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Daily Prayer: At the hour of your arrival
Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) At the hour of your arrival, we shall be prostrate before your magnificence, Lord Jesus. Those who are humble in the face of your splendor shall be rewarded, those who have fallen to pride will be…
Daily Prayer: The signs of your arrival were everywhere
Saturday of the Second Week of Advent The signs of your arrival were everywhere Lord, yet still you were ignored. The signs of your imminence are everywhere now, yet still you are ignored. Wickedness and pride infects the hearts of all…
Sunday Gospel reflections: There’s hope for us all!
It is sometimes difficult to understand the appeal of someone like John the Baptist. Who would want to go into the wilderness to hear some religious fanatic tell us to repent so that our sins might be forgiven? In our own lives, it is often…
December: Old Testament saints?
Sunday of the Holy Forefathers and Feast of the Holy Fathers (Dec.16, 23 this year) If you ever wondered whether the holy men and women of the Old Testament are considered saints by the Church, December has your answer. It contains the…
Daily Prayer: No temptations of the Evil One
Memorial of St. John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church No temptations of the Evil One shall stop the righteous in their pursuit of sanctity, Lord. Only the joys of your grace shall be our happiness, for all pleasures of the…
Readying our hearts for Advent
As the season of Advent ushers in a new liturgical year, and a tumultuous year comes to a close in the Church, it may be a fitting time to revisit three Advent homilies given by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) in 1964. Ratzinger’s…
Daily Prayer: Violence assaults your kingdom Lord
Memorial of St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr Violence assaults your kingdom Lord, for the work of the Evil One is unceasing and his servants relentless. We faithful shall take refuge behind the walls of you and your Church, yet even these…
Daily Prayer: Holy Mary, your soul proclaims
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Holy Mary, your soul proclaims the glory of the Lord, your obedience to the Father bestowed upon us the majesty of the Son. You are the exemplar to the human race, of our potential when we hear the Word and…
Daily Prayer: None are too far gone
Optional Memorial of St. Damasus I, Pope None are too far gone from the love of the Lord that they cannot be saved. They need only be willing, which the bitterness of the human heart and the temptations of dastardly pride prevent. Lord…
Give Jesus your heart and home for Christmas this year
The Christmas season can be a time of distraction for many of us if we allow ourselves to focus too much on “what it is we want” rather than “what we have to offer." Do not get me wrong, I, too, love Christmas gift giving, but let us recall…
