Jul 24, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT SHARBEL MAKHLŪF, PRIEST (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Offer to God a sacrifice of praise. The Israelites had experienced God at work in so many powerful ways. He delivered them from slavery in Egypt. He showed his power in the plagues and the parted waters of the Red Sea....
Jul 23, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT BRIDGET, RELIGIOUS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) The seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. It’s tempting, especially when life gets difficult, to see things as they are instead of what they can become. Land that is full of weeds, rocks,...
Jul 22, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT MARY MAGDALENE (FEAST) I sought him whom my heart loves. Looking for someone we cannot find: we all know what that feels like! We might go around the house or a store or a shopping mall calling out their name. We might text or call them until we get a response....
Jul 21, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. What a shame! Not even three months have gone by since God miraculously freed them from slavery, and the Israelites are complaining...
Jul 20, 2021 | Word Among Us
SAINT APOLLINARIS, BISHOP AND MARTYR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother. Is Jesus putting conditions on membership in his family? That’s what we might assume from this verse. And yet Jesus loves each...
Jul 19, 2021 | Word Among Us
16TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you. Jesus had performed many miracles right in front of them, but still these scribes and Pharisees continued to demand a sign from him to prove that he was the Messiah. They were so intent on seeking...
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