The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew.

SAINT CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA, (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew.  As we do from time to time, we wanted to share a reader’s testimony for today’s meditation: “Today’s Gospel may seem like an unlikely reading for a wedding, but my wife...

He prayed in the Lord’s presence.

12TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME He prayed in the Lord’s presence.  The king of Assyria, Sennacherib, had already captured all the cities of Judah, and now he was ready to take Jerusalem. But before using his military might, he employed what we would call today...

He was in the desert.

THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST (SOLEMNITY) He was in the desert.  God works powerfully in the desert. In the desert, God led his people out of slavery from Egypt. Stripped of food and shelter, the Israelites met their Lord, and he set them free (Exodus 14). In...

Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness.

SAINTS JOHN FISHER AND THOMAS MORE, MARTYRS (OPT. MEMORIAL) Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness. In today’s Gospel, Jesus encourages his disciples not to worry about the essentials of life like food or clothing. “Seek first the Kingdom of God and his...

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