Seeing this, all the people fell prostrate

10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME   Seeing this, all the people fell prostrate and said, “The Lord is God!”   Extravagant birthday parties have become commonplace in some parts of the world.   But recently, some parents have even begun celebrating their child...

You are the salt of the earth

SAINT EPHREM, DEACON AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL)   You are the salt of the earth.   We all know that salt makes us thirsty.   So when Jesus tells his disciples that they are the salt of the earth, we understand that he is calling them to...

I lift up my eyes toward the mountains

10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME   I lift up my eyes toward the mountains   In the Bible, we usually associate mountains with closeness to God because of how mountains seem to stretch toward the heavens.   Mountains also have an important place in salvation...

She, from her poverty, has contributed all she had.

SAINT NORBERT, BISHOP (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL)   She, from her poverty, has contributed all she had.    It might seem foolish that this old woman gave her last few coins to the Temple collection.   As a widow, she probably had no source of income; she may have...

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