Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 21, 2025 We enter the last days of this Advent season and ask the Father for the grace to recognize the presence of his Son in our lives. That in these times marked by division, the Church will be a strong force calling for unity among people to resist the… Continue reading Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 21, 2025
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THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT - GAUDETE SUNDAY (2025) THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT - GAUDETE SUNDAY (2025) Readings: Isaiah 35:1-6, 10 Psalms 146:6-10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 The Entrance Antiphon for today’s liturgy, along with the worn twice yearly stole, sets the tone for today’s ‘Gaudete’ liturgy: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Indeed,… Continue reading
Third Sunday of Advent, December 14, 2025
Third Sunday of Advent, December 14, 2025 We rejoice on this Gaudete Sunday with thanks that Jesus was born, with hope for his coming again, and with confidence of his presence with us now through the Holy Spirit as we offer our prayers to the Father. That the Church’s diplomacy will remain “consistently directed toward… Continue reading Third Sunday of Advent, December 14, 2025
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT (2025)
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT (2025) Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalms 122:1-9 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:37-44 Today the Church begins a new liturgical year. It likewise begins our preparation for the great solemnity of Christmas, when we celebrate God’s Son ‘emptying’ Himself that He might take on the flesh of human beings and so lead us to our… Continue reading FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT (2025)
First Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2025
First Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2025 That as the Church begins its new liturgical year, we come together on this first Sunday of Advent preparation to ask the Father to light our way throughout this year. That the Church will act to fight “every form of abuse … so that communities may increasingly become… Continue reading First Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2025
SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING (2025)
SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING (2025) Readings: 2 Samuel 5:1-3 Psalms 122:1-5 Colossians 1:12-20 Luke 23:35-43 We come to the end of a liturgical year which shares with us the portrait of a King that eight million people do not have to protest. Indeed, today’s solemnity reminds us of the only King that truly matters, and… Continue reading SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING (2025)
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025) Readings Malachi 3:19-20 Psalms 98:5-9 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 Luke 21:5-19 As the Church’s liturgical year winds down the readings turn our attention to the “end times,” the time of our Lord’s second coming. In two week’s time the Church will begin the great season of Advent, and the themes of… Continue reading THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 16, 2025Sixth World Day of the Poor
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 16, 2025Sixth World Day of the Poor In our current difficult times, we are reminded by Scripture to have faith in God. We ask the Father for the grace to live that faith. That Catholic bishops will promote knowledge of saints whose lives are models of faithfulness to the… Continue reading 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 16, 2025Sixth World Day of the Poor
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, November 9, 2025
Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, November 9, 2025 On this Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, founded more than 1700 years ago, we follow in the footsteps of the generations who have come before us as we offer our prayers to the Father. That the U.S. Conference of… Continue reading Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, November 9, 2025
FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN ARCHBASILICA OF ST. JOHN IN ROME (2025)
Readings: Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 Psalms 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 1 Corinthians 3:9-11, 16-17 John 2:13-22 So why are we celebrating a Feast on a Sunday, and what is so important about the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran? In the year 313 the Roman emperor Constantine published the Edict of Milan, granting religious freedom to Christians. The days… Continue reading FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN ARCHBASILICA OF ST. JOHN IN ROME (2025)
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