Dec 9, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT JUAN DIEGO CUAUHTLATOATZIN (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Lift up your eyes. Do you remember the story of Abraham? One night, God took him outside and told him, “Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so . . . will your descendants be”...
Dec 8, 2020 | Word Among Us
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, PATRONAL FEAST DAY OF THE USA (SOLEMNITY) Hail, full of grace! The Scripture passages(Luke 1:26-38) that we hear in today’s Mass have long inspired the Church’s teaching about the immaculate nature of Mary’s...
Dec 7, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT AMBROSE, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) He . . . went home, glorifying God. In a way, Advent puts us in the same spiritual position as the paralyzed man and his friends in today’s Gospel reading(Luke 5:17-26). Consider what was going...
Dec 5, 2020 | Word Among Us
1ST WEEK OF ADVENT The Kingdom of heaven is at hand. The Jews who heard this proclamation must have been startled. Where was this kingdom, and who was in charge? They were looking for a human ruler who would resolve the very real problems they were facing:...
Dec 4, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT JOHN DAMASCENE, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Son of David, have pity on us! Can you imagine being blind and then suddenly being able to see? What a stupendous miracle it was for Jesus to restore the sight of these two men! And yet...
Dec 3, 2020 | Word Among Us
SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER, PRIEST (MEMORIAL) Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the Kingdom of heaven. In today’s Gospel(Matthew 7:21,24-27), Jesus tells a parable of two men who have some things in common. They both built homes. They both...
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