Jesus’ father and mother were amazed at what was said about him;and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother,“Behold, this child is destinedfor the fall and rise of many in Israel,and to be a sign that will be contradictedand you yourself a sword will pierceso that the thoughts of many hearts may be …
Jesus said to Nicodemus:“No one has gone up to heavenexcept the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man.And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert,so must the Son of Man be lifted up,so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.” For God so loved the …
Today, September 13, is the memorial of Saint John Chrysostom. Bishop and Doctor of the Church. John was born in Antioch in 347. His father died when he was young. His influential mother Anthusa raised John and helped him get an education. He did, under the famous orator Libanius. He became a hermit and practiced …
When Jesus had finished all his words to the people,he entered Capernaum.A centurion there had a slave who was ill and about to die,and he was valuable to him.When he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him,asking him to come and save the life of his slave.They approached Jesus and strongly …
Jesus and his disciples set outfor the villages of Caesarea Philippi.Along the way he asked his disciples,“Who do people say that I am?”They said in reply,“John the Baptist, others Elijah,still others one of the prophets.”And he asked them,“But who do you say that I am?”Peter said to him in reply,“You are the Christ.”Then he warned …
Today, September 11, is the memorial of Blessed Maria of Jesus. Maria Lopez de Rivas Martinez was born in 1560, and grew up in a small hamlet near Madrid. She inherited a vast amount of wealth after her father’s death. When her mother re-married, she was left to the care of her paternal grandparents. When …
Jesus said to his disciples:“A good tree does not bear rotten fruit,nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit.For every tree is known by its own fruit.For people do not pick figs from thornbushes,nor do they gather grapes from brambles.A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good,but an evil …
Today, September 10, is the memorial of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino. Patron saint of the holy souls in Purgatory. Nicholas was born in 1245 in Sant’Angelo in Pontano, Italy and was named after St. Nicholas of Myra. He so impressed the Bishop of Fermo with his holiness and intelligence that the latter admitted him to …
Jesus told his disciples a parable:“Can a blind person guide a blind person?Will not both fall into a pit?No disciple is superior to the teacher;but when fully trained,every disciple will be like his teacher.Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye,but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own?How can you say …
By Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm. The Order of Carmelites in the Philippines celebrates the gift of vocation this year with ordinations, profession of vows, and a number of young men entering the postulancy and novitiate programs. Last September 8, on the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Mother, Brothers Vinson Luayon, O.Carm. and Leo …
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