November 21st, 2022 – Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Today we celebrate the memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Although the event isn’t found in the canonical Gospels, in 543 a Jerusalem basilica was dedicated to our Lady in memory of her Presentation. Possibly as a memorial of […]
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, November 19th-20th, 2022 Brothers and sisters, today we celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. This is the last Sunday in ordinary time, and so the Church asks us to take time to mediate on Our Lord as King
Saturday of the 33rd Week of Ordinary Time – November 19th, 2022 – Lk 20:27-40 Today’s Gospel should probably sound familiar, because we just heard it as the Sunday Gospel for the 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, so not even two weeks ago. Then, we talked about the resurrection of the body, and how
Friday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time – Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne November 18th 2022 Today in the United States we celebrate Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, one of the pioneer missionaries in the United States, a saint whose life beautifully reflects the missionary adventure: she served God in the way He asked to
Memorial of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (Reading from Thursday of the 33rd Week of Ordinary Time) – November 17th, 2022 – Lk 19:41-44 In today’s Gospel Christ laments the fact that the Jews are blinded to what is really important: “If this day you only knew what makes for peace–but now it is hidden from
Wednesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time – Nov 16th, 2022 – Lk 19:11-28 Today’s Gospel presents a lengthy parable that, as Luke writes, Jesus intended for those who thought the Kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. His listeners thought that Jesus would overthrow the Romans and restore the kingdom of Israel,
Tuesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time – November 15th 2022, Lk 19:1-10 Today’s Gospel highlights the difficulties that sometimes we encounter in following Christ. On one hand, Zacchaeus was short to begin with, and so it was hard enough for him to see anything anyways. Furthermore, the crowds that prevented Zacchaeus from
November 14th, 2022 – Monday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time Today’s Gospel presents us with the healing of the blind man as Christ drew near to Jericho. The blind man hears the crowd go by, and is told that “Jesus of Nazareth” is there. The blind man must have known something about
Sunday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time – Nov 12th/13th, 2022, Lk 21:5-19 Dear brothers and sisters, today, as we approach the end of the liturgical year, the Church asks us to think about and meditate upon the end times, the end of history, about which Jesus speaks. This whole year, known as
Memorial of Saint Josaphat (Reading from Saturday of the 32nd week in ordinary time) – Lk 18, 1-8 – November 12th, 2022 Today the Church presents with us the words of Our Lord about the importance of faith, the importance, as St. Luke tells us directly, “to pray always without becoming weary.” In the Gospel,
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