† God is Love. Love everyone as you love yourself.
Prayer for thanksgiving for the Gift of Faith My God, from my heart I thank you for the many blessings you have given me. I thank you for having created and baptized me, for having placed me in your holy Catholic Church, and for having given me so many graces and mercies through the merits … Read more
“Who then is this, that even wind and sea obey him?” Gospel Reflection Mark 4:35–41 Evening had come. The day was ending. The disciples were tired. And it is precisely then that Jesus says something unexpected:“Let us go across to the other side.” This is often how faith works. Just when we think the day … Read more
THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME | YEAR II. MEMORIAL OF SAINT JOHN BOSCO, PRIEST. FIRST READING“I have sinned against the Lord.” A reading from the second Book of Samuel (2 SAMUEL 12: 1 – 7a, 10 – 17) In those days: The Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, … Read more
Mark 4:26–34 “A man scatters seed, and while he sleeps it grows, he knows not how.” In today’s Gospel, Jesus reveals a profound truth about the Kingdom of God using simple images drawn from everyday life: seeds, soil, growth, and harvest. These parables remind us that God’s work in the world and in our hearts … Read more
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30TH 2026. THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME. | YEAR II. FIRST READINGYou have despised me and taken the wife of Uriah to be your wife. A reading from the second Book of Samuel (2 SAMUEL 11: 1 – 4a, 5 – 10a, 13 – 17) It happened that, in the spring of the … Read more
Gospel Reflection & Teaching From the Holy Gospel according to Mark (4:21–25)“A lamp is brought in to be put on a stand. The measure you give will be the measure you get.” 1. The Lamp That Must Be Seen In today’s Gospel, our Lord Jesus speaks using a simple but powerful image: a lamp. A … Read more
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29TH 2026. THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME | YEAR II. FIRST READING“Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house?” A reading from the second Book of Samuel (2 SAMUEL 7: 18 – 19, 24 – 29) After Nathan had spoken to David, the king went in and sat before The … Read more
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 28TH 2026 3RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME | YEAR II MEMORIAL OF ST THOMAS AQUINAS FIRST READING“I will raise up your offspring after you, and I will establish his kingdom.” A reading from the Book of second Samuel (2ND SAMUEL 7: 4 – 17) In those days: The word of the Lord came … Read more
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27TH 2026. THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME | YEAR II. FIRST READING “David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting.” A reading from the second Book of Samuel (2 SAMUEL 6: 12b – 15, 17 – 19) In those days: David went and brought up the … Read more
MONDAY, JANUARY 26TH 2026. THIRD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME | YEAR II. MEMORIAL OF SAINTS TIMOTHY AND TITUS, BISHOPS. FIRST READING “I am reminded of your sincere faith.” A reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to Timothy (2 TIMOTHY 1: 1 – 8) Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according … Read more