Today, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Josemaria Escriva – founder of Opus Dei: a way of sanctification of work and the fulfillment of the Christian’s ordinary duties. Initially, St. Josemaria didn’t really want to start anything. He was hoping that the charism God showed him on October 2, 1928 could be found in […]
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Today the Church celebrates St. Joseph the Worker. Outside the US, many countries today celebrate Labor Day. St Joseph was hand-picked by God to teach Jesus how to work. There was so much Jesus learned from his father Joseph. So much of Jesus’ character and mannerisms came from Joseph. And the virtues that came along
Today is traditionally Good Shepherd Sunday. Our Lord is the Good Shepherd as He tells us “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down is life for the sheep”. He said he would die for us and and then take it back up again (that is, to rise again, which He did 4
Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Annunciation. Here is where it all began. Many years ago, God sent His Archangel Gabriel to visit a small town in Nazareth where he found our Blessed Lady, Mary, steeped in prayer. She was startled when he greeted her with the words “Hail Mary Full of Grace,
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Today the Church celebrates Divine Mercy Sunday. We are reminded that Jesus’ Love, His most Sacred Heart, is full of mercy. There is no sinner He will not give His mercy and forgiveness to, even if one’s soul is scarlet in sin. St. Faustina Kowalska never stopped asking Jesus for mercy because she had great
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Today, the Church celebrates Jesus Christ rising from the dead! All Christians rejoice today for this wondrous gift and love of God the Father raising His Son, who constantly shows us the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Whenever we feel down, depressed, angry, restless, or any other discomfort, Jesus tells us not to worry
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Today, the Church celebrates Good Friday. We say “Good” because God the Son (Jesus) redeemed us sinners by shedding His Blood for us. Adam’s disobedience (ushering original sin into the world) closed Heaven from all future generations until Christ’s obedience to death on the Cross re-opened up Heaven to those who are ready to enter.
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With today being the feast of St. Joseph, we are reminded that he is the father of Jesus and lord of the house of Mary and Jesus. St. Joseph is a model of virtue for all of humanity because he is just and righteous in the eyes of God. St. Teresa of Avila would never
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Today is one of the most beloved feast days in the Church, and of course especially in Mexico, where our Lady appeared to a Mexican peasant St. Juan Diego in 1531, in Mexico City. Our Lady is truly our Heavenly Mother and she never stops loving us. Her words to Juan Diego always move me
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Today is the feast day of the Apostle St. Bartholomew or also known as St. Nathaniel. He was the close friend of St. Phillip. When Phillip spoke with Nathaniel about having found the Messiah Jesus Christ from Nazareth, Nathaniel said “Can anything good come from Nazareth?”. Phillip responded with “Come and see”. So when Phillip
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