Gospel Luke 1:46-56 Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. for he has looked upon his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm, and has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up th

Reading 1 Isaiah 7:10-14 The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the netherworld, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, "I will not ask!  I will not tempt the LORD!" Then Isaiah said: Listen, O house of David! Is it not enough for you to weary people, must you also weary my God? Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel. REFLECTION “…let it be d

"The priesthood is the most interesting of adventures and the most necessary for the world." ~ Pope Benedict XVI #Saints #Quotes

Good morning to all Priests! Good morning to all PAPA Missionaries! Let's pray for Bishop Joseph Strickland! Let us pray for Cardinal Timothy Dolan! Let us pray for Pope Leo XIV! Remember to join us today at FACE ZBS, 2:00 pm CST! Let us pray our daily prayers on our PAPA Website! Have a blessed and beautiful Sunday!

‘The Dream of St. Joseph’ by Luca Giordano, c. 1700 MASS READINGS Gospel Matthew 1:18-24 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and sai

https://www.papamio.org/devotions-1 Good Saturday morning to all Priests! Good Saturday morning to all PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Fr Greg Mirto and Fr Dominic Taylor celebrating their Birthdays, today! Let us pray for Fr Vincent Dulock celebrating his Ordination Anniversary! Let us pray for Bishop Joseph Strickland! Let us pray for Cardinal Timothy Dolan! Pray for Pope Leo XIV! Remember to prepare for FACE ZBS this Sunday, 2:00 pm CST! Here are our PAPA Prayers on ou

OUR LADY FULL OF GRACE MASS READINGS: Gospel Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for yo

"Our life of faith most often walks in the night. The more faith has to confront trials, the stronger it becomes. Nights of faith always end with finding the little light of God." ~ Robert Cardinal Sarah

Good morning to all Priests! Good morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Bishop Joseph Strickland! Let us pray for Cardinal Dolan! Let us pray for Pope Leo XIV! Here is the link to our Website prayers! May your Saturday be a filled with Jesus' love!

MASS READINGS Gospel Luke 1:5-25 In the days of Herod, King of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah of the priestly division of Abijah; his wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Both were righteous in the eyes of God, observing all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly. But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren and both were advanced in years. Once when he was serving as priest in his division’s turn before God, acc

"If the parish priest is a Saint, his people will be holy; If the priest is holy, but not yet a Saint, his people will be good; If he is good, his people will be lukewarm, and if he is lukewarm, his parishioners will be bad. And if the priest himself is bad, his people will go to Hell." ~ St. John of Vianney #Saints #Quotes

MASS READINGS Gospel Matthew 1:18-25 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take

Good morning to all Priests! Good morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Bishop Joseph Strickland! Let us pray for Pope Leo XIV! Here are our PAPA Prayers! May you all have a blessed and thankful Thursday!

"For the priestly office is indeed discharged on earth, but it ranks among heavenly ordinances; and very naturally so: for neither man, nor angel, nor archangel, nor any other created power, but the Paraclete Himself, instituted this vocation, and persuaded men while still abiding in the flesh to represent the ministry of angels." ~ St. John Chrysostom #Saints #Quotes

Good morning to all Priests! Good morning all PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Bishop Joseph Strickland! Let us pray for Pope Leo XIV! Remember you can join us for FACE ZBS this Sunday, December 21 at 2:00 pm. Here are our PAPA morning prayers. Have a blessed Wednesday!

MASS READINGS: Gospel Matthew 1:1-17 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz,

"O, how great is the priest!” If he realized what he is, he would die." ~ St. John Mary Vianney #Saints #Quotes

READINGS Gospel Matthew 21:28-32 Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: “What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He came to the first and said,‘Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.’ The son said in reply, ‘I will not, ’but afterwards he changed his mind and went. The man came to the other son and gave the same order. He said in reply, ‘Yes, sir,’ but did not go.  Which of

Good Morning to all Priests! Good Morning, PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Fr. John Klein and Fr. Antonio Lemos celebrating their Ordination Anniversaries, today! Let us pray for Bishop Joseph Strickland! Let us pray for Pope Leo XIV? Thanks to all our members who helped to make our Advent Retreat a beautiful event. Remember FACE ZBS will be on Sunday, December 21st at 2:00 pm on ZOOM. L.et us know if your would like to participate. Here are our PAPA morning prayers! B

"How great is the dignity of the priesthood! What a dignity, what a dignity!... To be a priest! What does that mean? O God, my God, I don't understand it! What does it mean to present the Holy, bloodless sacrifice and to administer the sacraments! ~ St. Vincent Pallotti