Our Lord speaks of marriage and divorce, and states that divorce is the result of hardness of heart, and yet today, presumed marriages end for the same reason, though the Sacrament did not… Read More

Our Lord instructs us to cut off all temptations of sin, and in doing so we will grow in the full stature as beloved children of God. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to… Read More

The Apostles do not understand what Jesus Christ is teaching, and they argue about who is the greatest. He corrects them, and in doing so teaches them to order their passions. #Catholic #ho… Read More

Jesus seeks to find who the disciples think Jesus is, and that He is the Christ means something other than what Peter thought. He invites all to take up their cross. #Catholic #homily #Scri… Read More

Jesus opens the ears of a deaf man with a speech impediment, and He wants us to have our ears opened so we can speak plainly of His love. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign u… Read More

On this Labor Day week, we might find a time to reflect on work and our attitude toward it, especially as it comes to working in our spiritual lives. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfT… Read More

Jesus ends His discourse on the Bread of Life, and leads His followers to a decision: Will they continue to walk with Him, or not. Will we? #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign… Read More

Our Lord continues to teach that we must eat His Flesh and drink His Blood, and He gives no alternative to understanding. We need wisdom from the Lord to understand. #Catholic #homily #Scri… Read More

The Blessed Mother was taken to Heaven, according the the typology of the Ark of the Covenant. What does this mean? #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and… Read More

Our Lord gives the Bread of Life, in which He is veiled to feed us and be present to us. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you:… Read More

The Lord feeds the multitude with natural bread, foreshadowing the super-substantial Bread of Life #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts email… Read More

The Lord invites His disciples to rest, which comes from Him alone. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: https://ift.tt/RVBFh… Read More

Jesus sends the Apostles two by two to prepare the towns and villages for His coming, and we are like the villagers who take up the message and spread it. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #Gosp… Read More

Jesus is limited by the lack of faith among his hometown citizens, and St. Paul speaks of his thorn as ways to understand his reliance on God's Grace. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOf… Read More

The story of Jairus’ daughter and the woman suffering from hemorrhages for 12 years tells us to have have in the Lord’s ability to heal. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTh… Read More

Jesus calms the storm, and can calm our hearts if we look for Him. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: https://ift.tt/kHGD5z… Read More

The Kingdom of God grows from the smallest of steps. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: https://ift.tt/JGvkqgC Give feedbac… Read More

Jesus heals and drives out demons, causing others to question and accuse Him of doing the work of the Evil One... and Jesus teaches of the unforgivable sin. What are the elements of this si… Read More

The Lord Jesus gave us the Eucharist as a Memorial Covenant by which we are drawn into Him. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to y… Read More

The mystery of the Holy #Trinity cannot be fully explained in ways we understand, which I why He reveals Himself as Father, Son, and Spirit. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sig… Read More

Where the Church is divided, the Holy Spirit is needed most. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: https://ift.tt/O49BZmK Give… Read More

Come, Holy Spirit, come!And from your celestial homeShed a ray of light divine!Come, Father of the poor!Come, source of all our store!Come, within our bosoms shine.You, of comforters the bes… Read More

Thou, on those who evermore Thee confess and Thee Adore, in Thy sevenfold gift, Descend; Give Them Comfort when they die; Give them Life with Thee on high; Give them joys which never end. Am… Read More

Bend the stubborn heart and will, melt the frozen warm the chill. Guide the steps that go astray!The Gift of WisdomEmbodying all the other gifts, as charity embraces all the other virtues, W… Read More

Heal our wounds--our strength renews; On our dryness pour Thy dew, Wash the stains of guilt away.The Gift of CounselThe gift of Counsel endows the soul with supernatural prudence, enabling i… Read More

If Thou take Thy grace away, nothing pure in man will stay, All his good is turn'd to ill.The Gift of UnderstandingUnderstanding, as a gift of the Holy Spirit, helps us to grasp the meaning… Read More

Light immortal! Light Divine! Visit Thou these hearts of Thine, And our inmost being fill!The Gift of KnowledgeThe gift of Knowledge enables the soul to evaluate created things at their true… Read More

Thou in toil art comfort sweet, Pleasant coolness in the heat, solace in the midst of woe.The Gift of FortitudeThe Gift of Fortitude By the gift of Fortitude the soul is strengthened against… Read More

Jesus Ascends to heaven and takes His seat, and guides us home. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: https://ift.tt/ePEspXj G… Read More

Thou, of all consolers best, Visiting the troubled breast, Dost refreshing peace bestow.The Gift of PietyThe gift of Piety begets in our hearts a filial affection for God as our most loving… Read More

Come. Father of the poor. Come, treasures which endure; Come, Light of all that live!The Gift of FearThe gift of Fear fills us with a sovereign respect for God, and makes us dread nothing so… Read More

Holy Spirit! Lord of Light! From Your clear celestial height, Your pure beaming radiance give!The Holy SpiritOnly one thing is important -- eternal salvation. Only one thing, therefore, is t… Read More

Our Lord gives us a commandment to love, and love is an act. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: https://ift.tt/qQBh8Nx Give… Read More

Our Lord prunes off the dead and non-bearing branches of our lives so that we can produce good fruit. It is painful, but necessary. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to h… Read More

We are God's Children, and the Lord protects us from every kind of evil. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: https://ift.tt/… Read More

The Resurrected Jesus appears to the apostles who doubt and are fearful. He asks for something to eat to prove He is real. He wants to give us proof, too. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #Gosp… Read More

Do we really believe in the Resurrection and Eucharist? #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: https://ift.tt/e1T3XSI Give feed… Read More

Ninth Day:Today bring to Me SOULS WHO HAVE BECOME LUKEWARM,* and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. These souls wound My Heart most painfully. My soul suffered the most dreadful loa… Read More

Eighth Day:Today bring to Me THE SOULS WHO ARE DETAINED IN PURGATORY, and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. Let the torrents of My Blood cool down their scorching flames. All these soul… Read More

Seventh Day:Today bring to Me THE SOULS WHO ESPECIALLY VENERATE AND GLORIFY MY MERCY,* and immerse them in My mercy. These souls sorrowed most over my Passion and entered most deeply in… Read More

Sixth Day:Today bring to Me THE MEEK AND HUMBLE SOULS AND THE SOULS OF LITTLE CHILDREN, and immerse them in My mercy. These souls most closely resemble My Heart. They strengthened Me during… Read More

Fifth Day:Today bring to Me THE SOULS OF THOSE WHO HAVE SEPARATED THEMSELVES FROM MY CHURCH,* and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. During My bitter Passion they tore at My Body an… Read More

Fourth Day:Today bring to Me The PAGANS AND THOSE WHO DO NOT YET KNOW ME. I was thinking also of them during My bitter Passion, and their future zeal comforted My Heart. Immerse them in… Read More

Christ is raised and gives us more blessedness than we had before the Fall of Adam and Eve, breaking our union with God. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcast… Read More

Third Day:Today bring to Me ALL DEVOUT AND FAITHFUL SOULS, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. The souls brought Me consolation on the Way of the Cross. They were that drop of co… Read More

Our Lord is raised from the dead, and transforms everything. From the blessedness of creation, we are more blessed in this recreation. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up t… Read More

Second Day:Today bring to Me THE SOULS OF PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS, and immerse them in My unfathomable mercy. It was they who gave Me strength to endure My bitter Passion. Through them as thro… Read More

Our Lord gave His life for us and our salvation. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to have podcasts and blog posts emailed to you: https://ift.tt/VCgoOnj Give feedback at… Read More

How to Recite the ChapletThe Chaplet of Divine Mercy is recited using ordinary Rosary beads of five decades. The Chaplet is preceded by two opening prayers from the Diary of Saint Maria… Read More

At the Last Supper, our Lord took the Passover meal, broke it, and gave it to the Apostles as a New Covenant, a memorial of His sacrifice for our salvation. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #Go… Read More