You yourselves have been taught by God to love one another

You yourselves have been taught by God to love one another Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary “Lord, teach me how to love as you love! “Thank you for loving me just as I am.   You loved me even before I was conceived, when you saw all of my days—the bad as well as the...

The wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps

The wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps. One day while St. Francis of Assisi was hoeing his garden, another friar came up and asked him, “What would you do if you knew that Jesus were coming again today?” Francis replied, “I would keep hoeing my garden.”...

They came and took his body and laid it in a tomb

They came and took his body and laid it in a tomb. The Passion of Saint John the Baptist (Memorial) Today we celebrate the feast of one of the greatest heroes of our faith:   John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus, who cried out, “Prepare the way of the Lord” (Mark...

the word of God, which is now at work in you who believe

. . . the word of God, which is now at work in you who believe.  Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Memorial) Today is the feast of St. Augustine.  So let’s take a look at how Augustine experienced God’s word “at work”:   through another Christian. When...

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