"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
The Responsorial Psalm is a quiet reminder that God’s love does not fade with time or fail because of our weaknesses. The One who created us does not abandon the work of His hands. Even when we stumble, grow discouraged, or feel forgotten, His mercy continues to seek us, strengthen us, and lead us back … Read more
Alleluia.You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.Alleluia. The words of Christ remind us that the Church is not built upon human strength but upon His own divine promise. By choosing Peter as the rock, Jesus established a visible foundation of … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Sunday, August 23rd 2026 TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A FIRST READING “I place the key of the house of David upon his shoulder.” A reading from the Book of Isaiah (ISAIAH 22: 19 – 23) Thus says the Lord to Shebna, who is over the household: “I will thrust … Read more
August 22 Eight days after the Church celebrates the glorious Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholics throughout the world turn once more toward the Mother of Jesus and honour her as Queen of Heaven and Earth. The Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated each year on August 22nd, is not simply about placing … Read more
Saint Agatha Virgin, Martyr, and patron saint of Catania, Sicily, belongs to the first generations of Christian men and women whose fidelity to Jesus Christ was tested not merely by hardship, but by the threat of torture and death. Nearly eighteen centuries after her martyrdom, the young Sicilian saint remains so deeply woven into the … Read more