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Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle, August 24, 2023
Gospel Jn 1:45-51 Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets,...

Denise Lanik
Aug 24, 20232 min read


ST ROSE OF LIMA, OPTIONAL MEMORIAL, WEDNESDAY, TWENTIETH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, AUGUST 23, 2023
Saint Rose of Lima "Beautiful like a rose" nee Isabel Flores de Olivia 1586-1617 Patron saint of gardeners, florists, embroiderers, those...
Olivia M. Bannan
Aug 22, 20232 min read


Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
READINGS Responsorial Psalm Ps 85:9, 11-12, 13-14 R. (see 9b) The Lord speaks of peace to his people. I will hear what God...

Mary Jo Barr
Aug 22, 20232 min read


Memorial of Saint Pius X, Pope, August 21, 2023
Readings for today Gospel Mt 19:16-22 A young man approached Jesus and said, “Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?” He...

Alaina Lanik
Aug 20, 20233 min read


TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, AUGUST 20, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Mt 15:21-28 "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish." And the woman's daughter was healed...
Olivia M. Bannan
Aug 19, 20232 min read


ST JOHN EUDES, OPTIONAL MEMORIAL, SATURDAY AUGUST 19, 2023
Stained glass window in Saint-Pierre de Dourdain MASS READINGS: Gospel Mt 19:13-15 Children were brought to Jesus that he might lay his...
Olivia M. Bannan
Aug 18, 20232 min read


FRIDAY OF THE NINETEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, AUGUST 18, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Mt 19:3-12 Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and tested him, saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for...
Joshua Porter
Aug 17, 20232 min read


Thursday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time, August 17, 2023
Readings can be found by clicking this link. So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from his...

Denise Lanik
Aug 17, 20232 min read


OPTIONAL MEMORIAL ST STEPHEN OF HUNGARY,WEDNESDAY, NINETEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, AUGUST 16, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Mt 18:15-20 "If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. REFLECTION In...
Olivia M. Bannan
Aug 15, 20232 min read


Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
READINGS REFLECTION God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant could be seen in the temple. A great sign appeared in...

Mary Jo Barr
Aug 15, 20233 min read


Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr
Readings for the day Reflection So the Gospel for today actually really threw me and I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it. But the...

Alaina Lanik
Aug 13, 20232 min read


NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, AUGUST 13, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Mt 14:22-33 After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. REFLECTION Jesus was working, preaching...
Olivia M. Bannan
Aug 12, 20232 min read


ST JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL, SATURDAY OF THE EIGHTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, AUGUST 12, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Mt 17:14-20 "Nothing will be impossible for you." REFLECTION Saints come in many different shapes, professions and...
Olivia M. Bannan
Aug 11, 20232 min read


MEMORIAL OF ST CLARE, FRIDAY OF THE EIGHTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, AUGUST 11, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Mt 16:24-28 Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and...
Olivia M. Bannan
Aug 10, 20231 min read


Feast of Saint Lawrence, deacon and martyr, August 10, 2023
Gospel Jn 12:24-26 Jesus said to his disciples: "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it...

Alaina Lanik
Aug 9, 20232 min read


OPTIONAL MEMORIAL ST TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS EIGHTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, AUGUST 9, 2023
St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942) Edith Stein as a student in Breslau (c.1913-14) MASS READINGS: Reading 1 Nm 13:1-2, 25–14:1,...
Olivia M. Bannan
Aug 8, 20232 min read


Memorial of Saint Dominic, Priest
READINGS Reading 1 Nm 12:1-13 Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses on the pretext of the marriage he...

Mary Jo Barr
Aug 8, 20233 min read


Monday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time, August 07, 2023
James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes (La multiplication des pains), 1886-1896 Gospel Mt 14:13-21 When...

Alaina Lanik
Aug 6, 20232 min read


THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2023
The Transfiguration by Raphael, c.1520 MASS READINGS: Gospel Mt 17:1-9 And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun...
Olivia M. Bannan
Aug 5, 20231 min read


SATURDAY OF THE SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, AUGUST 5, 2023
MASS READINGS: Reading 1 Lv 25:1, 8-17 "Do not deal unfairly, then; but stand in fear of your God. I, the LORD, am your God." REFLECTION...
Olivia M. Bannan
Aug 4, 20232 min read
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