"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
“You have given your Son power over the works of your hands.” Psalm 8 begins with wonder. The psalmist looks at the heavens, the moon, the stars, and the vastness of creation, then asks what human beings are that God should care for them so deeply. Yet today’s response takes that wonder even further. It … Read more
Today’s Gospel speaks directly to anyone who has ever felt afraid to stand openly for Christ. Jesus does not hide the fact that discipleship can bring pressure, misunderstanding, rejection, or even hostility. Yet He also gives a promise strong enough to steady the heart: when the moment comes, the Holy Spirit will not abandon us. … Read more
“The Spirit of truth will bear witness to me, says the Lord; and you also are witnesses.” This Gospel Acclamation reminds us that faith is never meant to remain hidden. The Holy Spirit first bears witness to Christ within our hearts, helping us recognize who Jesus is and giving us the courage to remain faithful … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Saturday, October 17th 2026 THE TWENTY-EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II THE MEMORIAL OF SAINT IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH, BISHOP & MARTYR FIRST READING “He made Christ the head over all things for the Church, which is his body.” A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians (EPHESIANS … Read more
Every year on October 16, the Catholic Church celebrates the Memorial of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin, the seventeenth-century French Visitation nun whose life became inseparably linked with devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Her story is one of suffering, perseverance, mystical prayer, misunderstanding, obedience, and an extraordinary mission that eventually helped awaken in … Read more