Today, October 8, is the memorial of Saint Pelagia the Penitent. The story goes that she was a professional dancer/actress who was known for her beauty, wealth, and immoral state of life. One time she heard the sermon of the bishop Saint Nonnus of Edessa, who was struck by her looks. Saint Nonnus talked about …
Jesus said to his disciples:“Suppose one of you has a friendto whom he goes at midnight and says,‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journeyand I have nothing to offer him,’and he says in reply from within,‘Do not bother me; the door has already …
Five seminarians of the Mary Help of Christians Theology Seminary in Pangasinan were recently accepted to start their formation as postulants with the Third Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Last September 12, on the memorial of the Most Holy Name of Mary, seminarians Neil Patrick Bulan, Freddie Untalasco, Joselito Mari Claveria, Jay Boy …
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We identified ourselves with the sufferings and pain in our midst. Sickness and hunger are real. Corruption remains endemic. And the response is to instill fear among our people. We seem to be a nation at war with its own people.
Today, October 7, is the memorial of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. October 7, 1571 was a Sunday when the Christian fleets under John of Austria reached a major naval victory over the Turks in the Straits of Lepanto. Thousands of Christians were freed. The Turkish fleet was destroyed, and they suffered their first …
Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished,one of his disciples said to him,“Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.”He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name,your Kingdom come.Give us each day our daily breadand forgive us our sinsfor we ourselves forgive …
Today, October 6, is the memorial of Saint Bruno. Founder of the Order of Carthusians (O.Cart.). Bruno studied in Paris and Rheims, France. He was ordained in 1055 and taught theology. In fact, one of his students became Blessed Pope Urban II. He was known to criticize the worldliness, and hunger for power and wealth …
Jesus entered a villagewhere a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.She had a sister named Marywho sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said,“Lord, do you not carethat my sister has left me by myself to do the serving?Tell her to help …
Rev. Fr. Fernando Cruz Lopez, O.Carm., president of Mount Carmel College of Escalante, Inc. in Escalante, Negros Occidental, has this message to teachers on the occasion of the National Teachers’ Day/World Teachers’ Day and the culmination of the 2020 National Teachers’ Month. This year’s theme, as per Department of Education Memorandum No. 63 series of …
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Today, October 5, is the memorial of Saint Faustina Kowalska. The Apostle of Divine Mercy. Faustina was the third of 10 siblings and managed to attend only three years of schooling. When she was a teenager, she became a housemaid. Initially rejected by religious congregations, she eventually joined the Congregation of the Sisters of Our …