Today, June 26, is the memorial of Saint Josemaría Escrivá. Founder of Opus Dei. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás was born in 1902 in Aragon, Spain. In his youth, he already felt that God was calling him for a special mission. The sign came to him: Josemaría saw the bare footprints left in the …
When Jesus entered Capernaum,a centurion approached him and appealed to him, saying,“Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.”He said to him, “I will come and cure him.”The centurion said in reply,“Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof;only say the word and my servant will be healed.For I …
The LORD came and stood there, calling out as before: Samuel, Samuel! Samuel answered, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”1 Samuel 3:10 The Order of Carmelites in the Philippines congratulates His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, Jr., DD on his installation as the 33rd Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila. Cardinal Advincula is …
When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.And then a leper approached, did him homage, and said,“Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.”He stretched out his hand, touched him, and said,“I will do it. Be made clean.”His leprosy was cleansed immediately.Then Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no …
Today, June 24, is the Solemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist. Today’s celebration dates from the fourth century and is one of only three birthdays celebrated on the Church calendar, the other two being the Birth of Jesus on December 25 and the Birth of Mary on September 8. In some European …
When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her childshe gave birth to a son.Her neighbors and relatives heardthat the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her,and they rejoiced with her.When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child,they were going to call him Zechariah after his father,but his mother said in …
Today, June 23, is the memorial of Saint Joseph Cafasso. Patron saint of prisoners. Joseph was born in 1811 with a deformed spine, which explained his short height and crippled condition. The young Joseph felt called to the priesthood and so pursued God’s calling with much fervor. He gained fame for being a confessor, a …
Jesus said to his disciples:“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing,but underneath are ravenous wolves.By their fruits you will know them.Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?Just so, every good tree bears good fruit,and a rotten tree bears bad fruit.A good tree cannot bear bad fruit,nor can a …
Today, June 22, is the memorial of Saint Thomas More and Saint John Fisher. Thomas More was a humanist and chancellor of England. He was a close friend of Erasmus. Thomas wrote the masterpiece “Utopia”. He refused to support Henry VII’s divorce of Queen Catherine and his Act of Supremacy, saying that one cannot violate …
Jesus said to his disciples:“Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine,lest they trample them underfoot, and turn and tear you to pieces. “Do to others whatever you would have them do to you.This is the Law and the Prophets. “Enter through the narrow gate;for the gate is wide …