BETRAYAL FORETOLD MASS READINGS Gospel Matthew 26:14-25 One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot,went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give meif I hand him over to you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver, and from that time on he looked for an opportunity to hand him over. On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples approached Jesus and said, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?” He said, “Go int

Good Spy Wednesday in Holy Week to all Priests! Good Spy Wednesday in Holy Week to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us continue to pray for Chaplain Capt. Father Michael J. T. Nguyen, CSsR and all Chaplains who are near the end of their training. Pray for them during these next few weeks of intensive training. Pray for Chaplain Breven Bazzar during his discernment! Let us pray for Fr. Demetrio Santino Mareno celebrating his Ordination Anniversary today! Let us pray for all Mi

MONTH OF ATONEMENT AND THE RESURRECTION! POPE LEO XIV'S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR APRIL LET US PRAY FOR PRIESTS GOING THROUGH MOMENTS OF CRISIS IN THEIR VOCATION, THAT THEY MAY FIND THE ACCOMPANIMENT THEY NEED AND THAT COMMUNITIES MAY SUPPORT THEM WITH UNDERSTANDING AND PRAYER. PAPA Prayer Intentions for Priests: Let us pray for all Priests to have the virtue of : HUMILITY PRAY FOR PAPA BISHOPS Bishop Michael Brehl, C.Ss .R. Diocese of Pembrook Canada Bishop Brendan Cahill Bis

"The Church must never cease to pray to the Lord of the harvest that he send laborers into his harvest." ~ St. Pope John Paul II #Saints #Quotes

READINGS Gospel John 13:21-33, 36-38 Reclining at table with his disciples, Jesus was deeply troubled and testified, "Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me."The disciples looked at one another, at a loss as to whom he meant. One of his disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at Jesus' side. So Simon Peter nodded to him to find out whom he meant. He leaned back against Jesus' chest and sa

Good Tuesday Morning in Holy Week to all Priests! Good Tuesday Morning in Holy Week to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us continue to pray for Chaplain Capt. Father Michael J. T. Nguyen, CSsR and all Chaplains who are near the end of their training. Pray for them during these next few weeks of intensive training. Pray for Chaplain Breven Bazzar during his discernment! Let us pray for all Military personnel who have given their lives, or were injured and those continuing to fi

"The priesthood is the love of the heart of Jesus. When you see a priest, think of our Lord Jesus Christ." ~St. John Marie Vianney #Saints #Quotes

Good Monday morning of Holy Week to all Priests! Good Monday morning of Holy Week to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us continue to pray for Chaplain Capt. Father Michael J. T. Nguyen, CSsR and all Chaplains who are near the end of their training. Pray for them during these next few weeks of intensive training. Pray for Chaplain Breven Bazzar during his discernment! Let us pray for all Military personnel who have given their lives, or were injured and those continuing to figh

Gospel John 12:1-11 Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha served, while Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with him. Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair; the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. Then Judas the Iscariot, one of his disciples, and the on

"But Palm Sunday tells us that... it is the cross that is the true tree of life." ~ Pope Benedict XVI #Saints #Quotes

MASS READINGS At the Procession with Palms - Gospel Matthew 21:1-11 When Jesus and the disciples drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tethered, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them here to me. And if anyone should say anything to you, reply, 'The master has need of them. 'Then he will send them at once." This happened so tha

Good Palm Sunday Morning to all Priests! Good Palm Sunday Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us continue to pray for Chaplain Capt. Father Michael J. T. Nguyen, CSsR and all Chaplains who are near the end of their training. Pray for them during these next weeks of intensive training. Let us pray for all Military personnel who have given their lives, or were injured and those continuing to fight in Operation Epic Fury. Pray for their families! Let us pray for all our

"The world looks to the priest, because it looks to Jesus! No one can see Christ; but everyone sees the priest, and through him they wish to catch a glimpse of the Lord! Immense is the grandeur of the Lord! Immense is the grandeur and dignity of the priest!" ~ St. John Paul II #Saints #Quotes

MASS READINGS: Gospel John 11:45-56 Many of the Jews who had come to Mary and seen what Jesus had done began to believe in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we going to do? This man is performing many signs. If we leave him alone, all will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our land and our nation.” But one of them, Caiaphas,

Good Saturday Morning to all Priests! Good Saturday Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Fr. Christian Bui celebrating his Birthday, today! Let us continue to pray for Chaplain Capt. Father Michael J. T. Nguyen, CSsR and all Chaplains who are more than halfway through their training. Pray for them during these next weeks of intensive training. Let us pray for all Military personnel who have given their lives, or were injured and those continuing to fight in

"The shepherd cannot run at the first sign of danger. Pray for us that we might be a sign of the love of Christ for our people, that our presence among them will fortify them to endure these sufferings in preparation for the Kingdom." ~ Bl. Stanley Rother #Saints #Quotes

MASS READINGS: Gospel John 10:31-42 The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus. Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of these are you trying to stone me?” The Jews answered him,“We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy. You, a man, are making yourself God.” Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, ‘You are gods”‘? If it calls them gods to whom the word of God came, and Scripture cannot be set asi

Good Friday Morning to all Priests! Good Friday Morning to all PAPA Missionaries! Let us continue to pray for Chaplain Capt. Father Michael J. T. Nguyen, CSsR and all Chaplains who are more than halfway through their training. Pray for them during these next weeks of intensive training. Let us pray for all Military personnel who have given their lives, or were injured and those continuing to fight in Operation Epic Fury. Pray for their families! Let us pray for Chaplain Bre

"Who is going to save our Church? Not our bishops, not our priests and religious. It is up to you, the people. You have the minds, the eyes, and the ears to save the Church. Your mission is to see that your priests act like priests, your bishops act like bishops, and your religious act like religious." ~ Ven. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

MASS READINGS; Gospel John 8:51-59 Jesus said to the Jews: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.” So the Jews said to him, “Now we are sure that you are possessed. Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, ‘Whoever keeps my word will never taste death.’ Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? Or the prophets, who died? Who do you make yourself out to be?” Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is worth nothing; but it