10/7/2021 – Our Lady of the Rosary
The story of the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is an interesting one. In the 16th century Pope Pius V was having trouble with the Ottoman Turks, who were a real danger to Christianity. After months of disagreements and bickering, he was able to unite Spain, Venice, and the States of the Church […]
October 7, 2021, Thursday 27th Week in Ordinary Time
October 7, 2021, Thursday 27th Week in Ordinary Time Luke 11:5-13 Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. WHAT’S UNDERNEATH YOUR CHECKLIST “And I tell you, ask, and you will receive.” The Rays will play the Boston Red Sox tonight to gain the edge in the playoffs. How many prayers will players and […]
10/6/2021 – St. Bruno
Bruno was born in Cologne of the prominent Hartenfaust family. He studied at the Cathedral school at Rheims, and on his return to Cologne about 1055, was ordained and became a Canon at St. Cunibert’s. He returned to Rheims in 1056 as professor of theology, became head of the school the following year, and remained […]
10/5/2021 – St. Flora of Beaulieu
St. Flora, Virgin, Patron of the abandoned, of converts, single laywomen, and victims of betrayal – Feast day is October 5th. Flora was born in France about the year 1309. She was a devout child and later resisted all attempts on the part of her parents to find a husband for her. In 1324, she […]
10/4/2021 – St. Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi (born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone; Italian: 1181 or 1182 – 3 October 1226), venerated as Saint Francis of Assisi, also known in his ministry as Francesco, was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon, mystic, and preacher. He founded the men’s Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of St. Clare, the Third […]
October 6, 2021, Wednesday 27th Week in Ordinary Time
Luke 11:1-4 Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. The Encounter "Lord, teach us to pray" (Luke 11:1). There was something different about the way Jesus prayed. Jesus was in prayer, and the disciples, nearby, noticed something happening in Jesus. It’s the same thing that happens when you and I meet someone. Our […]
October 5, 2021, Tuesday 27th Week in Ordinary Time
Mark 10:38-42 Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. So Many Things. It’s easy to imagine Martha going over her grocery list the night before Jesus came to her and her sister Mary’s house for dinner. So many things to do. I wonder if Mary helped her with the shopping. Something happened between […]
October 4, 2021, Monday 27th Week in Ordinary Time
Mark 10:2-16 Please open your Scriptures and read these verses prayerfully. So Far Away The song “So Far Away” by Carol King came to mind. In the gospel, a lawyer asked Jesus the question, “who is my neighbor.” Jesus responds that we are to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength and […]
St. Therese’ of Lisieux
Thérèse of Lisieux (2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), also known as Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face was a French Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun who is widely venerated in modern times.
October 3, 2021, Sunday 27th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Mark 10:2-16 "It’s in our DNA" Only God would ask us to do something that only He can do, love each other, no matter what. That is what He asks of people who take vows before Him in marriage, priesthood, and religious life. I love how Jesus speaks to us like he expects us to […]