Today, December 6, is the memorial of Saint Peter Paschal. Peter Paschal was born in Valencia, Spain in 1227. His parents were devout Iberian Christians. In fact, they would accommodate St. Peter Nolasco, the founder of the Mercedarian Order, at their home whenever he, together with his companions, were on a mission. The frequent visitors …
One day as Jesus was teaching,Pharisees and teachers of the law,who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem,were sitting there,and the power of the Lord was with him for healing.And some men brought on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed;they were trying to bring him in and set him in …
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar,when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea,and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee,and his brother Philip tetrarch of the regionof Ituraea and Trachonitis,and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas,the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the …
Today, December 4, is the memorial of Saint John Damascene. Doctor of the Church. Born in either c. 675 or 676 in Damascus, Umayyad Caliphate, John is known for defending the use of icons and images in churches through a series of letters opposing the anti-icon decrees of Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople. An account narrates …
Jesus went around to all the towns and villages,teaching in their synagogues,proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom,and curing every disease and illness.At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for thembecause they were troubled and abandoned,like sheep without a shepherd.Then he said to his disciples,“The harvest is abundant but the laborers …
As Jesus passed by, two blind men followed him, crying out,“Son of David, have pity on us!”When he entered the house,the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them,“Do you believe that I can do this?”“Yes, Lord,” they said to him.Then he touched their eyes and said,“Let it be done for you according to …
Jesus said to his disciples:“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’will enter the Kingdom of heaven,but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on themwill be like a wise man who built his house on rock.The rain fell, the …
Today, December 1, is the memorial of Blessed Charles de Foucauld. Charles inherited a considerable amount of fortune when his grandfather died. He left the army and used his money for extreme indulgence in sexual pleasures and alcohol. His cousin Mary, who lived nearby, was a model of Christianity. She inspired him so much that …
At that time:Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee,went up on the mountain, and sat down there.Great crowds came to him,having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute,and many others.They placed them at his feet, and he cured them.The crowds were amazed when they saw the mute speaking,the deformed made whole,the lame …