Matthias . . . was counted with the Eleven Apostles

SAINT MATTHIAS, APOSTLE   Matthias . . . was counted with the Eleven Apostles.    When we think of Jesus traveling from place to place, we picture him surrounded by his twelve apostles.   But we don’t often think about all the other people who also followed...

Remain in me, as I remain in you

OUR LADY OF FATIMA (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL)   Remain in me, as I remain in you   Jesus uses the beautiful image of the vine and the branches to describe the way in which we are united with and depend on him.   As the vine supports all its branches, his divine...

The ruler of the world is coming

SAINTS NEREUS AND ACHILLEUS, MARTYRS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL)   The ruler of the world is coming   If you want to understand this verse, it would be helpful to step back in time to the story of the Garden of Eden and the serpent’s conversation with Eve.   “You...

Whoever believes in me will do the works that I do

4TH WEEK OF EASTER   believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these.    That’s quite a big promise!   How could any of us possibly top Jesus’ works?   Not to mention, what could possibly be a “greater” work than halting a...

I am the way and the truth and the life

4TH WEEK OF EASTER   I am the way and the truth and the life.    In 1654, Blaise Pascal, the famous mathematician, physicist, and writer, had a conversion experience that brought him back to his Catholic faith with renewed zeal.   When Pascal died eight...

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