May 26, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT PHILIP NERI, PRIEST (MEMORIAL) The Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. In today’s Gospel (Mark 10:32-45), Jesus is trying to help the disciples rethink the concept of greatness. It didn’t mean what they...
May 25, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT BEDE THE VENERABLE, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Appear not before the Lord empty-handed. Have you ever seen a small child at church when the offertory is being collected? Eager to participate, the child is upset that he has nothing to...
May 24, 2021 | Word Among Us
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) Woman, behold, your son. In today’s Gospel (John 19:25-34), Mary is going through the most painful moment of her life, as she watches her son’s slow and torturous death on the cross. But in this scene of unbearable...
May 22, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT RITA OF CASCIA, RELIGIOUS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) With complete assurance . . . he proclaimed the Kingdom of God. There was a time when Paul might have considered imprisonment a failure. Yet as the Book of Acts comes to a close, we see him with his hands in chains...
May 21, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT CHRISTOPHER MAGALLANES, PRIEST, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Simon, son of John, do you love me? You’ve probably had the experience during this Easter season of renewing your baptismal vows. This often takes place at the Easter Vigil, when the...
May 20, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT BERNARDINE OF SIENA, PRIEST (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Father, they are your gift to me. Do you recall the last time someone gave you a gift and the anticipation, the eagerness you felt before you received it? Maybe you experienced joy or tender affection, for both...
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