Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippiand he asked his disciples,“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah,still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”Simon Peter said in reply,“You are the Christ, the […]
Today, August 4, is the memorial of Saint Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney. Patron saint of parish priests. Jean-Marie-Baptiste was born in 1786 to a farm family. He was ordained in 1815, after much difficulty. He had a hard time with his studies, which in those days were entirely in Latin. He failed his pre-ordination exams twice. As
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At that time Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out,“Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David!My daughter is tormented by a demon.”But he did not say a word in answer to her.His disciples came and asked him,“Send her away, for she
Jesus made the disciples get into a boatand precede him to the other side of the sea,while he dismissed the crowds.After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray.When it was evening he was there alone.Meanwhile the boat, already a few miles offshore,was being tossed about by the waves, for the
Today, August 2, is the memorial of Saint Peter Julian Eymard. Founder of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament and the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament. Born in 1811, Peter grew up in a poor family during the anti-Catholic aftermath of the French Revolution. His family opposed his entrance to the priesthood and then illness
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When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist,he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself.The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns.When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd,his heart was moved with pity for them, and he cured their sick.When it was evening, the
By Br. Marc Jozsef Lester G. Hallig, O.Carm. On the feast of Blessed Titus Brandsma, the titular patron of the Philippine Carmelite Province, the remains of Br. Isagani Valle, O.Carm., were transferred to his final resting place named in his honor, the Br. Isagani Miro Valle Memorial Cross at the Carmelite Spirituality Center & Shrine
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When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there,they themselves got into boatsand came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.And when they found him across the sea they said to him,“Rabbi, when did you get here?”Jesus answered them and said,“Amen, amen, I say to you,you are looking for me not because you saw
Today, July 31, is the memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Founder of the Jesuits (Society of Jesus). In 1491, Ignatius was born to the Spanish nobility. He was the youngest of 12 children. He was a page in the Spanish court of Ferdinand and Isabella. In 1517, he became a soldier. He was wounded
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Herod the tetrarch heard of the reputation of Jesusand said to his servants, “This man is John the Baptist.He has been raised from the dead;that is why mighty powers are at work in him.” Now Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prisonon account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip,for