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Today’s readings | Today’s saint A long time ago now, someone once gave my family an ornament for our Christmas tree. It was very curious: basically just a large nail hung from a green ribbon. You probably already know the … Continued
[Mass for the school children.] Today’s readings | Today’s feast (more) I know that I could ask you all what holiday we are getting ready to celebrate and you’d all tell me… But what do we call the season of … Continued
Today’s readings | Today’s Saint St. Ambrose was a man who heard well the words of today’s Gospel: Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house … Continued
Today's saints | Today's readings St. Andrew Dung-Lac was a priest in Vietnam in the early nineteenth century. He and his 116 companions, including Spanish Dominicans, members of the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris, and 96 Vietnamese, including 37 … Continued
Today's feast | Today's readings: Zechariah 2:14-17, Luke 1:46-55, Matthew 12:46-50 You know, I'm not sure how my mother would react to my not acknowledging her presence like that, but I know it wouldn't be good! But, lest we impute … Continued
Today’s readings | Today’s Saint [Mass for the School Children] Today we celebrate the feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. Elizabeth was the daughter of the king of Hungary, and she married Louis IV of Thuringia when she was fourteen … Continued
Today’s readings | Today’s feast “Blessed is the one who fears the Lord.” St. Martin of Tours is a fitting saint to intercede for veterans today. He himself was a soldier and served his country faithfully. After a time, he … Continued
Today’s readings | Today’s feast (more) During his lifetime, Pope John Paul II canonized some 480 saints. Many people felt that this was a kind of “inflation” of saints, since he alone canonized more than one for every day of … Continued
Today’s Feast | Today’s readings: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Matthew 28:16-20 St. Isaac and St. John were among eight missionaries who worked among the Huron and Iroquois Indians in the New World in the seventeenth century. They were devoted to … Continued
Today’s feast | Today’s readings: Philippians 3:17-4:1 / Psalm 34 / John 12:24-26 St. Ignatius was a convert to Christianity who eventually became the bishop of Antioch. During his time in Antioch, the Emperor Trajan began persecuting the Church there … Continued
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