Jul 5, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT ELIZABETH OF PORTUGAL (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) They begged him to leave. In today’s Gospel, Jesus heals two demon-possessed men who were so savage that no one could travel along the road they inhabited. You’d think the townspeople would be thrilled to have their...
Jul 4, 2023 | Word Among Us
INDEPENDENCE DAY (USA) (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Don’t look back. Lot and his family had been warned. God was allowing them to flee the city of Sodom before its destruction, with one condition: they must not look back. Lot’s wife didn’t listen, however, and she was turned...
Jul 3, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT THOMAS, APOSTLE (FEAST) You are fellow citizens with the holy ones . . . , built upon the foundation of the Apostles. When you think of yourself as a “fellow citizen” of God’s household and imagine yourself standing alongside all the true saints of the Lord, you...
Jun 30, 2023 | Word Among Us
THE FIRST MARTYRS OF HOLY ROMAN CHURCH (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) He . . . touched him, and said, “I will do it.” Picture the scene: a man bows before Jesus and says, in effect, “I believe that, if you want to, you have the power to heal me.” Then, with great tenderness and...
Jun 29, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINTS AND PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES (SOLEMNITY) Flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. You’ve probably heard the phrase “diamond in the rough.” It’s a reminder that diamonds don’t begin as beautiful gemstones. Most have been formed far...
Jun 28, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT IRENAEUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR (MEMORIAL) Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing. There are plenty of “false prophets” out in the world—people who spread inaccurate and harmful messages. These voices can easily lead us astray if we pay too...
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