20 Jun – Memorial for the Immaculate Heart of Mary The Immaculate Heart of Mary is a Marian devotion promoted in the 17th century by John Eudes, who linked it with devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It was particularly strong during the pontificates of Pius VII (1800-1823) and Pius XII (1939-1958), who consecrated [...]
14 Jun – Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ The Blood Of The Covenant The old covenant was sealed with the blood of the sacrifice which Moses sprinkled on the people. The new covenant was sealed with the blood of Christ who offered himself as a perfect sacrifice to God. – The Sunday [...]
26 May – Memorial for St. Philip Neri, Priest Philip Neri (1515-1595) came from a poor family, though he was related to Italian nobility. His father, Francisco Neri, worked as a notary. Philip’s brother died in childhood, but his two sisters, Caterina and Elisabetta survived. He was a pious youth, and was taught humanities by [...]
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 [...]
10 Apr – Third Week of Easter: Thursday ____________ ______ Acts 8: 26-40 The angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, “Be ready to set out at noon along the road that goes from Jerusalem down to Gaza, the desert road.’ So he set off on his journey. Now it happened that an Ethiopian [...]
9 Apr – Third Week of Easter: Wednesday ____________ ______ Acts 8:1-8 That day a bitter persecution started against the church in Jerusalem, and everyone except the apostles fled to the country districts of Judaea and Samaria. There were some devout people, however, who buried Stephen and made great mourning for him. Saul then worked [...]
8 Apr – Third Week of Easter: Tuesday ____________ ______ Acts: 7:51-8:1 Stephen said to the people, the elders and the scribes: ‘You stubborn people, with your pagan hearts and pagan ears. You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors used to do. Can you name a single prophet your ancestors never [...]
4 Apr – Second Week of Easter: Friday ____________ ______ Acts 5:34-42 But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, respected by all the people, stood up and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time. Then he said to them, “Fellow Israelites, consider carefully what you [...]
2 Apr – Second Week of Easter: Wednesday __________________ Acts of the Apostles 5:17-26 The high priest intervened with all his supporters from the party of the Sadducees. Prompted by jealousy, they arrested the apostles and had them put in the common gaol. But at night the angel of the Lord opened the prison gates [...]
29 Jan The Beggar’s Joy When Norman Vincent Peale, the famous pastor, speaker and author, was very young, he learned a lesson for life from his father. The elder Peale, a clergyman, was a large-hearted person who made no distinction between people. He had respect and esteem for every individual, not going by external appearances [...]
