TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) Sign of the Cross  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Examen Before listening to the Word of God take a moment to reflect.  For…

SATURDAY WITHIN THE TWENTIETH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME (A) THE QUEENSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY MEMORIAL Pope Pius XII instituted this Feast in 1954, to conclude what was then the Octave of the Assumption. We remember that the Blessed…

FRIDAY WITHIN THE TWENTIETH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME (A) SAINT PIUS X, POPE MEMORIAL St Pius X (1835-1914) was born in Riese, near Venice (Italy), the son of the village postman. Ordained in 1858, he is one of the few…

THURSDAY WITHIN THE TWENTIETH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME (A) SAINT BERNARD, ABBOT AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH MEMORIAL St Bernard (c. 1090-1153) was born into a noble family at Fontaines, near Dijon (France). In 1113 he joined the new monastery…

WEDNESDAY WITHIN THE TWENTIETH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME (A) Sign of the Cross  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Examen Before listening to the Word of God take a moment…

TUESDAY WITHIN THE TWENTIETH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME (A) Sign of the Cross  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Examen Before listening to the Word of God take a moment…

MONDAY WITHIN THE TWENTIETH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME (A) Sign of the Cross  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Examen Before listening to the Word of God take a moment…

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY SOLEMNITY The Solemnity of the Assumption is, in some ways, the paramount feast of Our Lady, since it commemorates her passing, body and soul, into glory in Heaven, where she stands beside her…

SATURDAY WITHIN THE NINETEENTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME (A) Sign of the Cross  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Examen Before listening to the Word of God take a moment…