Jesus said to his Apostles:“Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth.I have come to bring not peace but the sword.For I have come to seta man against his father,a daughter against her mother,and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;and one’s enemies will be those of his household. “Whoever loves father […]
Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by twoand gave them authority over unclean spirits.He instructed them to take nothing for the journeybut a walking stick—no food, no sack, no money in their belts.They were, however, to wear sandalsbut not a second tunic.He said to them,“Wherever you enter a house, stay
Today, July 10, is the memorial of the Seven Holy Brothers of Rome. During the persecution of Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, the prefect Publius tried to convince the seven brothers (Januarius, Felix, Philip, silvanus, Alexander, Vitalis, and Martialis) to venerate pagan idols. With their uncompromising faith in God and the encouragement of their mother, the
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Jesus said to his Apostles:“No disciple is above his teacher,no slave above his master.It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher,for the slave that he become like his master.If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul,how much more those of his household! “Therefore do not be afraid of them.Nothing
Today, July 9, is the memorial of Blessed Jane Scopelli. Carmelite religious. Born in Reggio Emilia, Italy, in 1439 to parents Simone and Caterina Scopelli, As a child, she recognized she had a vocation, but her parents discouraged her from pursuing it. Jane made the most of her time in the house. She began her
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Jesus said to his Apostles:“Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves;so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves.But beware of men,for they will hand you over to courtsand scourge you in their synagogues,and you will be led before governors and kings for my sakeas a witness before them and
Today, July 8, is the memorial of Saint Marie Hermine de Jesus & Companion Martyrs. Seven Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM) sisters found themselves in the middle of Christian persecution in China in 1900. Thousands and thousands of Christians were martyred during this time. When Monsignor Francisco Fagolla, co-adjutor bishop of Shanxi, requested for sisters
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Jesus said to his Apostles:“As you go, make this proclamation:‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’Cure the sick, raise the dead,cleanse the lepers, drive out demons.Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts;no sack for the journey, or a second tunic,or sandals,
Today, July 7, is the memorial of Blessed Peter To Rot. Peter was born in Papua New Guinea in 1912. His parents Angelo Tu Puia and Maria Ia Tumul were converts to Roman Catholicism. He was described as a prayerful man, and was attracted to religious life. However, he ended up a lay catechist and
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Jesus summoned his Twelve disciplesand gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them outand to cure every disease and every illness.The names of the Twelve Apostles are these:first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew;James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;Philip and Bartholomew,Thomas and Matthew the tax collector;James, the son of Alphaeus,