5th Sunday after Easter
Today is also the feast of St. Paschal Baylon, the patron saint of Eucharistic Congresses because of his extraordinary devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. Later this week is the fest of St. Rita who is a favorite patron of our community because of her intercession in obtaining the gift of ordination for our priests. The Epistle today from St. James stresses the importance of doing good works and stands in opposition to the heresy of being saved by faith alone. We must love God and do so by ridding ourselves of the terrible virus of sin. The Blessed Virgin Mary is our ally in this and we should be practicing special devotion to her this month. The Rosary is a perfect means of doing this and the standard prayer that our vocations have in common.
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