31 Oct – Thirty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time Jesus In Our Midst To Him the whole world is like a grain of dust. Yet He loves all that exists, and comes to dwell with sinners. – The Sunday Missal _____________________ Wisdom 11:22-12:2 In your sight, Lord, the whole world is like a grain of dust [...]
30 Oct _____________________ Philippians 1:18-26 Christ is proclaimed; and that makes me happy; and I shall continue being happy, because I know this will help to save me, thanks to your prayers and to the help which will be given to me by the Spirit of Jesus. My one hope and trust is that I [...]
29 Oct _____________________ Philippians 1:1-11 From Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus, together with their presiding elders and deacons. We wish you the grace and peace of God our Father and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God whenever I think of you; and every [...]
28 Oct – Feast of Ss Simon and Jude, Apostles Simon was an apostle called the Cananean or Zealot because of his zeal for the Jewish law. He was not from Cana, nor a member of the Zealot party. Like all the Apostles, he was a convert, and was trained by St. Peter the Apostle. [...]
27 Oct _____________________ Ephesians 6:1-9 Children, be obedient to your parents in the Lord – that is your duty. The commandment that has a promise attached to it is: Honour your father and mother, and the promise is: and you will prosper and have a long life in the land. And parents, never drive your [...]
26 Oct _____________________ Ephesians 5:21-33 Give way to one another in obedience to Christ. Wives should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, since as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the Church submits to Christ, so should [...]
25 Oct _____________________ Ephesians 4:32-5:8 Be friends with one another, and kind, forgiving each other as readily as God forgave you in Christ. Try, then, to imitate God as children of his that he loves and follow Christ loving as he loved you, giving himself up in our place as a fragrant offering and a [...]
24 Oct – Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time; Mission Sunday The Lord, The Righteous Judge The Lord is our judge. The one thing we know for certain about His judgement is that it favours the humble, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. – The Sunday Missal _____________________ Ecclesiasticus 35:15-17,20-22 The Lord is a [...]
23 Oct – Memorial for St John of Capestrano, Priest John (1386–1456) was the son of a former German knight. His father died when John was still young. He studied law at the University of Perugia, and became a lawyer in Naples, Italy. He was the reforming governor of Perugia under King Landislas of Naples. [...]
22 Oct _____________________ Ephesians 3:14-21 This is what I pray, kneeling before the Father, from whom every family, whether spiritual or natural, takes its name: Out of his infinite glory, may he give you the power through his Spirit for your hidden self to grow strong, so that Christ may live in your hearts through [...]
