Acts of the Apostles We have reached the end of the story of the Acts of the Apostles. The last two chapters narrate the journey of transfer of Paul from Caesarea-Maritime to Rome. Paul was arrested in Jerusalem, transferred to Caesarea to await trial, the new governor Festus asks him if he wants to […]
Friday of 5th Week in Ordinary Time OUR LADY OF LOURDES, Optional Memorial World Day of the Sick On February 11, 1858, our Lady appeared at Lourdes to a simple girl, Bernadette Soubirous. Since then millions of pilgrims have flocked to this town and have experienced there a renewal of their faith and for […]
Reflection: Mark 7:31-37 Today the Church remembers the apparition of Our Lady to Bernadette in Lourdes on 11 February 1858. Since then, many who were sick got miraculously healed at the shrine in Lourdes. Today is also the World day of the sick. Blessed mother in Lourdes brings the message of caring for the sick. […]
Friday of 5th Week in Ordinary Time OUR LADY OF LOURDES, World Day of the Sick Optional Memorial Introduction On February 11, 1858, our Lady appeared at Lourdes to a simple girl, Bernadette Soubirous. Since then millions of pilgrims have flocked to this town and have experienced there a renewal […]
Thursday of 5th Week in Ordinary Time SCHOLASTICA, Virgin, Religious Not much is known about St Scholastica, the sister of the great St. Benedict, in whose shadow she lived. Dedicating her virginity to God, she first lived a life of prayer at home, then stayed near her brother at Subiaco, then Monte Cassino, until […]
Reflection: Mark 7:24-30 Today the Church celebrates the memoria of St Scholastica, the sister of the great St. Benedict, in whose shadow she lived. Dedicating her life to God, she first lived a life of prayer at home, then stayed near her brother at Subiaco, then Monte Cassino, until Benedict put her in charge of […]