Today, October 4th, we celebrate the Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi. He is among the more popular saints. I myself have read biographies about him and have a picture of him sitting on a table in my sitting room. In the picture, he is standing outside in the woods dressed in his Franciscan robe …
This evening we celebrated a special Mass followed by a dish to pass supper to celebrate our parish feast day. We were blessed to have about 100 people join us. Thank you to all who helped, especially the Altar & Rosary Society that coordinated the dinner. Thank you to all who brought food. It was …
All Saints Day, Year B Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 Psalm 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 1 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12a November 1, 2015 While we might not know a lot about the saints, they are familiar to us. Often our churches are named after them. Our parish is named in honor of Mary. In our area, there is …
Today (November 1st) we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints. There are many saints known by name. When I asked our parish school children to name some saints, half of their hands went up immediately. Saints are important to us. St. Francis, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Patrick, St. Elizabeth, St. Anne, and the …
While we can always be mindful of those who have gone before us, November is considered a special time to pray for the dead. We begin the month on November 1st first with the celebration of All Saints’ Day. Anytime I speak of the saints I always like to begin with clearing up a misconception …
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints. It is a holy day of obligation, meaning that we should all gather at Church for Mass today. It is a solemnity and a holy day of obligation because of the important role that saints have in our Catholic theology. We probably all know the names of …
When we think of saints, the first thing that comes to mind is often ‘people that are in heaven.’ The second thing that might come to mind is that we pray for their intercession. I emphasize ‘for their intercession’ because we do not pray for the saints to do miracles for us. Rather, we pray …
“Lord, this is the people that longs to see our face.” This is the responsorial verse for today’s readings. Today we celebrate the feast of All Saints. Throughout the year, there are countless saints who are honored with a feast day. There are many people who have never been declared a saint but are, in …
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Today (October 19th) we celebrate the memorial of St. Isaac Jogues, St. John De Brebeuf, and their companions. They are the first North American Martyrs to be officially recognized by the Church. They are part of our heritage as American Catholics. They were part of a group of French Jesuits who came to Quebec in …
