Today, May 27, is the memorial of Saint Augustine of Canterbury. Augustine was a monk and abbot of Saint Andrew’s abbey in Rome, Italy. He was sent by Pope St. Gregory the Great with 40 brother monks, including Saint Lawrence of Canterbury to evangelize the British Isles in 597. That same year, he became the …
As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd,Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus,sat by the roadside begging.On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth,he began to cry out and say,“Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.”And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent.But he kept calling out …
Fr. Jan Mulder, O.Carm. September 26, 1940 – May 27, 1992 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 Jan Mulder was born in Nijverdal on September 26, 1940, son of baker Mulder. He was gifted …
“We see the Holy Spirit as a sunray that casts its light through the window. The window is the image of Mary. No creature took up more purely that divine Light that came into this world; no one gave it on more purely and became more one with Him than Mary. Mary is the clearest …
Today, May 26, is the memorial of Saint Philip Neri. Founder of the Congregation of the Oratory or the Oratorians. The world welcomed Philip Neri in 1515. He gave up becoming a businessman and chose to devote his life entirely to God. Although he took up Theology and Philosophy, he decided on what was unthinkable …
The disciples were on the way, going up to Jerusalem,and Jesus went ahead of them.They were amazed, and those who followed were afraid.Taking the Twelve aside again, he began to tell themwhat was going to happen to him.“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Manwill be handed over to the chief …
Message of the Prior Generalon the passing of Fr. Pedro M. Manilag, O.Carm. Dear Rico and members of the Provincial Council, Along with the members of the General Council, I offer you my deepest sympathy on the passing from this life of our brother Pedro Manilang. Pedro in his time as a Carmelite endeared himself …
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“In Mary we see the most beautiful image of our union with God. She, the bride of the Holy Spirit, teaches us how also we, although not in that fullness of grace, but in a removed sense, must be brides of God the Holy Spirit, how his overshadowing power must also make us conceive God, …
Today, May 25, is the feast of Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi. Carmelite nun and virgin. Patroness of the Third Order of Carmelites. Mary Magdalene, born in 1566, came from a very wealthy family. Even as a child, she rejected the high fashion of her station, choosing instead to dress in simple clothes. Her religious …
As they continued their journeyhe entered a village where a woman whose name was Marthawelcomed him.She had a sister named Mary[who] sat beside the Lordat his feet listening to him speak.Martha, burdened with much serving,came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the …