"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
The Mother Whose Tears, Prayer and Perseverance Helped Lead Saint Augustine Home Every year on August 27, the Catholic Church celebrates the Memorial of Saint Monica, one of Christianity’s most beloved mothers and one of its most enduring witnesses to persevering prayer. Her feast fittingly falls immediately before the August 28 memorial of her son, … Read more
“Be ready.” There are two words in today’s Gospel that deserve to remain with us long after the reading has ended: “Be ready.” They are simple words, yet they reach into the deepest questions of human life. What are we living for? What are we doing with the time God has placed in our hands? … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Thursday, August 27th 2026 TWENTY-FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II THE MEMORIAL OF SAINT MONICA FIRST READING “In every way you were enriched in him.” The beginning of the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 CORINTHIANS 1: 1 – 9) Paul, called by the will of God … Read more
Psalm 145 gives voice to a heart that has discovered that God is worthy of praise not only when life is easy, but at every moment and through every season. “I will bless your name, O Lord, forever” is more than a song of thanksgiving; it is a declaration of lifelong faithfulness. The Psalm remembers … Read more