Gospel Reading : Luke 13:18-21 He said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in […]
Gospel Reading : Luke 13:10-17 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, “Woman,
Gospel Reading : Matthew 22:34-40 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sad′ducees, they came together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him.“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your
Saint of the day : Saint Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop 24 October Constant prayer is not like a single violent blow, but like the drop of water that, falling slowly and perseveringly, hollows out the hard stone. Thus, the devout repetition of the Hail Marys in the Most Holy Rosary is not empty repetition, but
Saint of the Day : Saint John of Capistrano23 October On the way of this present life, before you come before the eternal Judge, be reconciled through penance: for after this life there is no place for mercy, but for justice alone. – John of Capistrano. Gospel Reading : Luke 12:54-59 He also said to
23 October Saint John of Capistrano (1386–1456) was an Italian Franciscan priest, renowned preacher, theologian, and military chaplain often referred to as the “Soldier Saint.” His feast day is celebrated on October 23 (formerly October 28 in the pre-1969 calendar). Key Life & Ministry He died a few months after the victory, on October 23,
Saint of the Day : Pope Saint John Paul II22 October Gospel Reading : Luke 12:49-53 “I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how I am constrained until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come
Gospel Reading : Luke 12:39-48 But know this, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would have been awake and would not have left his house to be broken into. You also must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not
Gospel Reading : Luke 12:35-38 Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the marriage feast, so that they may open to him at once when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when
Gospel Reading : Luke 12:13-21 One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or divider over you?”And he said to them, “Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man’s life does not consist in
