2nd Week of Easter, Saturday, April 13
Acts 6:1-7 / John 6:16-21
The disciples run into trouble; The Lord was with them in their trouble.
2nd Week of Easter, Saturday, April 13
Acts 6:1-7 / John 6:16-21
The disciples run into trouble; The Lord was with them in their trouble.
6th January, Saturday
1 John 5:5-13 / Mark 1:6-11
Jesus is baptized; "You are my beloved Son."
Jan 1-6:
Jan 1 Monday (SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD): Lk 2:16-21:).
5th January, Friday
1 John 3:11-21 / John 1:43-51
Jesus meets Nathanael; Philip says, "Come and see for yourself."
January 2nd: Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen
1 John 2:22-28 / John 1:19-28
Some priests question John: “Are you the Messiah, Elijah, or a prophet?”
Christmas Octave, 30th December
1 John 2:12-17 / Luke 2:36-40
Shun the world's attractions; The world passes; God alone remains
Jan 2 Monday (Saints Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops)
7th January, Saturday
1 John 5:14-21 / John 2:1-11
Jesus responds to Mary's request; "They have no wine."
1 John 2:22-28 / John 1:19-28
Some priests question John: “Are you the Messiah, Elijah, or a prophet?”
Octave of Christmas, 31st December
1 John 2:18-21 / John 1:1-18
Octave of Christmas, 29th December, St. Thomas Becket
1 John 2:3-11 / Luke 2:22-35
Christmas Octave: 28th December, Holy Innocents, Martyrs
1 John 1:5 - 2:2 / Matthew 2:13-18
3 Monday (The Most Holy Name of Jesus):
The context: Today’s Gospel describes the beginning of Jesus’ mission of preaching and healing in Galilee, an ideal spot because it was the most fertile land in Palestine and well-populated with 204 villages around the Sea of Galilee housing Jews and Gentiles. The Jews there largely belonged to the tribes of Asher, Naphtali, and Zebulon. The people were open to new ideas because they had been exposed to various religious beliefs and the culture of traders from all over the known world.
3rd January, Monday after Epiphany
Do not trust every spirit; Test each spirit to see if it is of God.
1 John 3: 22-4:6; mt 4:12-17;23-25
Octave of Christmas, 29th December, St. Thomas Becket
1 John 2:3-11 / Luke 2:22-35
5th Week of Easter, Friday, May 7
Acts 15:22-31 / John 15:12-17
A municipal park in Chicago is called Milton Olive Park. The story behind the park's name deserves to be told over and over.
Wednesday within Octave of Easter, April 7
Acts 3:1-10
/ Luke 24:13-45
Two disciples welcome a stranger; The stranger turned out to be Jesus.
The Emmaus episode dramatizes three of the ways that people encountered the risen Jesus: in the broken brother, the broken word, and the broken bread.
1 John 2:18-21 / John 1:1-18
Antichrists have
appeared; They came from our ranks
1 John 2 : 12-17; Luke 2 : 36-40
Shun
the world’s attractions: The
world passes; God alone remains.
Photographer David Crocket of KOMO-TV, Seattle, was caught at the foot of Mt. St. Helens when it exploded on May 18, 1980. He was nearly buried in the falling ash. Ten hours later he was miraculously spotted, picked up by a helicopter, and rushed to a hospital.