Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.

SAINT LOUIS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Ruth is one of the greatest heroines in the Hebrew Bible. A native of Moab, she had married an Israelite whose father had fled a famine in his homeland. But after a time, her husband...

Come and see.

SAINT BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE (FEAST) Come and see. Nathanael was not going to be duped. The promise of the long-expected Messiah was too important for him to be led astray by false claims. He was especially skeptical when he heard that Jesus was from an insignificant...

Are you envious because I am generous?

SAINT ROSE OF LIMA, VIRGIN (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Are you envious because I am generous? Anyone who has spent time with small children has heard this refrain: “That’s not fair!” Whether it’s a slice of cake or a birthday gift, children notice right away when someone else...

Please, my lord, how can I save Israel?

THE QUEENSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (MEMORIAL) Please, my lord, how can I save Israel?  Gideon was surprised. There he was, hiding in his winepress, threshing wheat in secret to protect his harvest from Midianite marauders. Suddenly, the angel of the Lord...

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