23rd Week: Sept 5-10:
Sept 5 Monday (St. Teresa of Calcutta= Mother Teresa)
The Queenship of Mary, Monday, August 22
Isaiah 9:1-6 / Lk 1:26-38
Greeting
May the Lord stand by you and give you power. May he rescue you from all evil and bring you safely to his kingdom. May he always be with you.
St. Matthias, Apostle, May 14
Acts
1:15-17, 20-26 / John 15:9-17
Jesus speaks about life; "Live in my love; keep my commandments. "
Lent 3rd Week: March 21-26
March 21 Monday:
The context: Today’s Gospel presents Jesus reacting with prophetic courage to the scepticism and criticism with which the people of Nazareth, his hometown, responded to his “Inaugural Address” in their synagogue that Sabbath.
Today is St. Patrick’s Day. Most people think of this day as a time for wearing green and that’s about it (unless you’re Irish!). St. Patrick gets relatively little attention on his day, so I thought I might offer a few thoughts in his honor, including a prayer that is attributed to him.
2nd Week of Lent: March 14-19
March 14 Monday:
The context: In today’s passage, taken from the Sermon on the Mount,
Conversion of St. Paul: Reflection & Liturgy
Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22 / Mark 16:15-18
Jesus instructs his disciples; “Proclaim the good news.”
Fr. Tony Kadavil:
Mary’s prophecy, given in her Magnificat, “Behold all generations will call me blessed,” was fulfilled when the Catholic Church declared four dogmas of Faith about her:
The feast and its objectives: All baptized Christians who have died and are now with God in glory are considered saints. All Saints Day is intended to honor the memory of countless unknown and uncanonized saints who have no feast days.
29th Week: Oct 18-23:
18th Monday (St. Luke, Evangelist)
Resume: St. Luke was a Syrian by race, born in Antioch as a Gentile. He became a Christian and follower of St. Paul.
28th Week, Friday, Oct 15
Romans 4:1-8 / Luke 12:1-7
Paul talks about Abraham; Abraham's faith was his glory.
Sept 27 Monday (St. Vincent de Paul, Priest)
The context: Today’s Gospel describes Jesus’ criterion for greatness with advice to be accepting of others who do good in ways different from ours.
Guardian Angels, Oct 2
Exodus 23:20-23 / Matthew 18:1-5, 10
According to Christian tradition, every one of us has a guardian angel who accompanies us from the moment we’re born until the moment of our death, and stays at our side at every moment of our life. The idea of a spirit, of a supernatural entity that follows and supervises every human being, was already present in other religions and in Greek philosophy.
Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13 / Matthew 9:9-13
There is one Lord over all: Preserve your unity.
John Howard Griffin dyed his skin black, shaved his head, and posed as a black man in the South in the pre-civil-rights days. One day he asked for a Catholic church. He was told that the nearest "colored Catholic church" was on Drysades Street.
