Good Morning to all Priests! Good Morning to all PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Fr Robert DeCesare and Fr Steven Liscinsky, both celebrating their Ordination Anniversaries today! Let us pray for Bishop Joseph Strickland! Let us pray for Pope Leo X IV! Today we pray the 9th Day of the Christmas Novena. Let us continue to pray our PAPA Morning Prayers on our Website ! Merry Christmas Eve, PAPA!

MASS READINGS Gospel Luke 1:67-79 Zechariah his father, filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesied, saying: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; for he has come to his people and set them free. He has raised up for us a mighty Savior, born of the house of his servant David. Through his prophets he promised of old that he would save us from our enemies, from the hands of all who hate us. He promised to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant. This was the

"The priest is not a priest for himself - he is for you. After God, the priest is everything." ~ St. John Marie Vianney

Birth of John the Baptist READINGS Gospel Luke 1:57-66 When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her. When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child, they were going to call him Zechariah after his father, but his mother said in reply, “No. He

Good morning to all Priests! Good morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Fr Timothy Walsh celebrating his Ordination Anniversary! Let us pray for Bishop Joseph Strickland! Let us pray for Pope Leo XIV! Pray our PAPA Prayer on our Website! May you all have a blessed Eve of Christmas Eve!

"It is necessary to pray for priests because they are so often forgotten by the living, since Christians often consider that priests do not need prayers." ~St. Joseph Moscatti #Saints #Quotes

Good morning to all Priests! Good morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Fr Hieu Minh Nguyen celebrating his Ordination Anniversary! Let us pray for Bishop Joseph Strickland! Let us pray for Pope Leo XIV! Let us pray our PAPA Prayers on our Website! Don't forget to smile to start and end the day! God bless you all!

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!