Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 44 The Reconciliation of Those Excommunicated
Mass: Rev 10:8-11; Resp Ps 119; Lk 19:45-48


My house shall be a house of prayer.
As we approach the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, and the end of the liturgical year, we have plenty to pray

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 16 The Hours of the Work of God During the Day
Mass: Ep 1:15-23; Resp Ps 8; Lk 12:8-12


Everyone who acknowledges me before others the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God.

For all those recommended to our prayers:

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 12 The Celebration of Solemn Lauds
Mass: Ga 4:22-24, 26-27, 31:5:1; Resp Ps 113; Lk 11:29-32


From the rising of the sun to its setting is the name of the Lord to be praised
Contemplative prayer in my opinion is nothing else than a close sharing b

“More than all else, keep watch over your heart, since here are the wellsprings of life” (Proverbs 4:23). What a remarkable text from Proverbs, a text we heard at our Morning Prayer on Thursday.  There is a paradox in this selection because the very next verse reads: “Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you

Tuesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Saint Sixtus II and Companions (d. 258)
Saint Cajetan (d. 1547)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 55:1-14 Clothing and Footwear for the Community
Mass: Jr 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Resp Ps 102; Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14


Jesus made the disciple