Today’s readings There are a lot of saints in today’s Mass, but then, honestly, there always are. Father John and I have an ongoing joke, that when one of us has the early 6:30 Mass, we say to the other, “I woke up the angels and saints for you.” Now, obviously the angels and saints… Continue reading Saint Agnes, Virgin Martyr
Tag: martyrs
Tuesday of the Thirty-third Week of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings Well, the story we started to hear in yesterday’s first reading about Israel has festered a bit. You may remember yesterday that king Antiochus Epiphanes began to lead the people to follow the ways of the Gentiles: covering over their circumcision, attending schools in the Gentile way of life, abandoning the holy laws.… Continue reading Tuesday of the Thirty-third Week of Ordinary Time
Holy Innocents, Martyrs
Today’s readings Right here in the middle of the joy of the Christmas Octave, we have the feast of what seems to be an incredibly horrible event. All of the male children in the vicinity of Bethlehem two years old and younger are murdered by the jealous and, quite frankly, rather pathetic Herod. But not… Continue reading Holy Innocents, Martyrs
Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs
Today’s readings In the 1800s, Andrew Kim became the first native Korean to become a priest when he traveled 1300 miles to seminary in China. He managed to find his way back into the country six years later. When he returned home, he arranged for more men to travel to China for studies. He was… Continue reading Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs
Memorial Day
Today’s readings. One of the effects of a presidential election year for me, is taking a long hard look at who we hold up as our leaders or our heroes. In some ways, a presidential election is an emergence of whoever is the least objectionable candidate, because in this day and age, it’s hard to… Continue reading Memorial Day
Saint Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr
Today’s readings St. Lawrence was a deacon of the early Church, who was charged with the care of the goods of the Church. Legend has it that he was called in by the Prefect of Rome, who had just killed Pope Sixtus, whose feast day we celebrated last week. The Prefect told Lawrence that he… Continue reading Saint Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr
You must be logged in to post a comment.