When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,they gathered together, and one of them,a scholar of the law tested him by asking,“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”He said to him,“You shall love the Lord, your God,with all your heart,with all your soul,and with all your mind.This is the greatest and …
“Don’t serve God with many sighs. Gladly and courageously show how true it is that: My yoke is sweet and my burden is light… Have a smile on your face and see suffering in a higher light in which it becomes God’s choice for you and a motive for gladness. Happiness is not a virtue, …
Today, October 24, is the memorial of Saint Anthony Mary Claret. Founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretians). Anthony Mary was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1807, and was the fifth of 11 children. He worked as a weaver in his youth. He wanted to join the …
Some people told Jesus about the Galileanswhose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices.He said to them in reply,“Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this waythey were greater sinners than all other Galileans?By no means!But I tell you, if you do not repent,you will all perish as they did!Or …
Today, October 23, is the memorial of Saint John of Capistrano. John was born at Capistrano, near Aquila, perhaps of a Nordic family that had emigrated to Italy. He studied law at Perugia and eventually became governor there in 1412. He was jailed when Malatesta di Rimini conquered Perugia. He had a vision in which …
“Without (poverty) the religious is a Pharisee – a gentleman in the monastery dressed like a poor man, but without a true love for poverty. Here in Holland, more than anywhere else, we are too much attached to all kinds of things and used to comfort. We want everything put in order under the pretext …
Jesus said to the crowds,“When you see a cloud rising in the westyou say immediately that it is going to rain–and so it does;and when you notice that the wind is blowing from the southyou say that it is going to be hot–and so it is.You hypocrites!You know how to interpret the appearance of the …
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Today, October 22, is the memorial of Pope Saint John Paul II. Karol Wojtyla believed that God blessed him with a priestly vocation. After surviving two almost fatal accidents, he finally answered God’s call. He attended secret classes during the German occupation of Poland, and was ordained in 1946. Around this time he learned and …
Jesus said to his disciples:“I have come to set the earth on fire,and how I wish it were already blazing!There is a baptism with which I must be baptized,and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth?No, I tell you, but rather …