The one who comes from above is above all.The one who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of earthly things.But the one who comes from heaven is above all.He testifies to what he has seen and heard,but no one accepts his testimony.Whoever does accept his testimony certifies that God is trustworthy.For the one …
Today, April 14, is the memorial of Blessed Lucien Botovasoa. Lucien was born in 1908 in Madagascar. He was a most prayerful man who enjoyed reading the lives of the saints. He was also attracted to the religious life so much that his wife was worried that Lucien would leave her to join a religious …
God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son,so that everyone who believes in him might not perishbut might have eternal life.For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,but that the world might be saved through him.Whoever believes in him will not be condemned,but whoever does not …
Today, April 13, is the memorial of Blessed Margaret of Castello. Margaret was born into a proud, noble family in 1287. She was a hunchback midget, and born blind, lame, and deformed. Her parents were so ashamed of her looks that they decided to keep her existence a secret. When Margaret was six, she was …
Jesus said to Nicodemus:“‘You must be born from above.’The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes,but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes;so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”Nicodemus answered and said to him,‘How can this happen?”Jesus answered and said …
There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.He came to Jesus at night and said to him,“Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God,for no one can do these signs that you are doingunless God is with him.”Jesus answered and said to him,“Amen, amen, I say to …
Today, April 12, is the memorial of Saint David Uribe Velasco. David was born in Buenavista de Cuellar, Mexico in 1889. He came from a poor family and did not become a priest until 1913. In 1914, when David became the parish priest and served as secretary to Bishop Antonio Rodriguez, the anti-religious violence was …
By Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm. The Order of Carmelites in the Philippines will once again be holding a virtual concert in order to raise much need resources to support its mission and ministries in the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Entitled “Sa Ngalan ng Ama,” the concert is a tribute to Saint Joseph, to whom …
On the evening of that first day of the week,when the doors were locked, where the disciples were,for fear of the Jews,Jesus came and stood in their midstand said to them, “Peace be with you.”When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.Jesus said …
Instituted on April 30, 2000 by St. John Paul II during the canonization of St. Mary Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun who had private revelations of Jesus who urged her to spread the message that God is always merciful and forgiving, and so in imitation, we too must show mercy to others. St. John Paul …