24th Sunday after Pentecost 2018 The Introit for these final Sundays after Pentecost is from the letter of Jeremias to the exiles in Babylon and reassures them that God will lead them back to the promised land as He leads us back to heaven. The Gospel encourages us to believe that Christ, who sleeps now…
All Souls Day Evening 2018 All Souls Day is a consoling Catholic liturgical commemoration which distinguishes us from other religions. It reminds us of the perfection required for entrance into heaven and a place of mercy for those who still need purification. It warns us of hell if we die an enemy of God. Christ…
All Souls Day 2018 We are called on All Souls Day to be like the religious Sisters of the Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls by praying and sacrificing for the relief and release of those detained in Purgatory. A member of this congregation, Mother St. Austin, wrote much about the purgatorial life…
14th Sunday after Pentecost 2018 The Epistle and Gospel for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost make as clear as black and white the battle between good and evil. We must renounce our vices and not let anything stand in the way of our progress towards God and Heaven. As we can fall by degrees from…
Third Sunday After Easter 2018 The Collect of the Mass for the Third Sunday after Easter instructs us to think of ourselves as passing through this life on the way to eternity. The Gospel recounts the words of Our Lord at the Last Supper about the little while before the apostles will see Him again. In comparison to eternity…
3rd Sunday in Lent 2018 We learn in the Mass texts not to let evil enter our thoughts, words or deeds. This is so we live every moment purely and for God. Then we are prepared for the last moment when we receive the grace of perseverance efficaciously. As the good works of Jesus were criticized in…
2nd Sunday in Lent 2018 During Lent it is important to stir up sorrow for our sins and to receive the Sacrament of Penance. The older form for the penitent to use in the confessional expressed aspects of this beautiful sacrament that we should appreciate. If received well, this sacrament can even make us holier than just…
First Sunday in Lent 2018 Grace is present at every moment for us but especially during Lent. We, as Christians, must not be a scandal to those in the world. Lent is our retreat and it is dangerous to our spiritual life not to realize this. The virtue of chastity cannot be practiced without constant help from…
Ash Wednesday Evening 2018 Blessed ashes remind us of death and our own nothingness. These marked the public sinners from the early days of the Church and do for all of us now. No sins are too much to be forgiven and penance and fasting are powerful means to save us as they did for…
Quinquagesima Sunday 2018 This season is almost over and our training for Lent should be completed. Abraham is emphasized during these days because of his fidelity to God when so many others were not. He was willing to sacrifice his own son, Isaac, who was a willing victim as Christ would be in the future. Today…
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