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MEMORIAL OF ST JOHN VIANNEY, FRIDAY OF THE SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, AUGUST 4, 2023
St Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, Curé of Ars (1786-1859) MASS READINGS: Gospel Mt 13:54-58 "And he did not work many mighty deeds there...
Olivia M. Bannan
Aug 3, 20233 min read


Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time, August 3, 2023
Fishing nets at Pourville, Painted by Claude Monet (1840-1926) Creative Commons Gospel Reading Mt 13:47-53 Jesus said to the disciples:...

Denise Lanik
Aug 2, 20233 min read


WEDNESDAY OF THE SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, AUGUST 2, 2023
MASS READINGS" Reading 1 Ex 34:29-35 "...the skin of his face had become radiant while he conversed with the Lord,...they were afraid to...
Olivia M. Bannan
Aug 1, 20232 min read


Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
READINGS Gospel Matthew 13:36-43 "Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father....

Mary Jo Barr
Aug 1, 20232 min read


Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest, July 31, 2023
Reading 1 Ex 32:15-24, 30-34 Moses turned and came down the mountain with the two tablets of the commandments in his hands, tablets that...

Alaina Lanik
Jul 30, 20234 min read


SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, JULY 30, 2023
MASS READINGS Reading 2 Rom 8:28-30 "Brothers and sisters: We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called...
Olivia M. Bannan
Jul 29, 20232 min read


SAINTS MARTHA, MARY AND LAZARUS, JULY 29, 2023
MASS READINGS; Gospel Jn 11:19-27 "Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who is coming into...
Olivia M. Bannan
Jul 28, 20231 min read


FRIDAY OF THE SIXTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, JULY 28, 2023
MASS READINGS Reading I Ex 20:1-17 "In those days: God delivered all these commandments:" REFLECTION I most remember being scared of God...
Olivia M. Bannan
Jul 27, 20231 min read


Thursday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, July 27, 2023
Gospel Mt 13:10-17 The disciples approached Jesus and said, "Why do you speak to the crowd in parables?" He said to them in reply,...

Denise Lanik
Jul 26, 20233 min read


MEMORIAL OF SAINTS JOACHIM AND ANNE, PARENTS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, JULY 26, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Mt 13:1-9 "he spoke to them at length in parables" REFLECTION Parenting has just begun with the birth of a baby. ...
Olivia M. Bannan
Jul 25, 20232 min read


Feast of Saint James, Apostle
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (St. Mary Major) in Rome READINGS Gospel Matthew 20: 20-28 But it shall not be so among you....

Mary Jo Barr
Jul 25, 20234 min read


Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, July 24, 2023
Reading 1 Ex 14:5-18 When it was reported to the king of Egypt that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his servants changed their minds...

Alaina Lanik
Jul 23, 20234 min read


SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, JULY 23, 2023
MASS READINGS: Reading 2 Rom 8:26-27 And the one who searches hearts knows what is the intention of the Spirit, because he intercedes for...
Olivia M. Bannan
Jul 22, 20231 min read


FEAST OF SAINT MARY MAGDALENE, JULY 22, 2023
APOSTLE TO THE APOSTLES MASS READINGS: Gospel Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 "I have seen the Lord" REFLECTION Mary Magdalene was on the path of wide...
Olivia M. Bannan
Jul 21, 20232 min read


FRIDAY OF THE FIFTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, JULY 21, 2023
"Father, there will be nothing difficult here, provided we have a Crucifix." (St Lawrence of Brindisi, scholar, Capuchin priest, preacher...
Olivia M. Bannan
Jul 20, 20231 min read


Thursday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time, July 20, 2023
Gospel Mt 11:28-30 Jesus said: "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn...

Denise Lanik
Jul 19, 20232 min read


WEDNESDAY OF THE FIFTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, JULY 19, 2023
MASS READINGS Reading 1 Ex 3:1-6, 9-12 "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and lead the children of Israel out of Egypt?" He answered,...
Olivia M. Bannan
Jul 18, 20231 min read


OPTIONAL MEMORIAL OF ST. CAMILLUS DE LELLIS, PRIEST
READINGS Reading 1 1 Jn 3:14-18 Beloved: We know that we have passed from death to life...

Mary Jo Barr
Jul 18, 20233 min read


Monday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time, July 17, 2023
Gospel from Matthew 10:34-11:1 Jesus said to his Apostles: "Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to...

Alaina Lanik
Jul 16, 20233 min read


FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, JULY 16, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Mt 13:1-23 "But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear." O Chicken of Little...
Olivia M. Bannan
Jul 15, 20232 min read
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