I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking.

SAINT CLEMENT I, POPE AND MARTYR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking.  There’s an old joke that says, “It took me two years to learn how to talk and the rest of my life learning when to shut up.” How true this is! But it’s just as...

The time to reap has come.

SAINT CECILIA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR (MEMORIAL) The time to reap has come. The images in the Book of Revelation can be perplexing. A vision of someone like a son of man on a white cloud and wearing a crown? Well, that might represent Jesus in his heavenly glory. But what...

He noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins.

THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (MEMORIAL) He noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins.  Yesterday we celebrated the solemnity of Christ the King. Now we’re in the last week of the liturgical year, and the holiday season is upon us. It’s easy to be...

Here are my two witnesses.

COMMON OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Here are my two witnesses.  The Book of Revelation was written to Christians living under persecution to encourage them not to be afraid. Still, this dramatic and violent book can be frightening. As with much that we read in...

Jesus entered the temple area.

SAINT ROSE PHILIPPINE DUCHESNE, VIRGIN (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Jesus entered the temple area.  Luke’s Gospel is moving toward its climax: Jesus enters Jerusalem as the true king of Israel coming to take his rightful place. As we know, the crown and throne that this king...

He saw the city and wept over it.

SAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY, RELIGIOUS (MEMORIAL) He saw the city and wept over it.  The Mount of Olives provides a sweeping view of the city of Jerusalem. From where he stood, Jesus would have seen the magnificent Temple on Mount Zion towering over the rest of the...

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