September 29, 2021, FEAST OF ST. MICHAEL, GABRIEL, AND RAPHAEL, ARCHANGELS
No fences in Nathanial’s heart. If we drive down any neighborhood, we will see fences around most back yards. We know security is a big issue today. But aren’t we securing more than just our belongings and property? In today’s gospel, Jesus liked what he saw in Nathanial when he met him and said, “Here […]
Spiritual Calendar, Writings of Blessed Antonio Rosmini
Fr. Rick Pilger, I.C. Spiritual Calendar A Thought for Each Day of the Year By Blessed Antonio Rosmini Edited by Fr. Antonio Belsito September 27 There is nothing more pleasing than to know with the certainty of both reason and faith, and to hold firm that we have a God who is most good, most […]
September 28, 2021, Tuesday 26th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
September 28, 2021, Tuesday 26th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Luke 9:51-56 “Resolutely” Jesus had one enemy in this world, Satan. “Indeed, the Son of God was revealed to destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8). That confrontation took place on the hill of Mount Calvary. There was no other way for us to […]
9/27/2021 – Sts. Cosmas and Damian
Cosmas and Damian are regarded as the patrons of physicians and surgeons and are sometimes represented with medical emblems. They are invoked in the Canon of the Mass and in the Litany of the Saints .
September 27, 2021, Monday 2th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Luke 9:46-50 “Just chill.” “An argument arose among the disciples about which of them was the greatest.” How many times does a thought spoken out loud progresses into an argument like the disciples? “Hey, hey! The Rays clinched the Eastern Division last night.” “Oh, yea,” comes a reply, “Well, if we hadn’t had so many […]
The Spirituality of Blessed Antonio Rosmini 09-26-2021
Fr. Rick Pilger, I.C. Spiritual Calendar A Thought for Each Day of the Year By Blessed Antonio Rosmini Edited by Fr. Antonio Belsito September 26 The work of divine Providence during the centuries of the militant Church on earth is to draw progressively all things, even what belongs to secular society, into subjection to Jesus […]
9/25/2021 – St. Sergius of Radonezh
Sergius of Radonezh (14 May 1314 – 25 September 1392), also known as Sergiy Radonezhsky, Serge of Radonezh and Sergius of Moscow, was a spiritual leader and monastic reformer of medieval Russia. Together with Seraphim of Sarov, he is one of the Russian Orthodox Church’s most highly venerated saints.
September 25, 2021 Saturday, 25th Week in Ordinary Time
Saturday 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Luke 9:43b-45 The unknown can be frightening when faced alone. Jesus asked his disciples to pay attention because He told them that He would surrender himself into the hands of men. They couldn’t grasp this saying. Deep down, they probably knew something terrible was going to happen to Jesus. […]
9/24/2021 – St. Pacificus of San Severino
Saint Pacificus of San Severino (1653-1721) was an ascetic man. He fasted perpetually, eating no more than bread, soup or water. His “hair shirt” was made of iron. Poverty and obedience were two virtues for which his confreres especially remembered him.
September 24, 2021 Friday 25th Week in Ordinary Time
September 24, 2021, FRIDAY 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Luke 9:18-22 "The harder things are in life, the more you go to God." Anonymous Jesus doesn’t mince words with us. He tells the truth about life. But know this, any sufferings we experience in life, He experienced them first in His own life. Jesus told […]