St. Paul John II – Prayer
Oh, St. John Paul, from the window of heaven, grant us your blessing! Bless the church that you loved and served and guided, courageously leading it along the paths of the world in order...
Monthly Archive: December 2016
Daily Reflection – Dec 6, 2016
Tuesday 6 December 2016 First Reading: Isaiah 40:1-11 Responsorial Psalm: The Lord our God comes in strength Psalm 95(96):1-3, 10-13 Gospel Reading: Matthew 18:12-14 Today’s Note: Tuesday of the Second Week in Advent ...
St. Gabriel the Archangel – Prayer
O God, who from among all your angels chose the Archangel Gabriel to announce the mystery of the Incarnation, mercifully grant that we who solemnly remember him on earth may feel the benefit of...
The Spirit of Advent and its verses
Isaiah, Our Companion and Other Advent Verses Isaiah predicts the advent of the Messiah in soaring poetry, captured so beautifully in George Friedrich Händel’s oratorio, “Messiah.” Isaiah expresses the profound longings of the heart....
Daily Reflection – Dec 5, 2016
Monday 5 December 2016 First Reading: Isaiah 35:1-10 Responsorial Psalm: Our God will come to save us! Psalm 84(85):9-14 Gospel Reading: Luke 5:17-26 Today’s Note: Monday of the Second Week in Advent Gospel...
Daily Reflection – Dec 4, 2016
Sunday 4 December 2016 First Reading: Isaiah 11:1-10 Responsorial Psalm: Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace forever Psalm 71(72):1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 Second Reading: Romans 15:4-9 Gospel Reading: Matthew 3:1-12...
Daily Reflection – Dec 3, 2016
Saturday 3 December 2016 First Reading: Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26 Responsorial Psalm: Happy are all who long for the coming of the Lord Psalm 146(147):1-6 Gospel Reading: Matthew 9:35 – 10:1, 6-8 Today’s Saint: St...
Daily Reflection – Dec 2, 2016
Friday 2 December 2016 First Reading: Isaiah 29:17-24 Responsorial Psalm: The Lord is my light and my salvation Psalm 26(27):1, 4, 13-14 Gospel Reading: Matthew 9:27-31 Today’s Note: Friday of the First Week in...
Daily Reflection – Dec 1, 2016
Thursday 1 December 2016 First Reading: Isaiah 26:1-6 Responsorial Psalm: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord Psalm 117(118):1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27 Gospel Reading: Matthew 7:21, 24-27 Today’s Note: Thursday...
