Sep 19, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT JANUARIUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Young man, I tell you, arise! The Gospels tell the stories of three different people whom Jesus raised from the dead: Lazarus (John 11:1-44); the young daughter of Jairus (Mark 5:22-43); and the son of the widow...
Sep 18, 2023 | Word Among Us
24TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME I ask that supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for everyone, for kings and for all in authority. Jane was frustrated with her boss and often complained about him to others. For as long as she had worked for him,...
Sep 18, 2023 | Quote of the Week
“The Holy Mass is a prayer itself, even the highest prayer that exists. It is the sacrifice, dedicated by our Redeemer at the Cross, and repeated every day on the alter. If you wish to hear Mass as it should be heard, you must follow with eye, heart, and mouth all...
Sep 15, 2023 | Word Among Us
OUR LADY OF SORROWS (MEMORIAL) Behold, your mother. Does it seem counterintuitive to celebrate the sorrows rather than the joys of our Blessed Mother? Yet there are good reasons to honor and venerate Mary under the title of Our Lady of Sorrows. Mary’s suffering shows...
Sep 14, 2023 | Word Among Us
THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS (FEAST) God greatly exalted him. As Catholics, we place crucifixes everywhere: around our necks, on the walls of our home, and above the altar of every church. But like any familiar object, we can get so used to seeing the image of...
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