Easter 5 Sunday B: Liturgical Prayers

Greeting

We need not be afraid in God's presence,
and whatever we ask him
we shall receive
that is, if we keep his commandments,
that we believe in Christ and love each other.
May the love and peace of Jesus be with you.

Easter 5 Sunday B - Vine and Branches

The Lord may find us as we search for him - Mary at the tomb (it's he who finds us even though it's we who search for him even as Zacchaeus). The Lord may give us a personal experience of him in our theological and ideological doubts (Thomas. That's another form of searching for him like Augustine and Thomas Merton).

Easter 4 Week: April 26- May 1

 Easter 4 Week: April 26- May 1:

April 26 Monday: John 10: 1-10: Through today’s gospel, the  Church reminds us of our call to become good shepherds of God’s flock and good sheep of His parishes and invites us to pray for vocations to the priesthood, the diaconate and the consecrated life.

Teachers' Influence - Quotes

St. Joseph - Reflections

St. Joseph: The Holy Cross Tradition

Author: Fr. Claude Grou, C.S.C.

I have often been asked why Saint Joseph had such a great importance for Saint Brother André. We can certainly speak of the importance of St. Joseph for Canada, or of the place of St. Joseph in the devotional life of French Canadian families but we can equally say that Br. André found in Holy Cross a fertile ground to develop a spirituality that gave a prominent place to St. Joseph. I want to share with you a few elements of the devotion to St. Joseph as it evolved in Holy Cross, starting from the very early days when Fr. Basile Moreau accepted responsibility for the Brothers of Saint Joseph.

4th Week of Easter, Friday, April 30

 4th Week of Easter, Friday, April 30

Acts 13:26-33 / John 14:1-6 

Jesus makes a promise; "I will come back. " 

After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour in World War Il on December 7, 1941, they invaded and occupied the Philippines. Three months later, on March 11, 1942, General Douglas MacArthur was forced to flee from the Philippines. Before leaving for Australia, he told the islanders,

Patriotism - By Fulton J Sheen