31 May – Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Eternal Father, you inspired the Virgin Mary, mother of your Son, to visit Elizabeth and assist her in her need. Keep us open to the working of your Spirit, and with Mary may we praise you for ever (Opening prayer on this feast [...]
30 May – Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus The heart has always been seen as the “center” or essence a person (“the heart of the matter,” “you are my heart,” “take it to heart,” etc.) and the wellspring of our emotional lives and love (“you break my heart,” “my heart sings,” etc.) Devotion [...]
29 May – Eight Week in Ordinary Time: Thursday ____________________ 1 Peter 2:2-5. 9-12 You are new born, like babies, you should be hungry for nothing but milk – the spiritual honesty which will help you to grow up to salvation – now that you have tasted the goodness of the Lord. He is the [...]
28 May – Eight Week in Ordinary Time: Wednesday ____________________ 1 Peter 1:18-25 Remember, the ransom that was paid to free you from the useless way of life your ancestors handed down was not paid in anything corruptible, neither in silver nor gold, but in the precious blood of a lamb without spot or stain, [...]
26 May – Eight Week in Ordinary Time: Tuesday ____________________ 1 Peter 1:10-16 It was this salvation that the prophets were looking and searching so hard for; their prophecies were about the grace which was to come to you. The Spirit of Christ which was in them foretold the sufferings of Christ and the glories [...]
26 May – Eight Week in Ordinary Time: Monday; Memorial of Philip Neri Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared. ~Edward Vernon Rickenbacker ____________________ 1 Peter 1:3-9 Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy has given us a [...]
Cutting the Red Tape A group of churches and social service organizations have formed the Boston Food Bank. The bank collects thousands of tons of food every year, donated by several large food producers in New England. Then bank then distributes the food to the poor and homeless in the Boston area. But the food [...]
24 May – Seventh Week of Ordinary Time: Saturday ____________________ James 5:13-20 If any of you is in trouble, he should pray; if anyone is feeling happy, he should sing a psalm. If one of you is ill, he should send for the elders of the church, and they must anoint him with oil in [...]
22 May – Seventh Week of Ordinary Time: Thursday ____________________ James 5:1-6 The answer for the rich: start crying, weep for the miseries that are coming to you. Your wealth is all rotting, your clothes are all eaten up by moths. All your gold and your silver are corroding away, and all the same corrosion [...]
