MASS READINGS: Gospel: A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 15:12-17 Jesus said to his disciples: “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. It was not

Good Morning to all Priests! Good Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Fr. Evelio R. Perez celebrating his Ordination Anniversary today! Pray for Chaplain Father Michael J.T. Nguyen, CSsR, his family, and all the Chaplains and their families. Come Gather to celebrate Chaplain Fr. Michael's graduation as Army Chaplain and to pray for the Priests soon to be Ordained. The Gathering will be on May 15th. Pray for Chaplain Breven Bazzar during his discernment! Pr

"A priest should be exclusively a man of God. He should reject any desire to shine in areas where other Christians do not need him. A priest is not a psychologist or a sociologist or an anthropologist. He is another Christ, Christ himself, who has to look after the souls of his brothers." ~ St. Josemaria Escriva

Good Morning to all Priests! Good Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Fr. Goakim Toan Nguyen celebrating his Ordination Anniversary today! Pray for Chaplain Father Michael J.T. Nguyen, CSsR, his family, and all the Chaplains and their families. Come Gather to celebrate Chaplain Fr. Michael's graduation as Army Chaplain and to pray for the Priests soon to be Ordained. The Gathering will be on May 15th. Pray for Chaplain Breven Bazzar during his discernment

MASS READINGS: Gospel John 15: 9-11 Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father loves me, so I also love you Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love." “I have told you this so that my joy might be in you and your joy might be complete.” REFLECTION As the Father loves me, so I also love you The love of Jesus is constant and unchanging. It is very hard to comprehend this if

"Where is the road which leads us to Jesus Christ? It is before our eyes: it is the Church. It is our duty to recall to everyone, great and small, the absolute necessity we are under to have recourse to this Church in order to work out our eternal salvation." ~ Pope St. Pius X #Saints #Quotes

MASS READINGS: Gospel John 15:1-8 Jesus said to his disciples: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you. Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the vine, you

Good Morning to all Priests! Good Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Pray for Chaplain Father Michael J.T. Nguyen, CSsR, his family, and all the Chaplains and their families. Come Gather to celebrate Chaplain Fr. Michael's graduation as Army Chaplain and to pray for the Priests soon to be Ordained. The Gathering will be on May 15th. Pray for Chaplain Breven Bazzar during his discernment! Pray for the three deacons preparing for their Priestly Ordination o

"Let the whole world tremble; let heaven exult when Christ, the Son of the Living God, is on the altar in the hands of the priest." ~ St. Francis of Assisi #Saints #Quotes

READINGS Gospel John 14:27-31a Jesus said to his disciples: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. You heard me tell you,'I am going away and I will come back to you.'If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you this befor

Good Morning to all Priests! Good Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for these priests celebrating their birthdays in first week of May: FR. GIOAKIM TOAN NGUYEN MAY 1ST and FR. PHON THAI NGO MAY 5TH. Let us pray for FR. ELDHO CHAKKAPPAN and FR. BRUCE NIELI, C.S.P. celebrating their Ordination Anniversaries today! Let us pray for Chaplain Father Michael J.T. Nguyen, CSsR, his family, and all the Chaplains and their families. Come Gather to celebrate Chaplain

"Were you to ask what are the means of overcoming temptations, I would answer: The first means is prayer; the second is prayer; the third is prayer; and you should you ask me a thousand times, I would repeat the same." ~ St. Alphonsus Liguori #Saints #Quotes

Good Monday Morning to all Priests! Good Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Pray for Chaplain Father Michael J.T. Nguyen, CSsR, his family, and all the Chaplains and their families. Come Gather to celebrate Chaplain Fr. Michael's graduation as Army Chaplain and to pray for the Priests soon to be Ordained. The Gathering will be on May 15th. Pray for Chaplain Breven Bazzar during his discernment! Pray for the three deacons preparing for their Priestly Ordination on May 16t

Gospel John 14:21-26 Jesus said to his disciples: “Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. Whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.” Judas, not the Iscariot, said to him, “Master, then what happened that you will reveal yourself to us and not to the world?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelli

"Ours is the Spirit of the Eucharist, the total gift of self." ~ St. Katherine Drexel #Saints #Quotes

Good Sunday Morning to all Priests! Good Sunday Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Pray for Chaplain Father Michael J.T. Nguyen, CSsR, his family, and all the Chaplains and their families. Pray for Chaplain Breven Bazzar during his discernment! Pray for the three deacons preparing for their Priestly Ordination on May 16th. Pray for... Deacon Vincent Gerard Thanh Van Vu, CSsR, Deacon Paul Vinh Xuan Nguyen, CSsR Deacon Vinc

Deacon ordinations in Notre Dame cathedral, Paris. France. 10-04-2014 MASS READINGS Reading 1 Acts 6:1-7 As the number of disciples continued to grow, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. So the Twelve called together the community of the disciples and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to serve at table. Brothers, select from among you seven reputable men, filled with the Sp

"The most important part of the priestly ministry consists in trying to get Catholics to approach the Holy Sacrifice with growing purity, humility and devotion." ~ St. Josemaria Escriva

MASS READINGS: Gospel John 14:7-14 Jesus said to his disciples: “If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to Jesus, Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Fath

Good Saturday Morning to all Priests! Good Saturday Morning to all PAPA Missionaries! Pray for Chaplain Father Michael J.T. Nguyen, his family, and all the Chaplains and their families Pray for Chaplain Breven Bazzar during his discernment! Pray for the three deacons preparing for their Priestly Ordination. Pray for Deacon Vincent Gerard Thanh Van Vu, CSsR, Deacon Paul Vinh Xuan Nguyen, CSsR Deacon Vincent Martin Tinh Tri Nguyen, CSsR Pray f