Gospel Reading : Matthew 9:1-8 And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on his bed; and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” And behold, some of the […]
Gospel Reading :Matthew 8:28-34 And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come
Excerpts from The Annals of Tacitus (56-120AD) regarding the First Holy Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church in 64AD A disaster followed, whether accidental or treacherously contrived by the emperor, is uncertain, as authors have given both accounts, worse, however, and more dreadful than any which have ever happened to this city by the violence
Gospel Reading : Matthew 16:13-19 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that the Son of man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do
Gospel Reading : Matthew 10:37-42 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. He who finds his life
Gospel Reading : Matthew 5:13-19 You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men. You are the light of the world. A city set on a
St. Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376–444 AD) was one of the most powerful and intellectually formidable figures in early Christianity. He was the central architect of the Church’s definition of how Jesus Christ can be both fully God and fully man. According to Pope Benedict XVI “Cyril was later defined as “the guardian of exactitude”
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
