"The Liturgy is not about you and I... The Liturgy is first and foremost about God and what He has done for us." ~ Cardinal Sarah #Saints #Quotes

Good Saturday Morning to all Priests! Good Saturday Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Chaplain Father Michael J. T. Nguyen, CSsR working on his Chaplaincy course with the Army. Let us pray for Bishop Joseph Strickland! Let us pray for Pope Leo XIV! Pray for Peace; pray the rosary! Here are the PAPA Morning prayers on our Website! Have a great Saturday!

LEVI / MATTHEW MASS READINGS: Gospel Mark 2:13-17 Jesus went out along the sea. All the crowd came to him and he taught them. As he passed by, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting at the customs post. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed Jesus. While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many who followed him. Some scribes who were Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with sinners a

"The Fathers of the Second Vatican Council had very clearly in mind this "thirst for the truth" that burns in every human heart when they said that it is the task of priests "as instructors of the people in the faith" to see to the "formation of a genuine Christian community" ~ Pope Benedict XVI #Saints #Quotes

Good Friday Morning to all Priests! Good Friday Morning to all PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Chaplain Father Michael J. T. Nguyen, CSsR while he takes the Army Chaplain course. Let us pray for Bishop Joseph Strickland! Let us pray for Pope Leo XIV! Let us pray for Peace; pray the rosary! Here are our PAPA Morning Prayers on our Website! Have a blessed Friday!

JESUS AND THE PARALYTIC MASS READINGS: Gospel Mark 2:1-12 When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it became known that he was at home. Many gathered together so that there was no longer room for them, not even around the door, and he preached the word to them. They came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd, they opened up the roof above him. After they had broken through, they let down the mat on which the pa

"[Lord,] grant me the conversion of my parish; I am willing to suffer whatever you wish, for my entire life!" ~ St. John Marie Vianney #Saints #Quotes

Good Thursday Morning to all Priests! Good Thursday Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us continue to pray for the Holy Spirit to guide Chaplain Father Michael J. T. Nguyen, CSsR, while he takes his course in Chaplaincy. Let us pray for Bishop Jospeh Strickland! Let us pray for Pope Leo XIV! Let us pray our PAPA Prayer for all Priests to be holy! Let us pray for peace; pray the rosary! Here are our PAPA Morning Prayers on our Website! Have a blessed Thursday!

MASS READINGS : Gospel Mark 1:40-45 A leper came to him and kneeling down begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched the leper , and said to him, “I do will it. Be made clean.” The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean. Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once. Then he said to him, “See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing wh

"The Mass is the best and most beautiful thing in the Church... That is why the devil has always sought to deprive the world of the Mass through the action of heretics, making them precursors of the antichrist." ~ St. Alphonsus Liguori #Saints #Quotes

Good Wednesday Morning to all Priests! Good Wednesday Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Fr. S.N. Shelton Dias celebrating his Ordination Anniversary, today! Let us continue to pray for Chaplain Father Michael while he studies and performs his duties while in Chaplaincy School. Let us pray for Bishop Joseph Strickland! Let us pray for Pope Leo XIV! Here are our PAPA Morning prayers on our Website! Have a Wonderful Wednesday!

PETER'S MOTHER-IN-LAW MASS READINGS: Gospel Mark 1:29-39 On leaving the synagogue Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. They immediately told him about her. He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them. When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were ill or possessed by demons. The whole town was gathered at the door. He cured many

“The end for which God has instituted the priesthood has been to appoint on earth public persons to watch over the honor of his divine majesty, and to procure the salvation of souls.” ~ St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori #Saints #Quotes

READINGS Reading I Samuel 1:9-20 Hannah rose after a meal at Shiloh, and presented herself before the LORD; at the time, Eli the priest was sitting on a chair near the doorpost of the LORD’s temple. In her bitterness she prayed to the LORD, weeping copiously, and she made a vow, promising: “O LORD of hosts, if you look with pity on the misery of your handmaid, if you remember me and do not forget me, if you giv

Good Tuesday Morning to all Priests! Good Tuesday Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Chaplain Father Michael leaving for his Chaplaincy training. Let us pray for Bishop Joseph Strickland! Let us pray for Pope Leo XIV! Here are our PAPA Morning Prayers on our Website! Have a Terrific Tuesday!

"When a priest celebrates the Eucharist, he honors God, and gives joy to the Angels; he edifies the Church, helps the living, obtains rest for the departed, and makes himself a sharer in all good things." ~Thomas a Kempis #Saints #Quotes

Good Monday Morning to all Priests! Good Monday Morning to all our PAPA Missionaries! Let us pray for Fr. James Phan, OFM Conv., celebrating his Birthday today! Let us pray for Chaplain Father Michael as he prepares for his Chaplaincy training beginning this week. Let us pray for Bishop Joseph Strickland! Let us pray for Pope Leo XIV ! Here are our PAPA Morning Prayers on our Website!

Gospel Mark 1:14-20 After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the Gospel of God: “This is the time of fulfillment. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the Gospel.” As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen. Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Then they left their nets and followed him. He walked along a little farther

"As the shepherd, so the sheep; as the priest, so the people. Priest-victim leadership begets a holy Church. Every worldly priest hinders the growth of the Church; every saintly priest promotes it. If only all priests realized how their holiness makes the Church holy and how the Church begins to decline when the level of holiness among priests falls below that of the people!" ~ Ven. Archbishop Fulton Sheen #Saints #Quotes

The fresco of Baptism of Jesus in the church Dreifaltigkeitskirche by August Müller (1923). MASS READINGS Gospel Matthew 3:13-17 Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?” Jesus said to him in reply, “Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him. After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and beho