Gospel Reading : Matthew 8:1-4 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him; and behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy […]
Gospel Reading : Matthew 7:21-29 “Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in
Gospel Reading :Luke 1:57-66, 80 Now the time for Elizabeth to give birth arrived, and she brought forth a son. And her neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and so they congratulated her. And it happened that, on the eighth day, they arrived to circumcise the boy, and
From a letter of Saint Paulinus to Augustine of Hippo : “It is not surprising if, despite being far apart, we are present to each other and, without being acquainted, know each other, because we are members of one body, we have one head, we are steeped in one grace, we live on one loaf,
Saint of the Day : 22 June Paulinus of Nola (c. 354 – 431 AD), born Pontius Meropius Anicius Paulinus, stands as one of the most fascinating figures of the late Roman Empire. He bridged the gap between the classical pagan aristocracy and the emerging world of early Christian monasticism and literature. A highly accomplished
Saints of the day: Saint John Fisher, Bishop and Saint Thomas More, Martyrs Saint John Fisher, and Saint Thomas More, Holbein the Younger Gospel Reading : Matthew 7:1-5 “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you
Saints of the Day; 22 June Saint John Fisher (1469 – 22 June 1535) is one of the most intellectually formidable and deeply resilient figures of the Tudor era. Serving as the Bishop of Rochester and Chancellor of Cambridge University, he was famous for his deep scholarship and personal asceticism. Saint Thomas More (7 February
Gospel Reading : Matthew 10:26-33 “So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. What I tell you in the dark, utter in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim upon the housetops. And do not fear those who kill the
Gospel Reading Matthew 6:24-34 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or
Gospel Reading : Matthew 6:19-23 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there
