On the first day of the week,Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early in the morning,while it was still dark,and saw the stone removed from the tomb.So she ran and went to Simon Peterand to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,“They have taken the Lord from the tomb,and we don’t know where …
Today, July 21, is the memorial of Saint Lawrence of Brindisi. Doctor of the Church. Lawrence was known for using his intelligence and influence in propagating the kingdom of God. He was named Cesare when he was born in 1559 in Naples, Italy, but changed his name to Lawrence when he joined the Order of …
On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea.Such large crowds gathered around himthat he got into a boat and sat down,and the whole crowd stood along the shore.And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying:“A sower went out to sow.And as he sowed, some seed fell …
Today, July 20, is the Solemnity of Saint Elijah the Prophet. Father and Inspirator of the Carmelite Order. The origin of Carmel goes back 800 years before Christ, to a prophet named Elijah, who had a fiery zeal for the Lord. Elijah, meaning “My Lord is Yahweh”, had to face the issues of his day …
While Jesus was speaking to the crowds,his mother and his brothers appeared outside,wishing to speak with him.Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside,asking to speak with you.”But he said in reply to the one who told him,“Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, …
Today, July 19, is the memorial of Saint Macrina the Younger. Macrina was born in the year 330 in what is now Turkey. She came from a family of saints. She was the daughter of Saint Emmelia and Saint Basil the Elder; sister of Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory of Nyssa, and Saint Peter …
Some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus,“Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.”He said to them in reply,“An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign,but no sign will be given itexcept the sign of Jonah the prophet.Just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights,so …
The apostles gathered together with Jesusand reported all they had done and taught.He said to them,“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”People were coming and going in great numbers,and they had no opportunity even to eat.So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.People saw them …
Today, July 17, is the memorial of Blessed Teresa of St. Augustine & Companion Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne. During the anti-clericalism of the French Revolution, the monasteries and convents were suppressed. Consequently, the Discalced Carmelite nuns were arrested in June 1794, during the Reign of Terror. They were led in a cart through the streets …
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The Pharisees went out and took counsel against Jesusto put him to death. When Jesus realized this, he withdrew from that place.Many people followed him, and he cured them all,but he warned them not to make him known.This was to fulfill what had been spoken through Isaiah the prophet: Behold, my servant whom I have …