Today, August 31, is the memorial of Saint Raymond Nonnatus. Patron saint of pregnant women, midwives, and babies. Raymond was born in the village of Portell (today part of San Ramon), in the Diocese of Urgell in 1204. He was taken from the womb of his mother after her death, hence his name. His father …
Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee.He taught them on the sabbath,and they were astonished at his teachingbecause he spoke with authority.In the synagogue there was a man with the spirit of an unclean demon,and he cried out in a loud voice,“What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?Have you come …
Today, August 30, is the memorial of Blessed Maria Rafols. Foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Anne. Maria Rafols was born to a working class family in 1781 in Villafranca del Panedes, Spain. Her father Cristobal Rafols Cunillera and mother Margarita Bruna Brugol had 10 children, with Maria the sixth. She received the …
Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had grown up,and went according to his custominto the synagogue on the sabbath day.He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah.He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,because he has anointed …
When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalemgathered around Jesus,they observed that some of his disciples ate their mealswith unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.—For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews,do not eat without carefully washing their hands,keeping the tradition of the elders.And on coming from the marketplacethey do not eat without …
Today, August 28, is the memorial of Saint Augustine of Hippo. Doctor of the Church. Augustine was born in 354 in modern-ay Algeria. He was the son of Patricius, a pagan who converted on his death bed, and of St. Monica, who never stopped praying for her son’s conversion to the Catholic faith. Despite being …
Jesus told his disciples this parable:“A man going on a journeycalled in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them.To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one–to each according to his ability.Then he went away.Immediately the one who received five talents went and traded with them,and made another five.Likewise, the …
Today, August 27, is the memorial of Saint Monica. Born in 332 in present-day Souk Ahras, Algeria, Monica was married off at a very young age to the Roman pagan Patricius, who seemed to have inherited his mother’s savage temper. Patricius’ mother lived with the couple, thus whenever mother and son would quarrel, Monica would …
Jesus told his disciples this parable:“The Kingdom of heaven will be like ten virginswho took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.Five of them were foolish and five were wise.The foolish ones, when taking their lamps,brought no oil with them,but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps.Since the bridegroom was long …
By Novice Alvin R. Evangelista The Spring of Carmel Novitiate Community of the Order of Carmelites in the Philippines recently conducted a safety, disaster preparedness and risk management training. Facilitated by Br. Nelson B. Anciano, Jr., a certified Safety Officer of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the activity, an orientation on Basic Occupational …
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