"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
Every year on September 30, the Catholic Church celebrates the Memorial of Saint Jerome, Priest & Doctor of the Church, one of Christianity’s greatest biblical scholars and one of the most influential figures in the history of the Western Church. His life stretched from the closing decades of the Roman Empire into an age of … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Wednesday, September 30th 2026 THE TWENTY-SIXTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II THE MEMORIAL OF SAINT JEROME, PRIEST & DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH FIRST READING ”How can a man be just before God?” A reading from the Book of Job (JOB 9: 1 – 12, 14 – 16) Job answered his … Read more
“I Will Follow You Wherever You Go” There is something very direct in today’s Gospel. Jesus does not hide the cost of following Him. A man comes forward with confidence and says, “I will follow You wherever You go.” It sounds sincere. It sounds generous. Yet Jesus immediately reminds him that discipleship is not simply … Read more
Let My Prayer Come Into Your Presence, O Lord This responsorial psalm gives words to the kind of prayer we make when life feels heavy and God seems far away. “Let my prayer come into your presence, O Lord” is not the prayer of someone pretending everything is fine. It comes from a heart that … Read more
This Gospel Acclamation expresses the heart of Christian discipleship: Christ is worth more than everything we could ever possess, achieve, or cling to. Saint Paul is not saying that creation, work, family, or the good things of life have no value. He is saying that none of them can take the place of Christ. When … Read more