25th Sunday after Pentecost 2023 The Introit and other prayers of this Mass are repeated every Sunday in the weeks approaching the conclusion of the liturgical year. The Church’s prayer gives us hope for our impending judgment. The Collect reminds us that we must not simply rely on words, but we must also act. A…
23rd Sunday after Pentecost 2023 It is very fitting this Sunday falls after the feast of All Saints this year, because in his Epistle St. Paul speaks of following the example of the saints. The lives, example, and instruction of the saints help us ascend to the heights of holiness. We know the value of…
All Saints Day 2023 St. John expresses God’s love and mercy for the Hebrews in today’s passage from the Apocalypse, but it is also a call for all men. Every man is called to be a saint. The origins of this feast go back to the beginning of time, because even the angels are included…
Christ The King 2023 Salvation is all that matters. It is necessary that every person and every government should be Catholic. Today the Church authorities tell us that we must not make converts. This is cruelty because charity demands that we help our neighbor. Christ said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the…
21st Sunday after Pentecost 2023 The martyrology, used in the Divine Office, is a great treasure of the Church. We belong to the Catholic Church, which alone possesses the mark of holiness. Not only was the Founder holy, being God Himself, but its truths and sacraments are holy and lead men to sanctity. We are…
20th Sunday after Pentecost 2023 The three principal parts of the Mass are the Offertory, the Consecration, and the Communion of the Priest. If we miss one of these parts, we have not assisted at Mass. We are united to the sacrifice and are offered up with Christ. The Mass is the purpose of creation,…
18th Sunday after Pentecost 2023 Today we see a shift in the liturgy as the Church begins to focus on the end of time. It is teaching us not to avert our eyes from our coming judgement. The Gospel for today gives a warning against sins of thought, and St. Alphonsus tells us that sins…
Feast of the Seven Sorrows 2023 All of Our Lord’s acts had infinite value because He is God. The Blessed Virgin Mary is called the Associate of Redemption by her union of friendship, love, and emotion. She has an intimate union with God. We all weep, because we are injured, or mistreated, or ignored, or…
14th Sunday after Pentecost 2023 St. Paul tells us that those who commit the sins he lists in the Epistle will not enter Heaven. If we have guilt on our conscience, let us rid ourselves of it. We must be sorrowful and detest our sins, make acts of perfect contrition and go to the sacrament…
1st Friday September 2023 First Friday Conference – The Fourteen Holy Helpers have been invoked since the Middle Ages to help with specific needs of the faithful. St. Augustine is one of the greatest moral and doctrinal theologians in history. His most famous works are popular even among non-Catholics. Conversion of life and the mortification…
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