The greatest proof of Christ’s charity was given on the Cross. With Christ our gift of ourselves will be given to God as an expression of our love. Communion will lift our human activities up to God’s level, not only in will and intention, but in the reality of the sacrament. Let us offer then, … Read more
Pope Leo XIV voiced concern on Sunday about developments in the Middle East and Iran, urging the parties involved to stop what he called a “spiral of violence” before it becomes an “unbridgeable chasm.” “Stability and peace are not achieved through mutual threats, nor through the use of weapons, which sow destruction, suffering, and death, … Read more
Pope Leo XIV spent Sunday afternoon with parishioners in Rome’s Quarticciolo neighborhood, meeting young people and families touched by addiction before celebrating Mass and urging Catholics to embrace what he called “the logic of unconditional love.” The pope arrived shortly before 4 p.m. at the Parish of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ and … Read more
Day 12 of Lent: Obedience — Loving God Through His Will I. Scripture Reading — John 14:15, 21 (RSV-CE) “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.…He who has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me;and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love … Read more
Held in the Waiting: A 33-Day Devotional Trusting God’s Heart When Healing Is Delayed and Strength Feels Thin Day 5 — Grace for Today Theme: Strength Made Perfect in Infirmity Scripture (Douay-Rheims Bible) 2 Corinthians 12:7–10 “And lest the greatness of the revelations should exalt me, there was given me a sting of my flesh, … Read more
At the end of the general audience on Wednesday, Pope Leo expresses his closeness to those affected by Hurricane Melissa, a storm of ‘catastrophic power’, and encourages civil authorities to ‘do everything possible’ to support those affected. Read all
I. Scripture Reading — 1 Corinthians 13:4–8, 13 (RSV-CE) Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful;it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way;it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong,but rejoices in the right.Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes … Read more
From the Gospel of the Second Sunday of Lent, Year A: While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” (Matt 17:5)