27th Week: Oct 4-9:
Oct 4 Monday (St. Francis of Assisi)
(Mt 11:25-30): St. Francis of Assisi is the best known and the most loved thirteenth century Italian saint.
27th Week: Oct 4-9:
Oct 4 Monday (St. Francis of Assisi)
(Mt 11:25-30): St. Francis of Assisi is the best known and the most loved thirteenth century Italian saint.
Respect Life Sunday (OCT 3, 2021)
Facts on attacks on human life: a) Abortion: The number of unborn children slaughtered in the wombs of their mothers in the last 25 years is 1200 million in the world and 37 million in the USA. (4400 per day in the US).
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.
Isaiah
66:10-14/ Matthew 18:1-5
God makes a promise to Israel; "You will rejoice.”