Today, June 6, is the memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church. This is celebrated the Monday after Pentecost. St. Augustine of Hippo and Pope St. Leo the Great, both Doctors of the Church, reflected on the Virgin Mary as Mother of Christ and Mother of the Church. St. Augustine wrote, “Mary is the mother …
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his motherand his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,and Mary of Magdala.When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved,he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.”Then he said to the disciple,“Behold, your mother.”And from that hour the disciple took her into his …
“For St. John of the Cross, Our Lady is the ideal of the soul that strives upward toward God, and is drawn by God towards Himself. But she is so under more than one aspect. Not always does he express himself with equal force.” St. Titus Brandsma What do you think of this quote? Write …
On the evening of that first day of the week,when the doors were locked,where the disciples were,for fear of the Jews,Jesus came and stood in their midstand said to them,“Peace be with you.” When he had said this,he showed them his hands and his side.The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. [Jesus] said to …
“St. John of the Cross, together with St. Teresa, has reformed the Order of Mount Carmel, has called it back to its pristine state. I do not hesitate to say that they should not be entitled to this name of reformers, had not Our Lady impressed her hallmark on their life and doctrine.” St. Titus …
Today, June 4, is the memorial of Saint Francis Caracciolo. Co-founder of the Order of Clerics Regular Minor (the Adorno Fathers). Francis, born to nobility in 1563, was an upright youth. When he was 22, Francis contracted a skin disease that was diagnosed as “leprosy” in those days. Because he was near death, he made …
Peter turned and saw the disciple following whom Jesus loved,the one who had also reclined upon his chest during the supperand had said, “Master, who is the one who will betray you?”When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about him?”Jesus said to him, “What if I want him to remain until I …
“Up to a certain point the papal dispensations of the old Rule have given occasion for a certain deviation from the spirit of the Order, yet they do not touch this spirit in any vital point. Saintly, blessed and venerable men and women have proved that with these dispensations the spirit of the Carmelite Order …
Today, June 3, is the memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga and Companion-Martyrs of Uganda. Charles Lwanga, born in 1860, was the chief of the royal pages or attendants and was considered the strongest athlete of the court and the most handsome man of Uganda. He instructed his friends in the Catholic faith and he personally …
After Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and eaten breakfast with them,he said to Simon Peter,“Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?”Simon Peter answered him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.”He then said to Simon Peter a second time,“Simon, son of John, …