Faith

Nothing provides more excitement and joy than finding something new. Discoveries are made every day — new plants, medicines, heavenly bodies. In order to talk and marvel about these new discoveries, we give them names. One of the greatest…

Optional Memorial of St. Paulinus of Nola, Bishop; Sts. John Fisher, Bishop, and Thomas More, Martyrs Lord, this world is fading from us, its treasures rot and our monuments decay. For this is not our destiny Lord, but rather we are meant…

Memorial of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious Yours, Lord, is the Gospel of forgiveness. So as you forgive us, may we be forgiving toward ourselves and others. May we recognize our weaknesses, and join together to lift ourselves away from…

Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time Lord, may we not be among those who praise you to glorify themselves. Create in us O Lord a humility, that we might give alms and praise in silence not for our own benefit, but for yours.…

Optional Memorial of St. Romuald, Abbot Lord, we are surrounded by wolves, who seek to feast upon the faithful and destroy your Church. Let us not dwell only among ourselves O Lord, but go out among these predators, and spread to them your…

Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time Lord God, the world is full of tribulations. Let us not beget more violence in this world, but rather bring such things to an end. Engender in us not hatred and grudges, but forgiveness and…

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Lord, may our faith in you grow ever stronger by the day, expanding and touching every aspect of our lives. May we, your humble faithful, plant in others the seeds of trust in you. Let those only beginning…

Saturday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Blessed Virgin Mary Our actions are our own O Lord, and we must take responsibility for ourselves. Let us not sully your name by acting falsely in its name, but rather act in accordance to your…

If a small farmer in Puerto Rico wants a fence that will last, a strong limb from a roble tree will do the job. The branch, once placed in a post hole along a fence line, will come alive in the moist tropical soil. New growth will soon…

Friday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Temptation is all around us, O God. We are constantly under assault by the forces of sin and in need of relief. Give us strength dear Lord, to fend off the seductions of the Evil One, lest we fall…