31 Aug _____________________ 1 Corinthians 2:10-16 The Spirit reaches the depths of everything, even the depths of God. After all, the depths of a man can only be known by his own spirit, not by any other man, and in the same way the depths of God can only be known by the Spirit of [...]
30 Aug _____________________ 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 When I came to you, brothers, it was not with any show of oratory or philosophy, but simply to tell you what God had guaranteed. During my stay with you, the only knowledge I claimed to have was about Jesus, and only about him as the crucified Christ. Far [...]
29 Aug – Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time Jesus, The Mediator Of A New Covenant God made the new covenant of His love with the poor, the lowly, the downtrodden and the oppressed. It is therefore in a spirit of humility, the spirit of Jesus, that we make our celebration today, asking Him to accept [...]
28 Aug – Memorial for St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church After investigating and experimenting with several philosophies, 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 [...]
27 Aug – Memorial for St Monica 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 the faith. [...]
26 Aug _____________________ 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 I, Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle, together with brother Sosthenes, send greetings to the church of God in Corinth, to the holy people of Jesus Christ, who are called to take their place among all the saints everywhere who pray to our Lord Jesus Christ; for [...]
25 Aug – Memorial for St Louis; Memorial for St Joseph Calasanz, Priest As king of France, 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, give thanks to God with [...]
24 Aug – Solemnity 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 [...]
23 Aug – Memorial for St Rose of Lima, Virgin A beautiful girl and devoted daughter, Rose (1586-1617) was so devoted to her vow of chastity, she used pepper and lye to ruin her complexion so she would not be attractive. She lived and meditated in a garden, raising vegetables and making embroidered items to [...]
22 Aug – Twenty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time; Lay Apostolate Sunday The Lord Gathers A People To Himself Today, as sons and daughters of God, we submit ourselves to His loving discipline, remembering that it was not just the Jews, nor will it be just Christians whom the Lord will gather to Himself. Many more [...]
