"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
Catholic Mass Readings for Thursday, September 17th 2026 THE TWENTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II FIRST READING “So we preached and so you believed.” A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 CORINTHIANS 15: 1 – 11) I would remind you, brethren, in what terms I preached to you … Read more
Every year on 16 September, the Catholic Church pauses to remember two remarkable shepherds whose lives became inseparably linked, even though they ministered hundreds of miles apart. One was the Bishop of Rome, entrusted with guiding the universal Church during one of its darkest hours. The other was the brilliant Bishop of Carthage, whose writings … Read more
“We piped to you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not weep.” There are moments when the words of Jesus are comforting, and there are moments when they challenge us to examine our hearts. Today’s Gospel belongs to the latter. The Lord speaks of a generation that refuses to respond no … Read more
“Blessed the People the Lord Has Chosen as His Heritage” Psalm 33 reminds us that one of the greatest blessings of faith is simply this: we belong to God. We are not forgotten faces in an enormous world. The Lord knows His people, calls them to Himself and treasures them as His own. Yet being … Read more
Alleluia.Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life; you have the words of eternal life.Alleluia. “Your Words, Lord, Are Spirit and Life” The words of Jesus are not merely wise teachings to admire; they carry life within them. They reach places in the human heart that no worldly success, possession or reassurance can truly satisfy. Christ … Read more