"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
Catholic Mass Readings for Wednesday, September 16th 2026 THE TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II THE MEMORIAL OF SAINTS CORNELIUS & CYPRIAN, BISHOPS & MARTYRS FIRST READING “So faith, hope, love abide, these three, but the greatest of these is love.” A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 … Read more
Every year on September 15, the Catholic Church celebrates THE MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS, a day that draws us into one of the most intimate and painful mysteries in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It comes immediately after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on September 14, and … Read more
“Behold, Your Mother” Mary Stood by the Cross There are moments in the Gospel when very few words are needed because the scene itself speaks directly to the heart. Today Saint John takes us to Calvary. Jesus is dying upon the Cross, and beneath Him stands His Mother. Saint John does not tell us that … Read more
Alleluia.Blessed is the Blessed Virgin Mary; for, without dying, she merited the palm of martyrdom at the foot of the Lord’s cross.Alleluia. “At the Foot of the Lord’s Cross” Mary’s martyrdom was not the shedding of her own blood, but the terrible suffering of a mother who stood beneath the Cross and watched her Son … Read more
“We are his people, the sheep of his flock,” is a beautiful reminder that we do not walk through life alone. We belong to God. Like a loving shepherd who knows every sheep by name, the Lord watches over us, guides us, and cares for us even when we lose our way. Psalm 100 invites us … Read more