Today, March 26, is the memorial of Saint Ludger.Born in 742 AD, Ludger came from a family of wealth and nobility. He was the brothers of St. Gerburgis and St. Hildegrin. He was much impressed by the preaching of St. Boniface. He was ordained priest and became a missionary. He went on a pilgrimage to […]
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The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus.Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father.For which of these are you trying to stone me?”The Jews answered him,“We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy.You, a man, are making yourself God.”Jesus answered them,“Is it not written in
The angel Gabriel was sent from Godto a town of Galilee called Nazareth,to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,of the house of David,and the virgin’s name was Mary.And coming to her, he said,“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”But she was greatly troubled at what was saidand pondered what sort of
Today, March 24, is the memorial of Saint Catherine of Sweden. Born in either 1331 or 1332, Catherine was the fourth of the eight children of Saint Bridget of Sweden and Ulf Gudmarsson. Through arranged marriage, Catherine was wed, at age 13, to Lord Eggert. The couple agreed that they would take a vow
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Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him,“If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples,and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”They answered him, “We are descendants of Abrahamand have never been enslaved to anyone.How can you say, ‘You will become free’?”Jesus answered them, “Amen,
Today, March 23, is the memorial of Saint Toribio de Mogrovejo. Born to the nobility in 1538, Toribio was named after St. Toribio de Astorga. As a child, Toribio had a devotion to the Virgin Mary, fasted in her honor, and recited rosaries. He became a lawyer and law professor in Saamanca, Spain. He became
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Jesus said to the Pharisees:“I am going away and you will look for me,but you will die in your sin.Where I am going you cannot come.”So the Jews said,“He is not going to kill himself, is he,because he said, ‘Where I am going you cannot come’?”He said to them, “You belong to what is below,I
Today, March 22, is the memorial of Saint Lea. What is known about Lea came from the writings of her friend, St. Jerome. Lea was born into a life of riches and privilege. When her husband died, Lea found herself possessing much material and financial wealth. Instead of spending the rest of her life in
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Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area,and all the people started coming to him,and he sat down and taught them.Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a womanwho had been caught in adulteryand made her stand in the middle.They said to him,“Teacher, this woman
