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TUESDAY OF THE SIXTH WEEK OF EASTER
READINGS He asked for a light and rushed in and, trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and...

Mary Jo Barr
May 16, 20231 min read


MONDAY OF THE SIXTH WEEK OF EASTER, MAY 15, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Jn 15:26—16:4a "They will do this because they have not known either the Father or me." REFLECTION Many times I...
Olivia M. Bannan
May 14, 20232 min read


SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, MOTHER'S DAY, MAY 14, 2023
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MASS READINGS: Gospel Jn 14:15-21 "Whoever has my commandments and observes them, is the one who loves me. REFLECTION...
Olivia M. Bannan
May 13, 20232 min read


SATURDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF EASTER, OPTIONAL MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA, MAY 13, 2023
MASS READINGS: REFLECTION Our Lady appeared in 1917 to three shepherd children, Lucia dos Santos, her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto...
Olivia M. Bannan
May 12, 20232 min read


FRIDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF EASTER, MAY 12, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Jn 15:12-17 "This is my commandment: love one another as I love you." REFLECTION We have an inate desire to be...
Olivia M. Bannan
May 11, 20231 min read


THURSDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF EASTER, MAY 11, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Jn 15:9-11 "As the Father loves me, so I also love you." REFLECTION The Father's love for His Son is perfect. This...
Olivia M. Bannan
May 10, 20231 min read


WEDNESDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF EASTER, MAY 10, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Jn 15:1-8 "that you bear much fruit and become my disciples." REFLECTION Bougainvillea is a thorny climbing ...
Olivia M. Bannan
May 9, 20232 min read


TUESDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF EASTER, MAY 9, 2023
MASS READINGS Gospel Jn 14:27-31a "Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid." REFLECTION Troubles with family, work, bills, health,...
Olivia M. Bannan
May 8, 20232 min read


MONDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF EASTER, MAY 8, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Jn 14:21-26 Whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him. REFLECTION...
Olivia M. Bannan
May 7, 20231 min read


FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, MAY 7, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Jn 14:1-12 "I will come back again and take you to myself.." This scene in the Gospel of John has been presented...
Olivia M. Bannan
May 6, 20231 min read


SATURDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF EASTER, MAY 6, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Jn 14:7-14 The Father who dwells in me is doing his works. REFLECTION When the Jews saw the crowds they were filled...
Olivia M. Bannan
May 5, 20231 min read


FRIDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF EASTER, MAY 5, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Jn 14:1-6 I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I...
Olivia M. Bannan
May 4, 20231 min read


THURSDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF EASTER, MAY 4, 2023
MASS READING: Gospel Jn 13:16-20 From now on I am telling you before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe that I AM. Amen,...
Olivia M. Bannan
May 3, 20231 min read


THURSDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF EASTER FEASTS OF SAINTS PHILIP AND JAMES, MAY 3, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Jn 14:6-14 ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know...
Olivia M. Bannan
May 2, 20232 min read


MEMORIAL OF SAINT ATHANASIUS, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH
READINGS "Jesus answered them, 'I told you and you do not believe. The works I do in my Father's name testify to me. But you do not...

Mary Jo Barr
May 2, 20232 min read


MONDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF EASTER, OPTIONAL MEMORIAL ST JOSEPH THE WORKER, MAY 1, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Jn 10:11-18 A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the...
Olivia M. Bannan
Apr 30, 20232 min read


FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, APRIL 30, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Jn 10:1-10 "I am the gate for the sheep." REFLECTION HAPPY GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY We have a personal relationship...
Olivia M. Bannan
Apr 29, 20231 min read


MEMORIAL OF ST CATHERINE OF SIENA, VIRGIN AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH, APRIL 29, 2023
MASS READINGS: Reading I Acts 9:31-42 "many came to believe in the Lord". REFLECTION Is it possible to fall in love with someone through...
Olivia M. Bannan
Apr 28, 20232 min read


FRIDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF EASTER, APRIL 28, 2023 OPTIONAL MEMORIAL ST LOUIS DE MONTFORT
Born: 31 January 1673; Montfort-sur-Meu, France Died: April 28, 1716 Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre "God Alone" MASS READINGS: Responsorial...
Olivia M. Bannan
Apr 27, 20233 min read


THURSDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF EASTER, APRIL 27, 2023
MASS READINGS: Gospel Jn 6:44-51 "I am the bread of life." REFLECTION The Eucharist is alive. Jesus said, "I am the bread of life. Your...
Olivia M. Bannan
Apr 26, 20232 min read
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