I will bring about the restoration of my people Israel.

COMMON OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY I will bring about the restoration of my people Israel.  In the 1980s, the Vatican embarked on a massive project to restore the ceiling painted by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel. It took more than a decade, but when it was...

When will the new moon be over?

SAINT JUNÍPERO SERRA, PRIEST (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) When will the new moon be over?  We’ve all been impatient. Maybe we’ve found it hard to get through those last couple of days of work before a vacation. Or we face a difficult chore and wonder, “When will it be over?”...

Which is easier?

THE FIRST MARTYRS OF HOLY ROMAN CHURCH (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Which is easier? How would you answer that question? Is it easier to say “Your sins are forgiven” or to say “Rise and walk” (Matthew 9:5)? At first you might think that healing someone who is paralyzed is far...

Follow me.

SAINTS AND PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES (SOLEMNITY) Follow me.  Today we celebrate Sts. Peter and Paul, two pillars of the Church with starkly different personalities. Simon, the fisherman, left his nets to follow Jesus (Matthew 4:19). Renamed Peter, he became the leader...

Why are you terrified?

ST. IRENAEUS, BISHOP, MARTYR, AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Why are you terrified? It is easy to wonder how Jesus could chastise the disciples for having “little faith” (Matthew 8:26). They were, after all, in the middle of a violent storm and in danger of drowning. They...

The Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.

SAINT CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) The Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.  When Jesus said he had nowhere to lay his head, he wasn’t just talking about a physical place to sleep. Though he traveled from town to town...

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