1. They call the Liturgy of the Hours the prayer of the Church. I sometimes wish we could all spend morning and evening moments truly together in prayer — Christians wherever we found ourselves. With the kind of reflections it provides — Saint Caesarius of Arles today is a prime example — day after day, we would have to be changed. We would have to be living differently — living as St. Paul instructed just yesterday, talking every bit as... Read more
1. Friends posted this on Facebook: Here in Lafayette and Acadiana we have adoration chapels everywhere. Rather than bringing our heavy hearts to the TV screen let’s bring them to the One who can heal! #prayersforlafayette 2. What Do You Do When Prayer is Dry or Feels Pointless? 3. Today’s Mass readings. 4. Randy Hain asks: “Do we make Christ and His Church attractive and inviting to others through our words, actions and the way we carry ourselves?” 5. From... Read more
Here’s Saint John Paul II: I would now like to say a special word to women who have had an abortion. The Church is aware of the many factors which may have influenced your decision, and she does not doubt that in many cases it was a painful and even shattering decision. The wound in your heart may not yet have healed. Certainly what happened was and remains terribly wrong. But do not give in to discouragement and do not... Read more
1. This is in the Liturgy of the Hours for those who want to celebrate and learn from and ask for the intercession of Saint Bridget of Sweden on her feast day today: Blessed are you, my Lord Jesus Christ. You foretold your death and at the Last Supper you marvelously consecrated bread which became your precious body. And then you gave it to your apostles out of love as a memorial of your most holy passion. By washing their... Read more
July 23 is the feast day of Saint Bridget of Sweden. Pope Benedict XVI talked about her during a Wednesday audience in 2010. 1. She and her husband raised a saint (Catherine). 2. She and her husband, Ulf, show how “Christian spouses can make a journey of holiness sustained by the grace of the sacrament of Marriage.” Bridget, who was given spiritual guidance by a learned religious who initiated her into the study of the Scriptures, exercised a very positive... Read more
1. On this 500th anniversary of his birth, may the sons of the great Saint Philip Neri continue to grow in number and joy in the Lord. — Fr James Bradley (@FrJamesBradley) July 21, 2015 2. He’s still bringing people together in prayer. 3. The 500th Anniversary of the Birth of St. Philip Neri. A homily from his feast day in May- http://t.co/XlGyJDISfj — Fr. Roger Landry (@FrRogerLandry) July 22, 2015 4. Saint Philip Neri and the Priesthood 5. Since... Read more
Today is her feast day. 1. “love, and love alone, is the measure by which our witness to Truth will be judged.” 2. In heaven, there is great rejoicing over the repentance of a sinner. Mary Magdalene was such a one http://t.co/u9ma7HpmzW — Dominicana (@DominicanaDHS) July 22, 2015 3. St Mary Magdalene's Day: friend of Jesus, witness and proclaimer of the resurrection. St Albans Psalter, 12th century pic.twitter.com/OiJehfHN1S — St Paul's Learning (@StPaulsLearning) July 22, 2015 4. Mary Magdalene -St.... Read more
1. Jesus, come to the lonely, the unloved, those without friends; show them your love, help them to care for their brothers and sisters. #lauds — Fr. Patrick Brennan (@Pathound) July 21, 2015 2. Today is the feast of St. Lawrence of Brindisi. Here’s how Magnificat writes him up today: Here’s more from New Advent. 3. He preached, via the Liturgy of the Hours today: There is a spiritual life that we share with the angels of heaven and with... Read more
1. Blessed feast of Saint Apollinaris! S. Apollinaris pray for us pray for the Church. A shepherd of souls after the Heart of Christ. To the end Jesus was the center of his life. — Bishop David Kagan (@VescovoDDK) July 20, 2015 Saint Apollinaris, pray for us. 2. FEAST OF SAINT APOLLINARIS According to tradition, St. Peter sent Apollinaris to Ravenna, Italy, as its first… http://t.co/LOxHCZYNGq — Catholic Online (@CatholicOnline) July 20, 2015 3. What Saint Peter Chrysologus had to say... Read more
1. 5 Things to Know About Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and the Brown Scapular http://t.co/3ms0oZftOQ pic.twitter.com/4BXZpRkyFS — Word On Fire (@WordOnFire) July 16, 2015 2. A backgrounder from New Advent. 3. A homily from Fr. Steve Grunow. AND: Today’s readings. 4. Honoring our Lady in the Empire State. 5. Happy Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel to all & the Nuns of the Carmel of the Holy Trinity in Arlington. Please pray for the sisters today. — Bishop... Read more
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