Dec 10, 2022 | Word Among Us
OUR LADY OF LORETO (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Elijah will indeed come and restore all things. Many Jews believed that the Old Testament prophet Elijah would come again to “turn back the hearts of fathers toward their sons, and to re-establish the tribes of Jacob” (Sirach...
Dec 9, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINT JUAN DIEGO CUAUHTLATOATZIN (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Wisdom is vindicated by her works. We are familiar with short sayings that carry a lot of punch. “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” “When the going gets tough, the tough get...
Dec 8, 2022 | Word Among Us
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Hail, full of grace! What kind of greeting was that? The angel Gabriel didn’t call Mary by name—at least not at first. Instead, he called her “full of grace,” kecharitomene in Greek. And this unusual title left...
Dec 7, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINT AMBROSE, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. When we’re feeling burdened by the demands of life, we might look at Jesus’ words here as an invitation to a life of comfort and ease, a...
Dec 6, 2022 | Word Among Us
SAINT NICHOLAS, BISHOP (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) He rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not stray. If you were to make a list of the areas in your life that you needed to work on, how long would it be? Would it dwarf a list of the areas you are doing...
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