OXYGEN

31 Aug
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
We want you to be quite certain, brothers, about those who have died, to make sure that yo do not grieve about them, like the other people who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and that it will be the same for those who have died in [...]

30 Aug – Twenty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Commandment Of Life
We rejoice in the Law of God which is pure religion, totally different from any man-made law or human tradition. It is fulfilled in this sacrament of love.
- The Sunday Missal
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Deuteronomy 4:1-2.6-8
Moses said to the people: ‘Now, Israel, take notice of the laws and customs [...]

29 Aug – Memorial of the Beheading of St John the Baptist
To endure temporal agonies for the sake of the truth was not a heavy burden for such men as John; rather is was easily borne and even desirable, for he knew eternal joy would be his reward. Since death was ever at hand, such [...]

28 Aug – Memorial for St Augustine, Bishop, Doctor of the Church
After investigating and experimenting with several philosophies, St. Augustine (354-430) became a Manichaean for several years; it taught of a great struggle between good and evil, and featured a lax moral code. A summation of his thinking at the time comes from his Confessions: [...]

27 Aug – Memorial for St Monica, Married Woman
St. Monica was distressed to learn that her son had accepted a heresy and was living an immoral life. For a while, she refused to let him eat or sleep in her house. Then one night she had a vision that assured her Augustine would return to [...]

26 Aug
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1 Thessalonians 2:9-13
Let me remind you, brothers, how hard we used to work, slaving night and day so as not to be a burden on any one of you while we were proclaiming God’s Good News to you. You are witnesses, and so is God, that our treatment of you, since you became believers, [...]

25 Aug – Memorial for St Louis of France, Married Man; Memorial for St Joseph Calasnz, Priest, Religious Founder
As king of France, St. Louis (1214-1270) made numerous judicial and legislative reforms. He promoted Christianity in France; established religious foundations, aided mendicant orders, propagated synodal decrees of the Church, built leper hospitals, and collected relics.
“In prosperity, [...]

24 Aug – Feast of St Bartholomew, Apostle
Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles. He was probably a close friend of St. Philip, as his name is always mentioned in the gospels in connection with Philip, and it was Philip who brought Bartholomew to Jesus. He may have written a gospel, now lost, as it [...]

23 Aug – Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Holy One Of God
Today, as we celebrate the marriage feast of Christ with His Church, we consciously choose Him who is the Holy One of God.
- The Sunday Missal
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Joshua 24:1-2.15-18
Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem; then he called the elders, leaders, judges and [...]

22 Aug – Memorial for the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Whoever, therefore, reverences the Queen of heaven and earth – and let no one consider himself exempt from this tribute of a grateful and loving soul – let him invoke the most effective of Queens, the Mediatrix of peace; let him respect and preserve [...]