30 Nov – Feast of St Andrew, Apostle
Andrew was the first Apostle of Jesus Christ. He was a fisherman by trade, and the brother of Simon Peter. He was a follower of John the Baptist. Andrew went through life leading people to Jesus, both before and after the Crucifixion. He was a missionary in Asia [...]
29 Nov – First Sunday of Advent
Our Liberation From Fear
Fear is the most crippling of all the emotions and there are many things in life and in the world to make us afraid. We lack integrity because we are afraid to be ourselves. But today we lift up our souls to Christ who comes to [...]
28 Nov
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Daniel 7:15-27
I, Daniel, was deeply disturbed and the visions that passed through my head alarmed me. So I approached one of those who were standing by and asked hm to tell me the truth about all this. And in reply he revealed to me what these things meant. ‘These four great beasts are four [...]
27 Nov
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Daniel 7:2-14
I, Daniel, have been seeing visions in the night. I saw that the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea; four great beasts emerged from the sea, each different from the other. The first was like a lion with eagle’s wins; and as I looked its wings were torn off, [...]
26 Nov
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Daniel 6:12-28
The presidents and satraps came along in a body and found Daniel praying and pleading with God. They then came to the king and said, ‘Have you not just signed an edict forbidding any man for the next thirty days to pray to anyone, god or man, other than to yourself, O king, [...]
25 Nov – Memorial for St Catharine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr
Catherine (d. 305) was a noble who was learned in science and oratory. After receiving a vision, she converted to Christianity. At the age of 18, during the persecution of Maximus, she offered to debate the pagan philosophers. Many were converted by her arguments, and [...]
24 Nov – Memorial for Ss Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest and Companions, Martyrs
Between the arrival of the first Portuguese missionary in 1533, through the Dominicans and then the Jesuit missions of the 17th century, the politically inspired persecutions of the 19th century, and the Communist-led terrors of the 20th, there have been many thousands of Catholics [...]
23 Nov – Memorial for St Clement I, Pope, Martyr; Memorial for St Columban, Abbot
Clement (d. 101) was the fourth pope, and an apostolic Father. The Basilica of St. Clement in Rome is one of the earliest parish churches in the city, and is probably built on the site of Clement’s home. He is the [...]
22 Nov – Solemnity of Christ the King
Christ the King
Today we celebrate Christ the universal King. He did not claim to be only the king of the Jews. His kingdom was not to be an exclusive one. He is king of all who are on the side of truth and listen to His voice.
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21 Nov – Memorial for the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today we commemorate the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child in the Temple where, according to tradition, she was educated. The feast originated in the Orient probably about the seventh century, and is found in the constitution of Manuel Comnenus (1166) as [...]
