"Obedience to a confessor is the most acceptable offering which we can make to God, and the most secure way of doing the divine will." ~...

MASS READINGS: Gospel Luke 12:49-53 Jesus said to his disciples: "I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three; a father will be divided against his son

"The Church draws her life from the Eucharist. This truth does not simply express a daily experience of faith, but recapitulates the...

St John Paul II ( Pope 1978-2005) MASS READINGS: Gospel Luke 12:39-48 Jesus said to his disciples: "Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come. "Then Peter said, "Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?" And the Lord replied, "Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the mast

"A priest is a minister destined by God to be a public ambassador of the whole Church, to honor Him, and to obtain His graces for all the...

READINGS Alleluia Luke 21:36 R. Alleluia, alleluia. Be vigilant at all times and pray that you may have the strength to stand before the Son of Man. R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel Luke 12:35-38 Jesus said to his disciples: "Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servant

"The way of the Cross is the road which leads to Paradise; it is the sure way to holiness. The Passion of Christ is the greatest and most...

Gospel Luke 12:13-21 Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me." He replied to him, "Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?" Then he said to the crowd, "Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions." Then he told them a parable. "There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, 'What shall I do, for I do not have s

"How I grieve, my God, that you are not known, that this savage country is not yet wholly converted to faith in you, that sin is not yet...

John Everett Millais' Victory O Lord! (1871) MASS READINGS Reading 1 Exodus 17:8-13 In those days, Amalek came and waged war against Israel. Moses, therefore, said to Joshua, "Pick out certain men, and tomorrow go out and engage Amalek in battle. I will be standing on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand." So Joshua did as Moses told him: he engaged Amalek in battle after Moses had climbed to the top of the hill with Aaron and Hur. As long as Moses kept his hands

"The Eucharist is the sacrament of love; it signifies love, it produces love. The Eucharist is the consummation of the whole spiritual...

St Luke, the winged ox symbolizing sacrifice and the proclamation of the Gospel. Patron saint of artists, physicians and surgeons MASS...

"The Mass is the most beautiful and the best thing in the Church. At the Mass, Jesus Christ giveth Himself to us by means of the Most...

MASS READINGS Gospel Luke 12:1-7 At that time: So many people were crowding together that they were trampling one another underfoot....

"All the Angels in Heaven cannot absolve from a single sin." ~ St. Alphonsus Liguori #Saints #Quotes

MASS READINGS: R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Allelluia I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father except through me. R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Allelluia REFLECTION I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father except through me. The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is PAPA’s ultimate Patron. We are to devote our time and life to Him. The key to the work of a missionary is in the hand of God and that key is prayer.

"The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit." ~ St. Teresa of Avila

St Teresa of Jesus or St Teresa of Avila, Spanish mystic, Doctor of the Church (1515-1582) MASS READINGS: Responsorial Psalm Psalm 62:2-3, 6-7, 9 R.    (13b) Lord, you give back to everyone according to his works. Only in God is my soul at rest;   from him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation,     my stronghold; I shall not be disturbed at all. R.     Lord, you give back to everyone according to his works. Only in God be at rest, my soul,     for from hi

"Every day He humbles Himself just as He did when from from His heavenly throne into the Virgin's womb; every day He comes to us and lets...

READINGS Reading 1 Romans 1:16-25 Brothers and sisters: I am not ashamed of the Gospel. It is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: for Jew first, and then Greek. For in it is revealed the righteousness of God from faith to faith; as it is written, "The one who is righteous by faith will live."The wrath of God is indeed being revealed from heaven against every impiety an