“The Will of God –that is my Paradise.” St. Francesco Antonio Fasani (1681-1742) Only one who is seeking to continue to be in union with God can say this with any conviction...
First Sunday of Advent Gospel CJesus said to his disciples:· Jesus is prophesizing about his Second Coming. At the end and beginning of the Liturgical season the Church helps us to keep this...
"I do not fear death, for I have already died once. To live is Christ, to die is gain.” St. Edmund Campion (1540-1581) Death is a process in the life-death-life cycle of every...
Prayer Thanksgiving Day Blessing Service
By spiritaflame 11:40 AMThanksgiving Day Blessing ServiceLeader: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.All: Amen.Leader: Let us glorify the Lord who fills us...
“Our true worth, does not consist, in what human beings think of us. What we really are, consists, in what God knows us to be.” St. John Berchmans (1599-1621) Someone once said...
Prayers Advent wreath Week 1
By spiritaflame 9:44 AMStart with the Advent Wreath BlessingDear Jesus, as we light the candle(s) on this Advent wreath, may the light of your presence bring joy to our hearts. Bless our family and our friends,...
“Everyone must do what he can. I am not able to do great things, but what I can, I want to do for the greater glory of God. I offer him my mere...
“Men call me Cecilia, but my most beautiful name is that of Christian” St. Cecilia (180-230) Our human birth was a gift from God. But a greater gift was our re-birth in...
Hail, holy throne of God, divine sanctuary, house of glory, jewel most fair, chosen treasure house and mercy seat for the whole world, heaven showing forth the glory of God Purest Virgin, worthy...
“When you have been insulted, cursed, or persecuted by someone, do not think of what has happened to you, but of what will come from it, and you will see that your insulter...
Homily Solemnity of Christ the King Year BReading 1: Daniel in a vision sees what is to take place centuries after him. In effect, Daniel sees One like the Son of Man ascending...
"A fish that is alive swims against the flow of water. One that is dead floats down with the water. A true Christian goes against the current of sinful age. A false one...
“The more I reflect on the graces I have received, the more they astonish me and make me tremble.” St. Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769-1852) When was the last time you reflected on...
"He took over anger to intimidate subordinates, and in time anger took over him." St. Albert the Great (1200-1280) Once we give way to the vice of anger, it has a way of...
“There is One very near you who knocks at your door every hour of the day, who begs you to listen to Him and to keep silence… in order to hear Him.” St....
Homily: Thirty-third Sunday Year B Reading 1: There has always been an interest in the end times. The Old Testament reading from the Book of Daniel written over 2000 years ago reflects...
“If you are in danger, if your hearts are confused, turn to Mary; she is our comfort, our help; turn towards her and you will be saved.” St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917) Mary...
Reflection on the Scriptures Thirty-third Sunday Gospel B Signs of the times
By spiritaflame 10:31 AMThirty-Third Sunday Gospel B· As we come to the end of the Liturgical Year, the Church begins to reflect on the end-times statements of Jesus in the Gospel, of which this is one....
“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” St Josaphat Kuncewicz (1584-1623) This was a favorite prayer of St. Josaphat. It originated during the Desert Fathers’ period of...
“With the sign of the Cross, I shall more certainly break through the ranks of the enemy than if armed with shield and sword." St. Martin of Tours (+397) The sign of...
“During painful times, when you feel a terrible void, think how the capacity of your soul is being enlarged so that it can receive God- becoming as it were, infinite as God is...
“All is too little for the Lord.” St. Agostina Pietrantoni (1864-1894) In a short but precise statement, she captures Salvation History and our response. We cannot begin to take in all that...
“I have never gone to sleep with a grievance against anyone, and, as far as I could, I have never let anyone go to sleep with a grievance against me.” St. Agatho ...
Homily: Thirty-second Sunday Year B Reading 1: Elijah has prophesied that God would cause a drought over Israel for three years. He is led by the Spirit to Zarephath to provide for...
“Your love is Singular when all your delight is in Jesus Christ, and you find joy and comfort in no other thing.” Blessed Richard Rolle (1300-1349) It is not that God needs...
“Just as Christ came into this world only once, clothed in our flesh, He is also ready to come again, at any moment, to dwell spiritually in our hearts with the profusion of...
“Lord, let happen whatever You will; and as You will, so will I walk, help me only to know Your will! Lord, whenever You will, then is the time, today and always, Lord,...
