The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Today’s readings In a town called Nazareth in Galilee, a long time ago, Mary lived with her parents, Joachim and Ann. Mary was only a young girl, maybe 14 years old. She came from a quiet little area of the … Continued

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Today our parish celebrated our Patronal Feast Day: the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  This superseded the celebration of the Twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time for us. Reading the genealogies isn’t my favorite thing to do, and often because there is … Continued