ordinary Time
Today's readings You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. and You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. Love is very definitely the theme of today's Liturgy of the Word. As…
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St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr
Today's readings | Today's saint St. Boniface was sent by Pope Gregory II to reform the Church in Germany, which had been heavily negatively influenced by the forces of paganism. He sought to restore the fidelity of the German clergy to their bishops, in union with Rome. He also sought to build up houses of…
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The Most Holy Trinity
Today's readings I don't think it would come as too much of a shock for me to tell you that not one of us here in this place, not one of us here on this earth, will ever come to understand the Holy Trinity in this life. We've all been told that the Trinity is…
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Saturday of the Eighth Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart. There’s a lot of talk in today’s readings about the Law. The Jews in ancient times and even still today love the Law because that Law, given by God, gave them access to God. Those who kept the law, they felt, are chosen…
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The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today's readings | Today's feast This feast is one of the reasons I love the Blessed Virgin. Having given her fiat – her "yes" – to God, she now shows concern for her elder relative who is also with child. She goes to visit her in a great act of hospitality, which is one of…
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