"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
Catholic Mass Readings for Wednesday, September 23rd 2026 THE TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II THE MEMORIAL OF SAINT PIO OF PIETRELCINA (PADRE PIO), PRIEST FIRST READING “Give me neither poverty nor riches, feed me with the food that is needful for me.” A reading from the Book of Proverbs (PROVERBS 30: 5 – … Read more
Guide Me, Lord, in the Path of Your Commands This response from Psalm 119 is a humble admission that we cannot always trust ourselves to know the right path. There are moments when our desires pull us one way, the world points us another, and yet God’s Word quietly calls us toward what is true … Read more
“Hear the Word of God and Do It” There is something deeply beautiful in these few words of Jesus. A message reaches Him through the crowd. His mother and His relatives are outside, waiting to see Him. And Jesus responds with words that open the door of His family to every one of us: “My … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 THE TWENTY-FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II FIRST READING Various sayings. A reading from the Book of Proverbs (PROVERBS 21: 1 – 6, 10 – 13) The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. … Read more
Every year on September 21, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist, one of the Twelve chosen by Jesus Christ and the saint traditionally associated with the Gospel according to Matthew. In 2026, the Vatican liturgical calendar marks September 21 specifically as the Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist, … Read more